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GEEENLAND. 



generally traced by its footprints, an Eskimo being 

 able to distinguish by the shape and feeling of these 

 whether the track has been made days, hours, or minutes 

 before. 



As the spring advances after the long winter, they are 



THE INTERIOR IN SVMMER. 



often found sitting at the corner of a stone, intently 

 gazing at the sun. 



We found a pretty good sprinkling of flowers during 

 our ramble : a species of buttercup was occasionally 

 seen in the marshy plain behind the settlement ; a variety 

 of poppy, with its large yellow flower, looking like a 



