One of the young men drew, with a piece of charcoal, a figure resembling a frog, on the side of the tent, and by significantly pointing at me, excited peals of merriment from his companions.

The caricature was comic; but I soon fixed their attention, by producing my pocket compass, and affecting it with a knife.

They have great curiosity, which might easily be directed to the attainment of useful knowledge.

As the dirt accumulated about these people was visibly of a communicative nature, I removed at night into the open air, where the thermometer fell to 15 deg.

below zero, although it was the next day 60 deg.