Loiio- Days and Nis^hts. j 



But whenever we came back from a ride they were 

 well fed. 



Our dogs were very useful to us in other ways 

 than drawing" our sleighs, for they were very sharp 

 and good to hunt. They helped to kill the polar 

 bear, and to find the seal and walrus. 



Now, in order that you may understand our way 

 of living better, I will explain that we have six- 

 months' night in Greenland, and during that time 

 nothing is seen of the sun. The moon changes ver}' 

 much as it does here, and we have the light of the' 

 stars. Then most of the time the beautiful northern 

 lights may be seen dancing and leaping about, with 

 many colored rainbow beauties. The white snow is 

 always on the ground, so that even when the moon 

 and northern lights did not show, we could see to 

 hunt round. Before and after the night time, there 

 was about a month of twilight, and this was our 

 finest time of the year. We had then the best 

 chance to hunt. 



In the long day we had the hardest time, for then 

 the sun shone out so brightly that we would be made 

 snow blind if we ventured far from home. The day 

 was four months long, and if we did not have food 

 enough stored away in an ice cave to last us through, 

 \\e would be in great danger of starving. 



The best time to hunt is when the ice breaks up. 

 My people know when this is going to happen by 

 the noise There is a rumbling sound like distant 

 thunder. Whoever hears that sound first goes from 



