CHAPTER X

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The Esquimaux--Probable Origin--Identity of Language from Labrador to Behring's Straits--Their Amours--Marriages--Religion--Treatment of Parents--Anecdote--Mode of Preserving Meat--Amusements--Dress--The Igloe, or Snow-House--Their Cuisine--Dogs--The Sledge--Caiak, or Canoe--Ouimiàk, or Boat--Implements--Stature 131

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Labrador--Esquimaux Half-Breeds--Moravian Brethren--European Inhabitants--Their Virtues--Climate--Anecdote 155

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