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malformations practised on their horns ? 8. Of what size and 
colour are their horses ? are they used for food ? Is mare’s 
milk employed ? What breed do they most resemble ? 9. 
Describe the sheep and goats : are they horned or hornless ? 
is their milk used for food ? what use is made of their wool 
and hair? if felted, describe the process of felting. 10. If 
camels or reindeer are used, state for what purposes, and what 
use is made of their wool or hair. 11. What breed of dogs is 
kept ? and what are they used for? 12. Are cats or poultry 
kept? if so, describe them. 13. Are there any traditions 
about the place where the domestic animals were derived 
from ? 14. Are they traded in ? if so, to whom are they sold ? 
and at what markets, and what is the relative value of each ? 
15. How are the horses or cattle broken-in and trained ? 16. 
Is gelding practised ; if so, what is the process? 17. What 
diseases prevail among the domestic animals ? and what 
remedies are employed to cure them ? 18. Describe the har¬ 
ness, bits, saddles, stirrups, carts or other vehicles in use, and 
the manner in which the horses are picketed. 19. If milk is 
fermented, describe how the spirit is made ; also describe the 
manufacture of butter and cheese. 20. What are the relative 
duties of men and women in regard to the domestic arrange¬ 
ments, the camping or moving, &c. ? who are the neat-herds ? 
who do the milking, brewing, churning, &c. ? 21. Describe 
the tents or yurts in use : are they floored or carpeted ? are 
they covered with felts, with thatch, wattles, or how built ? 
Are the tent coverings ever fastened down with large stones ? 
and is it probable the use of stone circles might have originated 
in this way, as has been suggested ? If there are special yurts 
used for summer and winter, describe their differences and 
idiosyncracies. 22. How are they moved from place to place ? 
and what is the distance generally moved in a day ? 23. What 
furniture do they contain ? 24. Of the articles in use among 
them, which are home-made and which obtained by purchase 
or barter, and from whom ? 25. Do articles reach them from 
a considerable distance ? if so, by what way (ex. gr., Russian 
knives are found among the Esquimaux, close to the Great 
Fish River, Japanese things among the Kamskatki, &c. ?) 
