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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 134

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, and bythe fierce storms of the frozen zone. The most ingenious and dreaded enemies of theseal, however (leaving out of sight for the pres-ent the white men), arc the Eskimos. To themseals are of the utmost importance, and we may-say that in many parts of the arctic world mencould not live without… … EAL SEEKING A MAN S PROTECTION FKOM A SWORD-FISH. least serviceable of seals, since he is not commonvery far north of Labrador ; but his flesh is consid-ered the best, and on the Pacific coast the Indianstake whole herds at once, by stealing upon themwhen they are basking on the beach or in…

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