156 VIKINGS OF TO-DAY 



My wife and I greet all those who love the Lord Jesus 

 Christ. 



" DANIEL AND JOSEPHINA." 



When the missionaries desire to punish an Eskimo, 

 it is generally done by (i) refusing to allow him 

 personally in the store; (2) ejecting him from the 

 choir or band ; (3) cutting him off from communion. 

 An Eskimo, never having severer punishment, feels 

 each of these very acutely. 



Cartwright punished them much more summarily. 

 In his dry way, he remarks: "July i. Having 

 reproved an Eskimo in a very angry tone for steal- 

 ing a skein of thread, I gave him a few strokes 

 ''with a stick. He instantly made resistance; when 

 catching him in rrry arms, I gave him a cross but- 

 tock (a method of throwing unknown to them), and 

 pitched him with great force head first out of my 

 tent. The rest applauded my action as just, and 

 had a high opinion of my lenity." 



Conveying Bible ideas to the Eskimo has not 

 been easy. It must be remembered they have never 

 seen sheep or lambs, horse or mule, fruit tree or 

 corn, sowing or harvest. Nor have they much idea 

 of kindness to animals at all. Every animal but a 

 dog is to be killed, and even their dogs are to be 

 kept at a considerable distance. But they are them- 

 selves very grateful for kindness, as the above 

 extracts show. 



