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OF
SIBERIA.
BY A BANISHED LADY.
EDITED BY
COLONEL LACH SZYRMA,
AUTHOR OF
"LETTERS ON POLAND," "ANGLIA I SZKOCYA," &c. &c.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
COLBURN AND CO., PUBLISHERS,
GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.
1852.
Fabulous account of the bear. Degeneracy of the
Russians, and courage of the natives-Bear-hunting-
Superstitious veneration of the bear-White bears-
Ceremonial observance of a husband's death-Winter
aspect of Berezov-Ostiak costume-Probability of
early communication between Siberia and North
America
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CHAPTER II.
Refusal of marriage at church Purchase of wives-
Figure of Shaitan and his worship-Priesthood of
Shamanism Their influence, juggleries, and sooth-
saying-Treatment of women in child-bed-Funeral
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and laments-Pictures in the church-A black thief
- Integrity of the natives - Cattle in search of
pasture-Artificial system of breeding-Instinct of a
COW
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CHAPTER III.
A dream of home-Murder of a wife by her husband-
Barbarous notions of matrimony-An Ostiak cradle
-Zarutchaï cemetery at night-Walk through an
underwood-The ideal and the every-day world. 47
CHAPTER IV.
Herds of reindeer-Capture of a horse-Scarcity of
water-Novel employment for dogs-Freezing of
rivers-Excursion in sledges-Wave-like surface of
the ice-An encounter
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CHAPTER V.
Drive in a narta-Peculiarities and use of the reindeer-
Their pasture-Their herds in the Ural-Use of their
skins and flesh-Their swiftness and powers of en-
durance-Manner of travelling in Siberia-Fish-skin
and mica-slate windows-Fuel-Tremulous state of
the atmosphere-Three hours of daylight-No clock
in town-Manner of notifying the hours-Tale-telling
party-Two Ostiak tales-The hunters-Old Friend's
Reindeer
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