CHAPTER II.

HYPERBOREANS.

General Divisions--Hyperborean Nations--Aspects of Nature--Vegetation--Climate--Animals--The Eskimos--Their Country--Physical Characteristics--Dress--Dwellings--Food-- Weapons--Boats--Sledges--Snow-Shoes--Government--Domestic Affairs--Amusements--Diseases--Burial--The Koniagas, their Physical and Social Condition--The Aleuts--The Thlinkeets-- The Tinneh 35