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PASTORAL DOGS, ETC. 



The Esquimaux Dog. (Youatt.) 



THE ESQUIMAUX DOG. 



This dog is the only beast of burden in the northern parts of 

 the continent of America and adjacent islands ; being sometimes 

 employed to carry materials for hunting, or the produce of the 

 chase, on his back ; and at others he is harnessed to sledges in teams 

 varying from 7 to 11, each being capable of drawing a hundred- 

 weight for his share. They are harnessed to a single yoke-line 

 by a breast-strap, and, being without any guide-reins, they are 



