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“11. When a walrus is slain, the suceessful hunter 
shall be separated from his wife for at least one day. 
“12. The borrower of tools shall not be bound to give 
compensation for damages. 
“13. No person shall ‘muckchucto’ (sew) while any 
member of the family is ill. 
“14. If any man from any cause whatsoever slays his 
neighbor, the wife and family of the deceased shall 
become the family of the slayer, and shall be taken care 
of by him as if they were his own.” | 
One Eskimo legend regarding the origin of the people 
has already been related. Another of special interest, 
regarding the occurrence of a flood, runs something lke 
this: A very long time ago there was a great rain, which 
was so terrible that it flooded the earth and destroyed all 
people, with the exception of a few Eskimos who con- 
structed a raft by lashing together a number of kyacks 
and took refuge upon it. Upon this raft they drifted 
for a long time, until they were much reduced by cold 
and starvation. Then at length in their distress their 
angokoke stood up and cast his harpoon and all their 
ornaments into the flood of waters. This act sufficed 
to appease the angry spirits, and the flood subsided. 
This legend is particularly interesting since it adds 
one to the large number of similar legends belonging to 
other savage tribes and nations. 
Another romantic Eskimo legend explains the origin 
of the sun and moon. 
As a rule the aged and feeble members of the Eskimo 
community are treated with respect and kindness, but 
during times of distress and famine they are often for- 
gotten in the general struggle for existence. For 
