Abstract
A MONG primitive peoples a unique interest attaches to the Eskimos, because of the severity of the conditions under which they have survived and developed their culture. Unlike the shivering Tierra del Fuegans, they have continued to achieve the maximum of cheerful comfort in the most inhospitable of climates. Even the white man, when he explores their country, must adopt their snow huts, dog sledges, and if he is wise, the essentials of their food and clothing.
The Eskimos
By Dr. Kaj Birket-Smith. Translated from the Danish by W. E. Calvert; the translation revised by Prof. C. Daryll Forde. Pp. xiv + 250 + 32 plates. (London: Methuen and Co., Ltd., 1936.) 15s. net.
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GATES, R. The Eskimos: their Past and Future. Nature 137, 722–723 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137722a0
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