210 THE CHILDREN OP THE COLD. 



protect them, they manage to keep warm 

 and comfortable with very little fire, 

 however cold it may be out-of-doors. 

 Sometimes they put in double windows, 

 the inside ones of glass, as usual, and the 

 outside ones being made of slabs of ice, 

 like the curious windows of the igloos. 

 The white men do not live in the 

 temporary houses built on top of the 

 ships, but in the cabin and forecastle, 

 just as if they were cruising out to sea. 

 The house is simply put over the ship 

 to keep the real places warm, and right 

 well it does its work. This " house," 

 however, is very useful as a place for 

 taking exercise, for ship-carpentering, 

 work, and for any small jobs that may 

 be necessary. The Eskimo also congre- 

 gate there, especially about meal-time ; 

 and the more generous whalers feed 



