flesh of their llhen-deer. They are of a choleric, cruel and 

 vindictive temper, and make war on their neighbours, 

 though unprovoked by any injury received from them. 

 Those that possess the most numerous herds are most 

 respected. 



Of the Tchouktchi. 



These are both pastors and hunters, and at times fishers. 

 They have no chiefs ; their habitations are similar to those of 

 the Kamptschatdales, but more extensive. They also con- 

 struct others loftier, as the Kamptschatdales, and sometimes 

 / they lodge in the caverns of rocks. 



They cloath themselves as the former. 



Their food is fish or ilesh, but through avarice they eat 

 only such tame Rhen-deer as die a natural death. They 

 sornetimes intoxicate themselves by an infusion of a root 

 cfilled Motikamore. 



They are hospitable to an excess, for they offer their wives 

 to strangers. 



Their ferocity exceeds that of the Koriacks, they are con 

 stantly at war with their neighbours, whose Rhen-deer the 

 carry off. 



Of 



