THE ESQUIMOS 
qiiimos is from a disease the symptoms of 
which are a cough, nausea, and fever, which 
disease quickly causes death. 
It is true that the Esquimos are of httle 
value to the commercial world, due probably 
to their isolated position; but these same un- 
learned and uncivihzed people have rendered 
valuable assistance in the discovery of the 
North Pole. 
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