The Romance of Commerce
The Romance of Commerce
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Their way of eating, for in- stance, is decidedly peculiar. Cutting a long 188 THE ROMANCE OF COMMERCE.
strip of gory, greasy meat from the mass before him, the Eskimo gourmand takes one end of it in his mouth, and then pulling at the other until it is strained tight, with a quick slash of the knife past his mouth and nose, he severs a mouthful and swallows it without mastication, repeating the operation rapidly until the limit of his storage capacity is reached. A civilized spectator watching ...an Eskimo family at dinner cannot fail to be struck with the wisdom of Providence in giving these people such short noses, as, were the features any longer, they would infallibly suffer early abbreviation.
In the matter of amusements the Eskimos are not badly off. They have a form of cup-and- ball; the ball being a block of ivory pierced with holes at different angles, into one of which the players strive to insert an ivory peg as the block falls, the position of the hole determin- ing the value of the stroke.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Their way of eating, for in- stance, is decidedly peculiar. Cutting a long 188 THE ROMANCE OF COMMERCE.
strip of gory, greasy meat from the mass before him, the Eskimo gourmand takes one end of it in his mouth, and then pulling at the other until it is strained tight, with a quick slash of the knife past his mouth and nose, he severs a mouthful and swallows it without mastication, repeating the operation rapidly until the limit of his storage capacity is reached. A civilized spectator watching ...an Eskimo family at dinner cannot fail to be struck with the wisdom of Providence in giving these people such short noses, as, were the features any longer, they would infallibly suffer early abbreviation.
In the matter of amusements the Eskimos are not badly off. They have a form of cup-and- ball; the ball being a block of ivory pierced with holes at different angles, into one of which the players strive to insert an ivory peg as the block falls, the position of the hole determin- ing the value of the stroke.
What to read after The Romance of Commerce?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Oxley James Macdonald to read onlineMoreLess
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