118 



THE VOYAGE OF THE VEGA. 



[CHAr. 



" With the exception of the old women's gossip the greatest 

 quietness prevails in the sleeping-chamber. It is not uncom- 

 mon for men to visit each other. Thus the first night we spent 

 at Najtskaj the tent where we lodged was full of people, but 

 without the least disturbance arising. If one had anything to 

 say he talked in quite a low tone; as if he were shy. He was 

 listened to attentively, without any interruption. First when he 

 had finished another began. 



" Affection between spouses and parents and children is particu- 

 larly strong. I have seen fathers kiss and caress their children 

 before they went to rest, and what I found most remarkable was 



'Ta. •' 





'%iv^«**jC 



mmmi 



m 



THE NORTH END OF IDLIDLJA ISLAND. 



(After a drawing by O. Nordquist.) 



that the children never abused this tender treatment. What- 

 ever one gave them, it was their first thought to divide it with 

 their parents. In this respect and in many others they were 

 far in advance of a large number of European children." 



Lieutenant JBove's Report on an Excursion along with Dr. 

 Abkquist to the Interior of the Chiikch Peninsula, from the 

 loth to the 17th June, 1870. 



"We started from the vessel on the morning of the 13th June 

 with a view to penetrate as far as possible into the interior of 

 the Ohukch peninsula. For the journey we had hired, for a 



