THE ESKIMOS: THEIR RELIGION 45 



some measure thawed. Taking some clay, he made 

 an image like unto himself. He was not, however, 

 satisfied with his workmanship, and blew upon 

 the mass of clay with the object of blowing it down. 

 But as he blew upon the clay image it suddenly 

 became endowed with life and beauty, and he thus 

 obtained a wife and companion." 



Enough has been said, perhaps, to give the reader 

 some general idea, at any rate, of the religion of the 

 Eskimos. It is impossible to be exhaustive, for 

 volumes might be written upon this subject. The 

 few incidents, stories, and practices here narrated 

 tell us this much, that there is in the northern and 

 desolate regions of the earth a man of Macedon 

 raising his cry to the great Christian Church, " Come 

 over and help us." 



