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wearing apparel, and certain household effects. In land there 

 is no property, and the spoils of the Imnter do not belong en- 

 tirely to him. In the main the whole settlement must, as far 

 as possible, profit by the booty of a single hunter, so that 

 families are not entirely dependent upon their own natural 

 providers. They have laws defining the amount in regard tc 

 each animal that the hunter can keep for himself and family, 

 and how much he must distribute among his neighbors. If 

 the whole pro- 

 vision is not con- 

 sumed, and there 

 are no neighbors 

 still in want, the 

 hunter may put by 

 for his winter 

 store. But if want 

 and famine come, 

 then this store is 

 brought out to be 

 shared in common. 

 It is a thing un- 

 known in Green- 

 land for some to 

 live in abundance 

 while others are in 

 suffering and want 

 about them. The 

 Golden Rule was 

 written upon the 

 hearts of these 

 people and practised long before the advent of the missionary. 

 Upon going back to the ship that evening I had an inter- 

 esting talk with Professor Brewer, who was in charge in the 

 absence of Dr. Cook. He had attended the Eskimo church 



DENMARK AND GREENLAND. 



