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harness traces running back in V-shape 

 to the sledge, as shown in the accom- 

 panying sketch. The forward clog is 

 called the " leader," or " chief," and in 

 trading dogs, a " leader " is worth two 

 good followers, or ordinary workers. 

 The Eskimo dog-driver manages the 

 leader wholly by the voice, making him 

 stop, go ahead, to the right, or to the 

 left, as he may speak to him ; and as he 

 acts, so do the others, who soon learn to 

 watch him closely, and strangest of all, 

 to obey him even after they are unhar- 

 nessed, although " the leader " may not 

 be one of the largest and strongest dogs 

 in the team. 



The Eskimo children have but few 

 toys, and these are only of the rud- 

 est kind. Yet it is surprising to see 

 the amount of enjoyment they get from 



