The Polar World: a Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the GlobeHarper & Brothers, 1869 - 486 páginas |
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... . - A Deer - feast . - A frozen Delicacy . - Whale- skin as Food . - Whale - gum . - How to eat Whale Ligament . - Raw Meat . - The Dress of the Innuits . -A pretty Style.- Religious Ideas of the Innuits . - CONTENTS . xiii.
... . - A Deer - feast . - A frozen Delicacy . - Whale- skin as Food . - Whale - gum . - How to eat Whale Ligament . - Raw Meat . - The Dress of the Innuits . -A pretty Style.- Religious Ideas of the Innuits . - CONTENTS . xiii.
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... skin furnishes not only clothing impervious to the cold , but tents and bedding ; and spoons , knife - handles , and ... skins of new - born reindeer are prepared and sent to St. Petersburg to be manufactured into gloves , which are ...
... skin furnishes not only clothing impervious to the cold , but tents and bedding ; and spoons , knife - handles , and ... skins of new - born reindeer are prepared and sent to St. Petersburg to be manufactured into gloves , which are ...
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... skins to the European hunter . Few Arctic animals are more valuable to man , or more frequently mentioned in Polar ... skin hangs loosely on the ponderous and elongated trunk ; and the short feet terminate in broad fin - like paddles ...
... skins to the European hunter . Few Arctic animals are more valuable to man , or more frequently mentioned in Polar ... skin hangs loosely on the ponderous and elongated trunk ; and the short feet terminate in broad fin - like paddles ...
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... skins of the bird , which seems to attain a larger size than in Great Britain , most likely from being less disturbed by man , are sold at Reykjavik and Akureyre for from three to six rix - dollars . ང་ The jyrfalcon ( Falco gyrfalco ) ...
... skins of the bird , which seems to attain a larger size than in Great Britain , most likely from being less disturbed by man , are sold at Reykjavik and Akureyre for from three to six rix - dollars . ང་ The jyrfalcon ( Falco gyrfalco ) ...
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... skin , so that he fled , uttering dreadful curses . After this convincing proof , Kodran adopted the Christian faith . But persuasion and miracles acted too slowly for the fiery Thorwald , who would willingly have converted all Iceland ...
... skin , so that he fled , uttering dreadful curses . After this convincing proof , Kodran adopted the Christian faith . But persuasion and miracles acted too slowly for the fiery Thorwald , who would willingly have converted all Iceland ...
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