28 THE CHILDREN OF THE COLD. 



when the snow is frozen hard and 

 firm, and it can be built flat without 

 danger of falling in, and can thus be 

 made much more comfortable. The 

 pointed shell, or little end of the egg, 

 will represent an igloo, as it must be built 

 in the early fall or late in the spring, 



DIAGRAM OF THE PLAN OF THE ESKIMO SNOW-HUT, 

 OR IGLOO. 



when it is getting warm and the igloo is 

 liable to melt and tumble in. 



If through a hole in the top you pour 

 your model about one-third full of water 

 and plaster of Paris, mixed, or melted 

 wax, or something that will harden, and 

 when it has hardened, if you take a knife 



