n8 THE LIFE OF E. J. PECK 



a large fur blanket in which I can sleep with comfort. 



"It is true the air is very cold, but it is so clear 

 and bracing, and tends so much to invigorate one, 

 that it is not nearly so trying as might be supposed. 

 It is doubtless owing to this cause that we are so 

 free from complaints to which people in England 

 are subject. Again, we are not nearly so badly off 

 for food as some are apt to think. When the rein- 

 deer are numerous we receive a good supply of 

 venison from the Eskimos ; and besides the deer, 

 we are able to obtain partridges and hares, so we are 

 not in much danger of starving, although we have 

 no shops as in old England. 



" You may wonder how I spend my time, and 

 what I do to keep my mind occupied. For one 

 thing, I can always find plenty to do in the way of 

 study, and for another I always have Eskimos near 

 me whom I teach. And besides these things, I have 

 to do cooking, etc., so that you can fully understand 

 me when I say that I do not find time hang heavy 

 on my hands. 



" The daily routine is somewhat as follows : 

 I rise at 6 a.m. Two hours until 8 a.m. are occu- 

 pied with devotions and study. Then comes break- 

 fast. At g a.m. I gather the children together for 

 school. After school I study the languages. At 

 i p.m. I have my dinner. Exercise takes up the 

 afternoon till 4 or 5 p.m. Tea is the next event. 

 After the tea the adult Eskimos are called for Service 



