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the long days of winter, is a game something like our 

 old game of cup and ball. It is played with a block of 

 ivory, cut so as to somewhat resemble the form of a 

 bear, which it is supposed to be. The ivory is drilled 

 full of holes in a regular and systematic way, and to the 

 neck of the block an ivory pin four or five inches in 



ESKIMO GAMES AND TOYS. 



length is attached by means of a sinew cord about a foot 

 long. To prevent twisting of this cord, a little ivory 

 swivel is inserted in the middle of it, and the game is 

 played by swinging up the ivory block and catching it 

 iipon the pin. The various holes in the block count 

 differently, so that there is really a good deal of skill in 

 the game. 



