a race inhabiting the Arctic regions. They call themselves Inu-it, the people; the name Eskimo is from an Algonquin word, signifying eaters of raw flesh. They consist of three principal stocks: the Greenlanders; the Eskimo proper, in Labrador, and the Western Eskimo, found along Hudson Bay, the west side of Baffin Bay, the polar shores as far as the mouths of the Coppermine and Mackenzie rivers, and on both the American and Asiatic sides of Bering Strait. By some authorities they are classified with the American indians, but other scientists consider them more closely akin to the Mongolian race. Their leading physical peculiarities are a stunted stature, flattened nose, projecting cheek bones, eyes often oblique, and yellow and brownish skin. The hair is straight and jet-black in color. Seal skins, reindeer and other furs are used as materials for dress, according to the season, as well as skins of otters, foxes and martens. In summer they live in tents covered with skins; in winter they may be said to burrow beneath the snow. In Greenland, houses built of stone and cemented with turf are used as permanent habitations. Vegetation being extremely scarce, their food consists of the flesh of whales, seals and walruses, often eaten raw. They show remarkable skill in fishing and hunting with bows and arrows, spears or lances; these generally are pointed with bone, but occasionally with metal, which they obtain in small quantities from the whites. Their only domestic animal is the dog, which they train to draw heavy loads on rude sleds. They make a boat, or kyak, from oiled skin and handle it with marvelous skill. In intellect the Eskimos are by no means deficient; in manners they are kind and hospitable. Their religious ideas appear scanty, but success has attended the labors of the Danish missionaries in teaching them the Christian religion.