WHERE AND HOW THEY LIVE. 2 I 



is so cold that the snow will not melt, 

 even when the Eskimo burn fire in their 

 stone lamps inside these snow houses; 

 so, by closely regulating the amount of 

 the fire, they can just keep the snow from 

 melting. Their stone lamps look like 

 large clam-shells, the shell holding the 

 oil, and the flame being built along 

 the straight, shallow edge, while the 

 wicking is the moss they gather from 

 the rocks. In short, it must always be 

 cold enough in their home to freeze. 



So you can see that little Boreas can 

 not have such a very nice time, and you 

 can't see how in the world he can be al- 

 most naked nearly all day long when it is 

 so cold. But such is the fact. Think of 

 taking the baby of your house out for a 

 walk or a ride in the park when the leaves 

 have all fallen, the ground covered with 



