OCCUPATIONS OF THE ESKIMOS 



of the village is made, but none is able to hold the excited 

 man. Having completed the round of the dwellings in the 

 village, he returns to the seashore, where it is said he is 

 again met by Tornarsuk, who extracts the harpoon from his 

 breast and assures him that the prayers of the people shall 

 be heard, and that plenty of walruses shall be sent to satisfy 

 their hunger. 



Whether or not Tomarsuk is as good as his word we can 

 only conjecture, but the poor Eskimo pagans have great faith 

 in the intercessory powers of their angokoke. 



Intercession is sometimes made to the Good Spirit, and as 

 before, the angokoke acts as intercessor ; but instead of going 

 to the shore, he is bound in an igloo and left there by his 

 people. While still in this bound condition he is said to 

 ascend through the roof of the igloo, and to meet and hold 

 communication with Cood-la-pom-e-o, and having arranged 

 matters with him he returns to earth, re-enters the igloo 

 through the door, and reports the results of this interview. 



The following are some of the laws of the Eskimos: 



" 1. ITo man shall after sunset do any work requiring the 

 use of tools. The women may sew, make garments, or chew 

 boots. (Thus the hours of each day after sunset form the 

 Eskimo's Sabbath.) 



" 2. IsTo person shall eat walrus and deer meat on the same 

 day. 



" 3. The carcases of all large animals slain during the 

 winter season shall be equally divided among all members of 

 the community. 



" 4. All kinds of rare game are common property during 

 all seasons. 



" 5. Any person finding drift-wood secures ownership by 

 placing stones upon it. 



" 6. Any other kind of goods found remains the property 

 of the original owner. 



" 7. When a seal is harpooned and gets off with the har- 



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