328 SPORT, TRAVEL, AND ADVENTURE 



themselves and it is fully believed by the Eskimo 

 people that the devil comes to his rescue and releases 

 him from his bonds, but at the same time seizes the 

 harpoon found on the ground and thrusts it through 

 the angokoke's breast. The point projecting through 

 his coat behind, and blood trickling down in front, 

 the excited wizard rushes up from the shore to the 

 village, trailing behind him the harpoon-line. He 

 bursts into the first igloe in a frenzied condition, snort- 

 ing and blowing like a walrus. As he enters all sharp 

 tools are quickly put out of sight, so that the ango- 

 koke may not harm himself with them, and at the 

 same time water is sprinkled on his feet. This done, 

 he bounds out of the igloe, and as he does so the 

 occupants seize the harpoon-line trailing behind, but 

 are not able to hold him, for he is as strong as a 

 walrus. 



The magician then enters the next igloe, where a 

 like performance is repeated, and in the same manner 

 the round of the village is made, but none is able to 

 hold the excited man. Having completed the round 

 of the dwellings in the village, he returns to the sea- 

 shore, where it is said he is again met by Tornarsuk, 

 who extracts the harpoon from his breast and assures 

 him that the prayers of the people shall be heard, and 

 that plenty of walruses shall be sent to satisfy their 

 hunger. 



Whether or not Tornarsuk is as good as his word 

 I can only conjecture, but the poor Eskimo pagans 

 have great faith in the intercessory powers of their 

 angokoke. 



Intercession is sometimes made to the Good Spirit, 

 and, as before, the angokoke acts as intercessor ; but 



