Cape Town Lens: Image from page 194 of “Northward over the “great ice” : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897 …” (1914)

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Image from page 194 of “Northward over the “great ice” : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897 …” (1914)

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Title: Northward over the "great ice" : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897 …
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920
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Publisher: New York : F. A. Stokes Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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JOSEPHINE GLACIER, NORTHUMBERLAND ISLAND. soon told us that there were more Osikees aroundthe cape. As we got around the cape, we saw a tupek, and aman in a kayak came out to meet us. This kayaker seemed more than pleased to see us ;his face was all aglow with smiles. He piloted us tothe settlement, which had by this time all assembled,the men on the beach, the women and children in arow on the rocks in front of the first tupek. Our friends from the other settlement left us here.We had lunch and again shared part of it with these Boat Voyage to the Islands 119 people. One of the men got a boiled burtjomastergull, and offered it to lis. After lunch, I took a census of the village, thepopulation of which numbered thirteen. Each man possessed a kayak, a harpoon, a lance,and a bird net; and two possessed bows and arrows,a number of rolls of line and narwhal sinew. Theirblubber and meat supply seemed to be all cast in onegeneral heap, the lean meat being on lines to dry.

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WESTERN GLACIER, NORTHUMBERLAND ISLAND. The lack of fear in these men and their confidencein white men were clearly shewn the first night wecamped there. At about ten oclock, all the mensuddenly started out in their kayaks after narwhal,leaving their women and children unprotected. Atabout five oclock, they returned with a narwhal in tow. I noticed here what I have repeatedly noticed since,that they have frequent and prolonged hemorrhagesfrom the nose, due, I think, in most cases, to excite-ment or active physical exercise. There are two very prominent and important I20 Northward over the Great Ice physiological characteristics that attracted my atten-tion here. These seem to be peculiar to these people.The first—a very free and rapid subcutaneous capillarycirculation. The second—a complete envelopment ofareolar tissue, not unlike the seal or walrus. The care of their hunting outfit, the attention todetails, the economy of wood and iron, were verymarked in this village. They all t

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