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the hole, and the hunter struck it with his harpoon. 

 The hole was immediately made larger with the 

 chisel which is always attached to the shaft of the 

 harpoon. The seal was soon after brought up on 

 the ice and hauled into the iglo, where Mr. Peck had 

 taken up his abode for the time being. Here it was 

 at once cut up, and pieces were handed round to the 

 Eskimos. One little fellow was given a piece of the 

 gory blubber and meat, which he seemed to enjoy 

 most wonderfully." 



This kind of diet is said to be very heating to the 

 system, and after eating a good meal of raw seal's 

 flesh the natives are able to endure the cold much 

 better than would be the case with other kinds of food. 



" In the evening," resumes Mr. Peck, " we sang 

 hymns, read God's Word, and I addressed them, 

 speaking of Christ raising Lazarus from the dead, 

 and pointing out the power of the Saviour in Whom 

 we are invited to believe. I am sure it would have 

 been an interesting and attractive sight to any of 

 God's people could they only have had a peep at us 

 in our snow-bound dwelling and listened to our 

 praises. For my part I felt most happy, and the 

 little privation I endured seemed nothing compared 

 with the joy of doing even a little for these Arctic 

 wanderers. 



"Before we retired to rest one of the men blocked 

 up the opening which served for a doorway with a 

 large piece of snow, and made a small hole in the 



