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HAHKUW ESKIMO. 



■ .in iKit pi'osfitutc tlieiusclvi's ti> till" sail- 

 Ill lor.uaiii isiinlciiowii aiiioiii;' themselves, 

 •iliaiiieli'ss r\t('iil witli tile sailors of the. 

 ,voiiieii,aiiil is even considered a laudable 

 tlicis. win. are iirrfectly u illili,;;- to reeei\•e 

 dau,•;■lll(■^s• iVailry. especially if it takes 

 son' says: - It is said hy themselves that 

 hcloie iiianiagc, as well as faithful after 

 ward lo their liusliaiids; and this seems to a eertaiu exteut true." But 

 lie ■•<»•> on loadil: "III their conduet toward strangers the elderly 

 wdincii tVcipiciith t'\liiliit a shameless want of laodesty, aud the meu 

 an ciiiialix sliaiiichss iiidilference, except for the reward of their part- 

 ner's tVailty." It M'ciiis to me that he must have been deceived by the 

 nati\cs coiu'cTiiiii'; the first statement, since the immorality of these 



.,1,. ;,]iioim theiiisehes. as we witnessed it, seems too ])urely animal 



and natural to li ■ of rei'cnt jiiowth or the result of foreign intiueuce. 

 Moreover, a similar state, of affairs has been obsei'Ved a moil j;- Eskimo 

 • ■Isewhere, notably at l-liilik at the time of Parry's visit.- 



SOCI.\t. I.I1''K AMI t'fSTOMS. 



I'hou.uli the idea of cleauliuess 



ibly from our ideas, rhey are as a 



Pliear atHrst sight. Considering 



veil for purposes of drinking, in the 



ty work, like the dressing of skins, 



illy clean. The floor and walls are 



is immediately wiped up. They are 



any snow or dirt on their feet, and 



• brushed off from the outer garment, 



iiig the room and left in the passage. 



pit on the floor or in the passage, but use 



This is practically the only ofifen- 



ised by both sexes in the jjresence 



ith less exposure and immodestv 



. 1. :i: till I. In - t ^ii..ri. illy iir\ ■.)! fi'iii.li.rr horn, with wllictl 

 in r /).«« i< wsiiiilly imt oft' before uw ;;oes in! ii the inner tent, 

 iiw. Tlie eiii-pnt of walrus sltins whieli covers the floor of the 



Even the outer tent is .swept clean and free from loose snow. 



