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There is some reason to believe that by that time also our
store of Eskimo traditions will have increased, so that much
better opportunity will be offered for weighing their historical
value.
The means required for publishing this volume have been
granted by the Ministry for Public Education and Ecclesiastical
Affairs, and it was found natural to embody it in the series of
«MEDDELELSER OM GRØNLAND» which since 1879 have been
issued in Copenhagen and comprise the latest Danish
investigations in Greenland. But on the other hand, as its theme
can at all events interest only a very limited circle of readers,
it was preferred to render this contribution more accessible by
printing it in English. Assistance with this end in view being
requisite, I applied of course to my friend Dr. Robert Brown
who had edited two other books for me in England. As readily
as ever he complied with my request, to revise that part of
my manuscript which was not merely lexicographical. But for
several reasons some errors in English style may
notwithstanding have crept in, during the completion and printing of
the pages. It is therefore my hope that these circumstances
being understood, the writer may not unreasonably claim the
indulgence of his readers.
Christiania May 1887.
H. RINK.
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