H 4 THE CHILDREN OF THE COLD. 



inviting, helps to keep them warm and 

 well. 



The only other kind of candy that the 

 Eskimo children have, is the marrow 

 from the long leg or shin-bone of the 

 slaughtered reindeer. Of this, also, they 

 are very fond. Whenever a reindeer is 

 killed and the meat has been stripped 

 from the bones of the legs, these bones 

 are placed on the floor of the igloo and 

 cracked with a hatchet until the marrow 

 is exposed. The bones are then forced 

 apart with the hands, and the marrow is 

 dug out of the ends with a long, sharp 

 and narrow spoon made from a walrus's 

 tusk. I have eaten this reindeer mar- 

 row frozen and cooked ; and after one 

 becomes accustomed to eating frozen 

 meat raw, it is really an acceptable tid- 

 bit ; while cooked and nicely served, it 



