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THE VOYAGE OF THE VEGA. 
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(chiefly names of articles from the Polar nomad’s life), which the 
Ostjak has taken from the language of his northern neighbour. 
With respect to their language, however, the Samoyeds are 
said to stand at a like distance from the other branches of the 
stem in question. To what extent craniology or the modern 
anthropology can more accurately determine the affinity-relation¬ 
ship of the Samoyed to other tribes, is still a question of 
the future. 
