OCCUPATIONS OF THE ESKIMOS 



view. Then the Eskimo is obliged to resort to other methods 

 of- getting at them. When one is observed, the direction of 

 the wind is noted ; then the hunter, keeping himself to lee- 

 ward of the seal, walks to within about a quarter of a mile 



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of it. Beyond this he begins to crouch, and advances only 

 when the seal's head is down. The seal is one of the most 

 wide-awake of all animals, and has the habit of throwing up 

 its head quickly every few seconds to guard against danger. 



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