200 THE CHILDREN OF THE COLD. 



and Ahwanak. As we were then living 

 on nothing but seal and reindeer meat, 

 these eggs were considered a great luxury. 

 After the small ducks had grown large 

 enough to be eatable, the two boys killed 

 a great number Ahwanak securing over 

 fifty in one day. The Eskimo boys are 

 excellent stone-throwers. It is no un- 

 common thing for them to kill a ptar- 

 migan or a duck in this manner, as well 

 as the little ground-squirrel (or marmot), 

 common in that country, and bring it in 

 to be eaten. As is the case with most 

 savages, the Eskimo children have few 

 pets, as they have no way to take care of 

 them. 



Thus far, all that I have said has, I am 

 glad to say, been wholly in favor of our 

 two boys ; but they had one bad habit 

 for folk so young, although it is a habit 



