THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT 4 
showing the exact spots recorded on the official 
maps in Eskimo place-names. It is often very 
difficult on an uninhabited coast, as we frequently 
found, to locate with certainty localities designated 
by Eskimo names, many of which have reference 
to some not very obvious physical feature. 
The small chubby boys seen in the photograph 
taken at Godthaab (Fig. 19) are good samples of 
the rising generation which, judging by the rela- 
tively large proportion of children we saw at the 
Settlements, is not likely to fall behind the present 
generation either in number or physique. Behind 
the group is the recently appointed Danish pastor, 
Mr Bugge, who was one of our fellow-passengers 
on the voyage from Copenhagen. The light- 
coloured jacket worn by the boys and by Mr 
Bugge is the anorak, a most comfortable and prac- 
tical garment made of linen or cotton, which is 
slipped over the head like a sweater and is pro- 
vided with a hood at the back which can be easily 
pulled over the head. 
It is impossible within the limits of a short sketch 
to describe adequately the system of government: 
the central idea is the protection and welfare of 
the native population. Money made by the sale 
of the country’s produce is spent on its administra- 
tion: even in good years the margin of profit is 
small. From the local stores—each Settlement 
has an official store—articles of food and clothing 
can be obtained at very low prices, also tobacco, 
but no alcohol. So far as the native is concerned 
