THE CHILDREN OF THE COLD. 



blocks of snow to make a comfortable 

 seat on which to rest and wait. As I 

 have already said, the seal breathes, or 

 " blows," as it is called, every fifteen or 

 twenty minutes; but oftentimes he is 



traveling, and 

 each time 

 comes up to 

 a different 

 hole to blow. 

 It is possi- 

 ble, too, that 



THE SEAL TO BLOW, he may hear 

 or smell the hunter or his dog for 

 seals are very timid animals in fact, 

 there are many reasons why the hole 

 may not be visited by a seal for a 

 long time, and after watching for a 

 whole day, the hunter may have to 

 leave the place unrewarded. Where 



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