The reindeer is a native of Greenland, and the cold climates of the
extreme north. To the Greenlander he supplies the place of the horse,
the locomotive, and the steamboat to us, as may be seen in the cut,
which illustrates the mode of traveling in Greenland. The reindeer is
swift of foot, sharp-sighted, and of acute smell and hearing. His flesh
supplies the Greenlander with food; while his skin, with its thick, warm
hair, affords material for his tent, his bedding and his clothing. The
bones and antlers, or horns, are worked into implements for domestic
use, for fishing and hunting, and the tendons are split into threads for
various purposes. The speed of the Greenlander on his sledge, is said to
rival that of the locomotive on the railroad.
[Illustration: THE REINDEER SLEDGE.]