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but he brought away, after much selection, another in its 

 place. The Samoyeds pile the horns in this way for 

 storage and exchange. Under the action of the sun and 

 the salt winds the horns are bleached and workable, and 

 are useful then for many purposes. 



We were now for the first time on a regular sleigh- 

 route ; from continuous old traces of sleighs you could see 

 that this was so. 



But in the evening we reached a charming spot in full 

 view of the ice of the sea. By us, on the other side, 

 were several little pools. The place itself was a gravel, 

 stony rise, not lofty, but high enough to command the 

 tundra which lay around. 



It was evidently an old camping-ground, and here we 

 stayed. 



(SZfe&aSft.* 



SLIPPERS MADE BY SAMOYEDS 



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