In tin Arctic Regions. 187 



five :i inches high. His hands and i 



small in proportion to his height Whenevi r T 



Qnoeuck received a present, he placed each article 

 first on ln's right Bhoulder, then on his lefl ; and when 

 he wished to express still higher satisfaction, he rub- 

 bed it over his head. Ee held hatchets, and otl 

 iron instruments, in the highest esteem. On seeing 

 his countenance in a glass for the first time, he i 

 claimed, ''I shall never kill dei r more," and immedi- 

 ately put the mirror down. The tribe to which he 



rej air to the sea in spring, and kill s< 

 the season advan hunt deer and musk o: 



at some distance from the coast. Their weapon is 



bow and arrow, and they get sufficiently near to 



the deer, cither by crawling, or leading these anim 

 .by ranges of turf towards ^here the archer ran 



conceal himself. Their bo^ formed of three 



pieces of fir, the centre piece alone bent, the other 

 two lying in the Bame straight line with the bow- 

 string ; the pieces are neatly tied together with sinew. 

 Their canoes are similar to those we saw in Buds 

 Straits, hut smaller. Tiny get fish c instantly in the 

 rivers, and in the Bea as Boon as the ice breaks up. 

 'J 'his tribe dors not mal ; at they are 



tolerably successful with the hook and line. Their 

 cooking utensils are made of pot-stone, and they form 

 very neat dishes of fir, the sides being made ,,t thin 



