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showing the exact spots recorded on the official 

 maps in Eskimo place-names. It is often very 

 difficult on an uninhabited coast, as we frequently 

 found, to locate with certainty localities designated 

 by Eskimo names, many of which have reference 

 to some not very obvious physical feature. 



The small chubby boys seen in the photograph 

 taken at Godthaab (Fig. 19) are good samples of 

 the rising generation which, judging by the rela- 

 tively large proportion of children we saw at the 

 Settlements, is not likely to fall behind the present 

 generation either in number or physique. Behind 

 the group is the recently appointed Danish pastor, 

 Mr Bugge, who was one of our fellow-passengers 

 on the voyage from Copenhagen. The light- 

 coloured jacket worn by the boys and by Mr 

 Bugge is the anorak, a most comfortable and prac- 

 tical garment made of linen or cotton, which is 

 slipped over the head like a sweater and is pro- 

 vided with a hood at the back which can be easily 

 pulled over the head. 



It is impossible within the limits of a short sketch 

 to describe adequately the system of government: 

 the central idea is the protection and welfare of 

 the native population. Money made by the sale 

 of the country's produce is spent on its administra- 

 tion: even in good years the margin of profit is 

 small. From the local stores each Settlement 

 has an official store articles of food and clothing 

 can be obtained at very low prices, also tobacco, 

 but no alcohol. So far as the native is concerned 



