86 THE CHILDREN OF THE COLD. 



any thing more for two days. Some- 

 times they cut the food up into little 

 pieces inside the igloo, where the dogs 

 can not trouble them, and then throw it 

 out on the snow ; but this is not alto- 

 gether a good way ; for then the little 

 dogs get it all while the big dogs are 

 fighting, for these big burly fellows are 

 sure to have an unnecessary row over 

 each feeding. If pieces too large to 

 swallow at a gulp are thrown out, the 

 large dogs get the food ; and so, between 

 the big dogs and the little ones, the 

 Eskimo boys have a hard time making 

 an equal distribution among the animals. 

 When they are anxious for a fair 

 division, only one dog at a time is let 

 into the igloo, a couple of boys standing 

 at the door with sticks in their hands to 

 prevent the other dogs from entering. 



