ance, dolls, bows, windmills
with two sails, &c. If the parents get any delicacy they always give
each of their children a bit, and there is never any quarrel as to
the size of each child's portion. If a piece of sugar is given to
one of the children in a crowd it goes from mouth to mouth round the
whole company. In the same way the child offers its father and
mother a taste of the bit of sugar or piece of bread it has got.
Even in childhood the Chukches are exceedingly patient. A girl who
fell down from the ship's stair, head foremost, and thus got so
violent a blow that she was almost deprived of hearing, scarcely
uttered a cry. A boy, three or four years of age, much rolled up in
furs, who fell down into a ditch cut in the ice on the ship's deck,
and in consequence of his inconvenient dress could not get up, lay
quietly still until he was observed and helped up by one of the
crew.

[Illustration: CHUKCH DOLL. One-eighth of the natural size. ]

The Chukches' most troublesome fault is a disposition to begging
that is limited by no feeling of self-respect. This is probably
counterbalanced by their unbounded hospitality and great kindness to
each other, and is, perhaps, often caused by actual necessity. But
they thus became veritable torments, putting to a hard test the
patience, not only of the scientific men and officers, but also of
the crew. The good nature with which our sailors met their demands
was above all praise.

There was never any trace of disagreement between the natives and
us, and I have every reason to suppose that our wintering will long
be held in grateful remembrance by them, especially as, in order not
to spoil their seal-hunting, I strictly forbade all unnecessary
interference with it.

[Illustration: CHUKCH BONE CARVINGS. Seals, walrusses, a sea-bear
(the lowest figure to the left). The four lowest are of the natural
size, the others two-thirds of the natural size. ]

[Illustration: CHUKCH BONE CARVINGS. Fishes, larvae of flies (_gorm_),
molluscs and whales. Nos. 1 to 9 and 14, natural size. Nos. 10 to 13,
two-thirds of the natural size. ]

It is probably impossible for a Chukch to take the place of a
European workman. It has, however, happened that Chukches have gone
with whalers to the Sandwich Islands, and have become serviceable
seamen. During our wintering two young men got accustomed to come on
board and there to take a hand, in quite a leisurely way, at work of
various kinds, as saw