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mode of "picking", to be by plucking up the Lilliputian vines or bushes & proceeding "dog way" of picking them off with the teeth!  How much man can learn from the Instinct of [[underlined]] dumb- [[/underlined]] beasts though I am loth to acknowledge that [[underlined]] Innuit [[/underlined]] dogs belong that portion of the Animal Kingdom.  I have been too much annoyed by the [[underlined]] Singing - talking [[/underlined]] &c of Innuit dogs, especially nights, during my so-journ in the N. to admit of this.
But as I was saying: How much we may learn of the Instinct of animals!  The Innuits take their practice of their near approaching seals while basking in the Sun on the Ice from the Instinctive way the Polar-Bear adopts approaching & capturing them.
My observations of the picking & eating of blueberries by an Innuit dog the other day taught me what I find to be an expeditious way for man in doing the same!  Passing the Bush between the teeth, the luscious fruit falls off (the leaves adhering to the stem or sticks) & a mouth-full is acquired by one sweep!  A fact that I found this way to work well.  The only difference in the way I 

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adopted & that of the Dog's was that I plucked up the bush while dog of course picked direct from standing growing stock.  Let this matter pass for what its worth.  One thing is worthy to be remembered - on [[underlined]] this [[/underlined]] sand-hill on the Sun, or S. side, I found the ground [[underlined]] blue [[/underlined]] with [[underlined]] blue- [[/underlined]] berries - a scene I saw - & a feast I had mid 2 beautiful rivers, that will live long as memory serves me!
From here I made my way down to the base of hill near where rivers merge.  Finding the tracks of Koo-jes-se & Kood-loo I followed them to the water's edge then crossed the small river as indicated in sketch few pages preceeding this.  Found the crossing much better as the river here is widely diffused & running over almost uniformly fine sand.
At the base of said sand hill found relics of former Innuits Tupiks - circles of stones, bones &c.
Made my way slowly homeward, that's back to 16th Enc. arriving at VI Eve.