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our tongue. It is through America, an unprejudiced nation, that 

 this could be remedied, if a proper interest is shown, and which 

 will probably be determined, in a greater or less degree, by the 

 reception of this book here, although it comes to us in the round- 

 about way of the Danish language. 



Frederick Schwatka. 



