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Show A GIRL I mm Eskimo Have a Legend Which Is Better Than Our Man in Moon j .New York." July 15. Professor Wll'helni Verbcck, an ethnologist of Indianapolis, who has been studying' the folklore and traditions of the Eskimo Eski-mo of northern Labrador has returned re-turned from St. Johns, N. F., with a notebook full of observations taken In the year he spent In the north. Professor Verbeck says ne found the Eskimo Intelligent and little affected by contact with the whites. Most of their, myths have been preserved In primitive fastnesses. . Instead of having a roan In tho moon, they have a girl. One of their young warriors, according to the legend, leg-end, became angry with his sister, ran at her to box hei ears and she fled.' , Finally she got to the edge of a precipice and he thought he had her then. Dut her momentum was so , great that Instead of stumbling off, sho shot riant out into space. The brother gazed nt her and finally saw her land right (n the middle of the moon. Professor Verbeck has brought back, many other Interesting traditions of the Jlttle brown folk. |