Janich 1953 43 Cabinia Notes June 18 Point Barrow, Alaska couldn't stand the crowd. A new feature of this night's program surrounded an inflated seal skin which was brought forth. At each end was a 3' rope and the idea was for the par- ticipant to hold the skin on his back until in midair, then to swing it under his feet and back up again before he hit the blanket - like jumping rope. There was considerable stumbling and falling on account of the sealskin but one or two managed to jump the thing twice while in midair. The small few from the base tried the blanket with no more than ridiculous results. I poked around in back of the crowd and noted a good reason for this. Among the hide about 2 years to 8 were several jumping teter board games going on, with some boards only 3' or 4' long set across a 4 x 4. One or two to start young in this jumping business. About 10:30 we thought the blanket tossing was over but instead of taking it down the leaders were merely adjusting it. The final word perhaps appeared when a young matron wore one that was a black and gold apparently brocaded item. The child was tucked in on her back and a leather outside belt served to form the construction that would keep the youngster