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responded to the request of the woman who had been injured yester- 

 day, to render her what aid we eould. Abrahamsen deserves all the 

 credit, as be acted surgeon and I was only the assistant. His experi- 

 ences have made him familiar with some " rough and ready" ways of 

 attending to injuries. 



October 24: Snow fell. 33°; wind from northwest. 



October 26: School as usual. 29°; NW. wind. 



October 27: School. 26°; NW. wind. 



October 28: A baby was born at Oozuk's house during the night. 

 The little one was very frail, and I was asked to keep an eye on him. 



October 29: Treated a number of sick people. 26°. 



October 30: Sunday school. Read the biography of Dr. Kenneth 

 Mackenzie, the medical missionary at Tientsin, China. I am glad that 

 my eyes now admit of greater strain than during the past two years. 

 At present I can use them in reading about an hour every day. 



October 31: The Eskimos skating on the ice presented a picturesque 

 spectacle. Their skates were of home manufacture. Iron hoops from 

 barrels sharpened and fitted into blocks of wood served their purpose 

 admirably. 



November 1: There were many instances of truancy due to the 

 attractions of skating and playing of games on the smooth ice of the 

 lake. 



November 2: During a stroll, I saw a very large owl. This bird 

 and ravens, gulls, and ducks are common on this island. In the 

 spring, I am told, sea-quail and sea-pigeons abound, while during 

 the summer snipe are plentiful. Had a ride on a dog-sled home after 

 my walk; and going at full speed down a hill a mile long, my driver 

 managed to upset us and we narrowly escaped serious injuries. I 

 rather pitied the dogs in their strenuous efforts to keep clear of the 

 sled behind them, coasting rapidly at their very heels. Beyond a 

 sprained thumb, I was unhurt. 



November 3: The surf was very high. On the whole, the wind has 

 not been so tempestuous during this fall and last summer as is the 

 rule here, according to the statements of the natives. However, there 

 have been occasional "heavy blows" and at those times a correspond- 

 ingly heavy sea. 



November 4: Abrahamsen has been repairing about the house of 

 late, especially fixing stovepipes. Fire occurred on two days recently 

 in the wooden partition between the sitting room and kitchen, owing 

 to a leak in the pipes. They were extinguished promptly after the 

 wood had been cut away by Abrahamsen around the pipes. We were 

 thankful that they occurred in the day rather than at night. 23^°. 

 Snow flurries; cloudy; rough sea; N. E. wind. 



November 5: Took a walk for a distance of 14 miles, trying to 

 explore the environs. Shoolook and a boy, Enuk, accompanied me 



