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41)^ TIIK I'OINT liAHKOW 



liisci.-ii.iii N..l\\ iilisl;iiHliiii; wlii.li. wlini tli<,\ :iii' grown, they never socin iiicliiifd 



j^^ yi^.i. ^,|, i; II, .|^ „|,i,li i>i.. iir ailiiiiinl. It is trne, they show no great Kesiiei't to 



tl • ■ I'lrriils^iii ni\ (iiiiw alii i'oiiiis, lull always are very willmg to do what they 

 (iriliT Ilieiii ilii>ii"li -"iiicliiiio Ihi'v will iiicl their Parents tlo it themselves. 



Accoidinu lo(':i|>i. Holm,' in East Gieeiilaiul, "De opvow. i deumest 

 ulmiuliie FHln'il. iMini-Ulrene u.ere en uln'ski ivelii; Ivi^ii li-licd til deni 

 (io- strairc (U'lii derlbr aldrig-, selv oni de eic ncik saa -imsti idiue. Man 

 niaa iniidlertid boniidie, livor velopdragnc di- smaa alli.nvM-l ere." 



rairy speaks still more strongly .-' 



The atVertioii of ),arciits for tlieir chihhvii was tic.|U.-ntly displayed hy these people, 

 not oiil\ ill tl»- iii'i'- |>assive iiidiilneii.c anil alistiiienee from corporal punishment 

 for whiili l'.>.|niinaii\ lia vr linn l..ri.ie iviiiaikid. lint by a thousand playful endear- 

 nieiiis alsii. siiih as jiarnits and niiisis jnailii i- in onr own country. Nothini;. indeed 



occasion tlicii iiaienls lilllc linul.li> anil tn icnilri scMiiiy towards them (juite uu- 

 i]iMcssar\. IImii (iciiii tlic'ii cailiist inlainy, lliey possess that quiet disposition, 



■ TiiIlriMs- 'if iliiiiia , anil iinroiniiiuii iveiiiiiss of temper, for which in more mature 



a^i- lliry aiv r..i thr most part ilist innuislird. Disobedience is scarcely ever known; 

 a w Old or iviii a hn.k tViini a |iareiit is nicni^h ; and I never saw a single instance of 

 that flow a id HISS ami ilisposit ion to misriiiif which, iu oiu' youth, SO often requires 



111.- wind. • aii.nti la pai.nt 1. 1 watrh .n.'i and to correct. They never cry from 



tiilliii;; a. .iiliiits, ami s.mi.l lines not .■v.ai from very severe hurts, at which an 

 Knulish ihilil w ..nlil sol. tor an hour. It is, indeed, astonishing to see the inditifereuee 

 Willi whi.li, .Mil as (inil.i- infants, they bear the numerous blows they accidentally 

 n-..n.- wh.-ii .ani.'.l at ih.-ii mothers' backs. 



I sliduld be willino to allow tlii.s passage to stand as a description of 

 the Point I'.arrow children. It is interesting to compare with these pas- 

 sages N<)ni<'iiski(-.ld's account^ of the children at Pitlekaj, who, if not as 

 he ;ind other writins believe, of pnre Chiikch blood, are at any rate of 

 niixfil Cimkeh and Kskinio descent: 



I'll.- .hildi.ii ai.' n.'itliiT .■hasris.-.l nor s.a.l.l.'il. They are, however, the best be- 

 liaM-.l I hav.' i-\i-y s.'.n. i'li.ir lirlia\ ior in the tent is equal to that of the best 

 lirouiiht ii|i Ian.. [..an .liil.li.n in tin- paihir. They are not perhaps so wild as ours, 



.•onntiy. ria\ tliim^^ an- als.. in us.'. " If the ]iar.n I ^ ;4.t a n\ .l.dieacy they 



it goes fr.iiii 111 lit. .nil. mil i-.iiiml th.- wln.l.' i-ompany. In the same way the child 



ofl'ers its falli. 1 ami m..lh.'ia tast...!' tin' hit of sugar or piece of bread it has got. 



Kveii ill eliil.lli I tin- I 'linkihs ai .■ .x.av.liiiKly patient. A girl who fell doAvn from 



111.' slii|.'s siairs h. :r.l t..i.' si ami tliiis i^ol s.i \ ii.l.-ii t a blow that she was almost de- 



|.riv.'.l ol Inaiiii^ v.an.ly ntt.r.-d a . r\ . \ lio\ tlii.-e or four years of age, much 

 i.ilh-.l up in fnr>. win. lill il.iwii info a ilit.li . iit in the iee on the ship's deck, and in 

 eons.-qiienee of his inc-oiivenient dress couhl not g.-t up. lay quietly still until he was 

 oliserved and helped up by one of the crew. 



'Gcograflsk Tiilskrilt, v..l .<, p. 91. 

 " Second To,v.ag.'. I,. ,-.U'.l. 



