 | 1817 - 292 pagine
...muscular strength. The flesh of all the Esquimaux feels soft and Huhhy, which may he attrihuted to Ihe nature of their food. But the most surprising peculiarity...hands and feet: which is not occasioned, as in China, hy compression, nor hy any other artificial means, as their hoots and gloves are made large, and of... | |
 | 1818 - 582 pagine
...bony, and broac shouldered ; but do not appear to posses.« much muscular strength. The flesh of al the Esquimaux feels soft and flabby, which may be...not occasioned as in China, by compression, nor by an) other artificial means, as their boots anc gloves are made large, and of soft seals' skin. To their... | |
 | 1818 - 550 pagine
...eight inches high; bony, and broad shouldered; but do not appear to possess much muscular sliength. The flesh of all the Esquimaux feels soft and flabby,...peculiarity of this people is the smallness of their hands und feet ; which is not occasioned as in China, by compression, nor by any other artificial means,... | |
 | 1818 - 384 pagine
...broad shouldered ; but do not appear to possess much muscular strength. The flesh of all the Esquimanx feels soft and flabby, which may be attributed to...their food. But the most surprising peculiarity of these people is' the smallnesa of their hands and feet ; which is not occasioned, sis in China, by... | |
 | Sir William Lawrence - 1819 - 646 pagine
...broad shouldered ; but do not appear to possess much muscular strength. The flesh of all the Eskimaux feels soft and flabby, which may be attributed to...people is the smallness of their hands and feet*." The same characters belong to the several tribes of Eskimaux, which are scattered over the whole breadth... | |
 | Sir William Lawrence - 1822 - 544 pagine
...broad-shouldered, but do not appear to possess much muscular strength. The flesh of all the Eskimaux feels soft and flabby, which may be attributed to...most surprising peculiarity of this people is the amsillaess of their hands and feett." The same characters belong to the several tribes of Eskimaux,... | |
 | Sir William Lawrence - 1828 - 526 pagine
...appear to possess much muscular strength' The flesh of all the Eskimaux feels soft and flabby, which mny be attributed to the nature of their food. But the...this people is the smallness of their hands and feet- I The same characters belong to the several tribes of Eskimo"*' which are scattered over the whole... | |
 | 1831 - 796 pagine
...broad shouldered, but do not appear to possess much muscular strength. The flesh of all the Eskimaux feels soft and flabby, which may be attributed to...this people is the smallness of their hands and feet. The same characters belong to the several tribes of Eskimaux, which are scattered over the whole breadth... | |
 | 1831 - 420 pagine
...shouldered, but do not appear to possess much muscular strength. The flesh of all the Eskimaux fuels soft and flabby, which may be attributed to the nature...this people is the smallness of their hands and feet. The same characters belong to the several tribes of Eskimaux, which are scattered over the whole breadth... | |
 | Alexander Warfield Bradford - 1841 - 446 pagine
...eight inches high, bony and broad shouldered, but do not appear to possess much muscular shape." " But the most surprising peculiarity of this people is the smallness of their hands and feet."* Captain Graah says, " the Greenlanders inhabiting the southern part of the west coast, (and it is to... | |
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... tint. The noses of the men are rather flattened, but those of the women are rather prominent. The males are, generally speaking, between five feet five inches and five feet eight inches high, bony and broad shouldered, but do not appear to possess... 