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188 together with the white Bear. A little while after, all his Bones are thrown in upon the Floor, one after another, not one miing; and then his Souls ries up off the Ground, which gathers the Bones, and animates the whole Body again, and up tarts the Man, as hale and entire as ever he was; and this he is made an Angekkok Poglik.

The Angekkuts, as before oberved, are kept in great Honour and Eteem, and beloved and cherihed, as a wife and ueful Set of Men; they are alo well rewarded for their Service, when it is wanted. But, on the contrary, there is another ort of Conjurers or Sorcerers, epecially ome decrepid old Women, which they call Illieerut, or Witches, who peruade themelves, and others, that, by the vertue of their Spells and Witchcraft, they can hurt People in their Life and Goods. Thee are not upon the ame footing with the Angekkuts; for as oon as any one incurs only the Supicion of uch Demeanor; he or he is hated and deteted by every Body, and at lat made a- way