. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. Wl' 8il THK J-AST ( HI ISK OF THK MIHAXDV. with Mrs. Bistrup, so altogether it was no wonder that the governors' iiouse was extremely popuhir—one was sure of being most hospitably received and agreeably entertained. Mrs. Baumann sang exceedingly well, and all the ladies were well versed in English and American literature ; and I must not forget to mention that the governor possessed an excellent stock of wine and cigars. The talk tur
. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. Wl' 8il THK J-AST ( HI ISK OF THK MIHAXDV. with Mrs. Bistrup, so altogether it was no wonder that the governors' iiouse was extremely popuhir—one was sure of being most hospitably received and agreeably entertained. Mrs. Baumann sang exceedingly well, and all the ladies were well versed in English and American literature ; and I must not forget to mention that the governor possessed an excellent stock of wine and cigars. The talk turned upon the Eskimos and their traits. It seemed that there had been an epidemic raging in some of the small hamlets about, which the gov- ernor attributed to tiie people eating putrid whale-meat—a delicate morsel among them. Six hunters from Sukkertop-. M9S. BAUMA^ N. BISTRUP CHILDREN. MRS. BISTRUP. MISS FAUSBOLL. pen had recently gone to aa encampment where the epidemic was raging, and only two had returned ; the others were stricken down. When well the natives will not listen to ad- vice, and are very improvident; but when sick they get very mucli frightened. Death terrifies them exceedingly, and they. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walsh, Henry Collins, 1863-1927. New York; London : Transatlantic Pub. Co.
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