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and Ar-moH, they, with Ebierbing and himself, indulged with great 

 freedom in the use of Hubbell's Golden Bitters, the indorsement on 

 which is, ''Good for dyspepsia." "Although the bitters were as thick 

 as molasses, it was difficult to get it from the bottles quick enough to 

 supply the demand." The next morning was one of headache and 

 repentance to some ; yet the natives declared they had never been so 

 happy as on the night before. Long before this, however, ihej had 

 learned from the whalers to drink, smoke, and swear. 



On entering their new igloos the Innuits renewed their perform- 

 ances of the hey-low-tik and of an-'koo-ting. In the latter of these 

 performances the an-ge-ko (Ar-too-a) now made use of three walrus 

 spears. One of these he thrust into the wall of the snow-house, 

 and, after the usual accompaniments which have been already 

 described, ran with it outside of the igloo, where his ejaculations 

 were responded to by the party inside with the cries of ^^At-teef 

 At-teef^ Returning with his spear to the door, he had a severe 

 wrestling match with four of the men, who overcame him. But 

 coming again into the central igloo, and having the lights which had 

 been at the first patted down, relit, he showed the points of two spears 

 apparently covered with fresh blood, which he held up in the pres- 

 ence of all. Muttering something in a low tone at them, he gave a 

 puff and then wiped them clean with the Innuits' universal dish-cloth — 

 the tongue. The an-ge-JiO then recommenced his incantations, address- 

 ing for a minute or so, with his head erect, the Great Power above, 

 and then, with head on the floor, the Spirit below. Kneeling on Too- 

 koo-li-too's fur jacket in the center of the hut, he kept this up for a full 

 half hour. After his exhibition had closed. Hall learned that the Spirits 

 had revealed to the an-ge-Jco that he and Ebierbing must exchange 



