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birds; and tliefe 'ikins are further improved into a kin J of 

 convenient drefs, well fuited to the rigours of their winters 3 nay, 

 they ufe the guts of certain fifh and animals for under garments, 

 or as we would call it inftead of fhirts and fliifts , they fornierly 

 employed bones of fiili and birds inflead of needles, and they fplit 



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of thread, which they handle with fo much dexterity and neatnefs. 



that even our European furriers admire their fldll. 



They 



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contented with one fe't of cloaths, but on folemn occalions are pr0'» 



vided with new fuits. 



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Their habitations are adapted to each feafon ; in winter they oc- 

 cupy warm and convenient houfes, built of flione, and covered with 



beams, and 



roof, though wood be very fcarce among them 



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they have no other than what is drifted to their fliores, and 

 thrown up by fea; they have windows for admitting day-light, 

 made very curioully of feals guts, and maws of fifli ; the whole in- 



and their elevated bed-plaees are covered 

 with the finefl furrs -, and the entrance is contrived in a convenient 



fide is hung with fklns. 



and ingenious manner. Their method of dreffing vidual 



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lamp of train-oil, in a kettle of pot-ilone 5 and in a word, all their 

 contrivances are proofs of their ikill and ingenuity ; their greater 

 happinefs, and their enjoyment of the lowefl degree of conve- 



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