The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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Page 145
... live under . Indeed , it is a little difficult at first sight to distinguish a Samoyede from a Siberian ( pp . 36 , 37 ) , and either from an Eskimo . The habits of men are moulded by the physical agents by which they are surrounded ...
... live under . Indeed , it is a little difficult at first sight to distinguish a Samoyede from a Siberian ( pp . 36 , 37 ) , and either from an Eskimo . The habits of men are moulded by the physical agents by which they are surrounded ...
Page 194
... live upon the coarsest food , to see nought of bread or sugar for long months , to lie down at night under the freezing branches , to feel cold , such as an Englishman in England cannot comprehend , often to starve , always to dwell in ...
... live upon the coarsest food , to see nought of bread or sugar for long months , to lie down at night under the freezing branches , to feel cold , such as an Englishman in England cannot comprehend , often to starve , always to dwell in ...
Page 204
... live in holes in the banks - look like a large bundle of sticks thrown on the surface of a pond or still river - reach . They , however , always , when necessary , crect dams across streams . This is done for many reasons to deepen the ...
... live in holes in the banks - look like a large bundle of sticks thrown on the surface of a pond or still river - reach . They , however , always , when necessary , crect dams across streams . This is done for many reasons to deepen the ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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