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^[[insertion]] coarse[[/insertion]] comb through it! At last that job was completed! Her little fingers quickly braided a tag ^[insertion]] of hair [[/insertion]] on each side of her head. Then I gave her two brass rings (which is the fashion among [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] the Esquimaux women) [[strikethrough]] to fold the hair [[/strikethrough]] through which to draw the hair. The skin trousers & coat were thrown off - The Red dress. [[end page]] [[start page]] Sunday, Aug. 12th 1860 Snow on the Mountains! Last night a heavy snow storm! but [[strikethrough]] it [[/strikethrough]] ^[[insertion]] the snow [[/insertion]] was all dissolved as soon as it fell to the South except on the mountain tops. The Thermometer stands this morning at 36°. "Blind George" was present this A.M while I was showing "Kim-mee-loo", "Oo-Koo-lear" & Cha-cock - pretty little Esquimaux girls ^[[insertion]] the Pictorial [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] illustrations in [[/insertion]] a No. of Capell's Illustrated family Bible". I took out my little magnet & put it in my hand - He [[strikethrough]] felt it [[/strikethrough]] [[/strikethrough]] passed it through & through his fingers - then I placed the armature upon it. This was a mystery to him. The Esquimaux exclamations ^[[insertion]] that escaped him [[/insertion]] were numerous & amusing. I then [[strikethrough]] walk [[/strikethrough]] took this armature & gave him a ^[[insertion]] sewing [[/insertion]] needle bringing [[strikethrough]] his [[/strikethrough]] ^[[insertion]] it [[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] the needle[[/strikethrough]] & magnet together. This was also wondrous to him. It