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"11. When a walrus is slain, the successful hunter 

 shall be separated from his wife for at least one day. 



" 12. The borrower of tools shall not be bound to give 

 compensation for damages. 



"13. No person shall * muckchucto (sew) while any 

 member of the family is ill. 



" 14. If any man from any cause whatsoever slays his 

 neighbor, the wife and family of the deceased shall 

 become the family of the slayer, and shall be taken care 

 of by him as if they were his own." 



One Eskimo legend regarding the origin of the people 

 has already been related. Another of special interest, 

 regarding the occurrence of a flood, runs something like 

 this : A very long time ago there was a great rain, which 

 was so terrible that it flooded the earth and destroyed all 

 people, with the exception of a few Eskimos who con- 

 structed a raft by lashing together a number of kyacks 

 and took refuge upon it. Upon this raft they drifted 

 for a long time, until they were much reduced by cold 

 and starvation. Then at length in their distress their 

 angokoke stood up and cast his harpoon and all their 

 ornaments into the flood of waters. This act sufficed 

 to appease the angry spirits, and the flood subsided. 



This legend is particularly interesting since it adds 

 one to the large number of similar legends belonging to 

 other savage tribes and nations. 



Another romantic Eskimo legend explains the origin 

 of the sun and moon. 



As a rule the aged and feeble members of the Eskimo 

 "community are treated with respect and kindness, but 

 during times of distress and famine they are often for- 

 gotten in the general struggle for existence. For 



