VIII 

 THE TORNIT 



IN olden times the limit were not the only tribe 

 living in the Eskimo country. Around Cumber- 

 land Sound there lived some very large, strong 

 people called the Tornit. They were on good 

 terms with the Inuit and shared the same hunting 

 ground, but lived in separate villages. They 

 were much taller than the Inuit and had very 

 long legs and arms, but their eyes were not as 

 good. 



They were so strong that they could lift large 

 boulders which were far too heavy for the Inuit, 

 though the latter were much stronger in those 

 days than they now are. Some of the stones 

 which they used to throw are lying about the 

 country still, and the toughest of the men now 

 living cannot lift them, much less swing and 

 throw them. Some of their stone houses also re- 

 main. They generally lived in these houses all 

 winter, and did not cover them with snow to make 

 them warmer. 



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