The Cordova daily times., 1920-12-17
Esquimaux Apt Pupils For Education Because
 Of Life Near Nature

made of skins from animals killed in the spring, after shedding.
 He was a firm believer in using certain parts of the skin for the diff ferent parts of his clothing. For in stance, for the parka hood he used the skin obtained from the head of the animal, while his foot gear and mittens were made from skins taken from the feet and legs, as he reasoned that nature itself was selective. In hunting ne adopts the methods of the different animals. The polar
 bear taught the Eskimo how to ap- proach seal while basking in the sun. Initiating the sound made by a male seal, the bear crawls, carefully inch by inch towrds its victim until
 within leaping distance, then with one spaas., (etaoin shrdlu shrdlu nnunuu nightly jump strikes the seal with it's great forepays, piercing it deeply with
 its claws, or by sense of smell the bear easily finds the seals igloo, con- structed of ice or snow After care full examination of the exterior he retreats some little distance, then runs quickly towards the dwelling and jumping on it breaks the dome. This done he rapidly inserts one of his paws and seizes the young seal firmly by one of his hind flippers, while with his other pay he carefully scrapes away all snow which may have accidentally fallen into the pas sage. He then lowers the young seal still holding it by it's flippers, to founder above the water. Almost inn mediately the whining of the seal pup attracts the mother, who hastens to it's relief only to be at once seized and dragged from the hole by the bear with his other paw.
 dwelling of the seal, but he soon found that his dogs sense of smell was more acute than that of the bear. When with the aid of trained ami mals he discovered the igloo, imitat ing his teacher, he jumpel upon the roof and broke it. Seizing the young seal he dragged it out and tied to it's flippers a moderately long rawhide rope, then, as the bear. carefully re- moved the loose snow and debris which might cause detection, and lowered the wound setl into the hole, holding the rope in his left hand and in his right 8 harpoon, or spear. AS soon as the mother seal. attracted by it's cries, reached the baby the hunter hurled the weapon into her body rarely missing it--and after enlarging the hole pulled out the seal.
 Having learned that the male seal signalled to it's mate by scratching gently with it's flipper over the ice near the entrance of the igloo, the Eskimo invented an ingenious wood scratcher. tipped with seal claws from a male seal which produced exactly the same sound. In this manner he often succeeded in turing the seal from its abode.
 He could tell whether or not the seal igloo was occupied by merely observing the deposit of newly formed frost which was caused by the seals breathing, and could often guess the exact time when the igloo was de- serted
 Experience taught him that in early ; winter it was impossible to approach any seal hole without detection, until the big snow fall, which untitled the sound of footsteps.
 When approaching the seal he not only initiated the bear, but improved on it's methods by using clothing made of seal skins, including mittens As a seal attracted by any noise al ways lifts it's head, he approached it lying flat on his stomach and imi- tated with his hands the motion of the flippers, which took the seal off it's guard. AS the seal frequently raised it's head to make sure there was no unseen danger, the native with utmost patience, continued some
 times for hours Tapping his hands and making a noise to initiate the blowing of seal. When he was within striking distance of his vic tim with one quick motion he threw we'll trained muscles.
 The Eskimo also learned by obser- vation that at certain intervals seal required a new supply of air, which could only be obtained through the