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THE JEANNETTE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. 



pictures are placed in a corner, and before them hang small 

 oil lamps or wax-candles which are lighted on festive 

 occasions. 



The sleeping place is formed of a bedstead near the roof, 

 so large that it occupies a third of the room. The top of 

 the stove is also used as a sleeping place at times. Food ia 



RUSSIAN PEASANT, WITH SAMOVAR 



cooked in large baking ovens. Fresh bread is baked every- 

 day, and even for the poor, a large tea urn (samovar} is an 

 almost indispensable household article. The foreigner is 

 certain to receive a hearty welcome when he crosses the 

 threshold, and if he stays a short time, he will generally, 



