34 THE CHILDREN OF THE COLD. 



which the bed is made. So you will see 

 that the igloo is lacking very much in the 

 " elbow room" which the homes in 

 warmer climates have ; but, nevertheless, 

 the lonely Eskimo and his little boy 

 Boreas seem perfectly happy with the 

 home they have, and wonder how in the 

 world any person could wish for any 

 more. The door for this entrance-way 

 is nothing but a big block of snow stuck 

 in the little hole which may be called the 

 door-way, and is used as much to keep 

 out the dogs as it is to keep out the cold. 

 A small igloo of snow is often built in 

 front of the door (as shown in the picture 

 on page 37), to prevent the wind from 

 getting in easily, and this little storm 

 igloo is always full of dogs, who crowd in 

 here to keep away from the sharp, biting 

 wind. The Eskimo dogs, however, will 



