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A more careful examination of the huts revealed
a few details I had not observed before. There
are holes all round the bottom part of the
turf-wall, for ventilation, evidently constructed in such
manner that they may be stopped with turf or
snow in the winter.
A baby in a leather case was an object of
considerable interest to all of us. Its doll-like
dimensions, very pretty features, and bright sparkling
eyes were enthusiastically admired by the ladies,
so much so that I became rather anxious and
alarmed lest it should be offered for sale, and our
luggage and my responsibilities thereby increased.
Having witnessed the operation of rocking this
baby, I am not at all surprised at the hardihood of
the adult Lapps. If a Lapp baby should happen
to be born with any loose viscera, or any fragile
elements in its organization, the furious proceeding
by which its crying is stopped could not fail to
entangle and confound together the loose
components, and triturate the fragile elements; thereby
removing the feeble babies, and effecting “the
survival of the fittest” by a method that has
hitherto escaped the notice of Dr. Darwin. The
tough babies would only suffer a mild amount of
cerebral concussion, producing just sufficient vertigo
or insensibility to stop their crying, and similar
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