watching the landing of a seal by an Eskimo on the extreme 
right. Standing by the sledge is a young Eskimo driver, hold¬ 
ing in his right hand one of the long whips used in driving 
dog teams. The next figure is a man of advanced years carry- 
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ing a harpoon; then comes a woman with an infant strapped to her 
back, a boy about ten years of age, and a young man who has 
just harpooned a seal through the ice and is dragging it to shor 
" Eskimos Are Merry 
"The clothing, weapons, and utensils worn and in the 
hands of the figures of this group were collected in Greenland 
by Peary, so that everything is true to the life represented. 
Every figure in the group except the young man who has caught 
the seal is laughing. Prof. Holmes has modeled the figures to 
represent a group convulsed with laughter over a mishap which 
has befallen the one with the seal. Speaking of this Prof. 
Holmes said: 
” 1 B.y some means the false notion has gained ground that 
the Eskimos are a morose, gloomy, and dismal people as a result 
of the rigors of their inhospitable climate and surroundings. 
This is a great mistake, for, on the contrary, they are the 
most cheerful and mirth-loving people you ever saw. In this 
group I have endeavored to give a truthful representation of 
the Eskimo as he is. Those on the bank are laughing over the 
mishap that has befallen the seal hunter on the ice below.’ 
"The group of Tuelches is, from a scientific standpoint, 
more interesting even than the one just described. The Tuelches 
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inhabiting the southern extremity of Patagonia, Tierra del Huego 
