356 A. S. Bickmore on the Ainos of Yesso. 
was unfortunately lost, and now I can only state from memory, 
that the peculiarity which struck me most was, that the regions 
of the waist and chest did not appear as separate as in most 
women; but it remains to be seen whether this is a permanent 
character. The mamme were very largely developed, and 
ion”—which is, perhaps, as good a reason as could be assigned 
for a thousand foolish customs in the most civilized lands. At 
all events it gives these Aino women the appearance of trying 
to add to their charms by artificially making up for what they 
seem to consider a defect in nature’s handiwork. The women 
also tattoo the backs of their hands in narrow transverse bands, 
On my return I found that eight Ainos had just arrived in @ 
couple of ee Som a place on the south coast, a short dis- 
