74 NATIVES OF GREENLAND. 



necessary to the comfort of his person, in order to obtain 

 a bit of lead, or some powder for his gun, or a rag of 

 handkerchief for his cuna. 



The commodities generally trafficked with them are 

 such as the sailors find no longer useful to their own ac- 

 commodation, or some vile coarse articles of dress, of no 

 value when compared with what they get in exchange. 

 In later years, the aits of the European have taught them 

 a litde more cunning ; and some now are as expert at 

 making a bargain as any of their visitors. In this respect, 

 they compliment the honour of the English very pointedly 

 in contrast with the conduct of the Danes. They fre- 

 quently say, " Englishman good, Uskee good, Danskee 

 no good," thereby leaving an inference that they are by no 

 means, even yet, satisfied with the presence of strangers, 

 and consider the blessings which their master would com- 

 municate, greatly under the value of their natural in- 

 heritance. Strictly honest in all their dealings, they are 

 also exceedingly watchful that they be not cheated ; and he 

 must indeed be worse than savage who would wrong 

 people of such direct integrity as they are remarkable 

 for. The hardships and perils through which they must 

 toil in order to procure material articles for barter, should 

 also form a humane consideration of their condition, and 

 protect them from injustice. Some serious grounds, 

 therefore, of dislike towards the Danish dominancy, must 



