If the lamp is well trimmed, it is as clear and smokeless as our own lamps; if it is neglected, it smokes and smells vilely.

As the Eskimos are not highly romantic, a woman's skill in dressing skins and in making clothes largely determines the quality of husband she is likely to get.

The Eskimo men have not a very critical eye for feminine beauty, but they are strong in appreciation of domestic accomplishments.
Even so early as November we began to be worried about the dogs.

Many of them had died; they were nearly all in poor condition, and the food was none too abundant.

It is always necessary to take up twice as many dogs as will be needed, in order to provide for probable accidents.