168 CURIOUS HOMES AND THEIR TENANTS. 



that blow from the arctic highlands, and never melt 

 until the brief northern summer sets in, when they 

 are replaced by others made of earth and hides of 

 animals. 



There are other inhabitants of Greenland that live 

 in houses of snow — the bear and the seal. The for- 

 mer, at the beginning of winter, after looking about 

 and finding a place suitable for her purpose, where 

 tlie snow will blow and drift over her, lies down and 





Snow house of Eskimo. 



allows herself to be entirely covered. As this covering 

 grows continually deeper, her breath and the warmth 

 from her body gradually melt the snow about her 



