232 CUEIOUS HOMES AND THEIE TENANTS. 



well-grown white child might find some difiiculty in 

 creeping into some of the smaller doorways, not to 

 speak of an adult; but a native Makalolo seems to 

 make his way through easily enough, though how he 

 manages to exist in the close atmosphere inside is a 

 difiicult question to answer. 



When there is any lack of accommodation for 

 visitors — as there always is, for every house is fully 

 occupied — the Makalolos doff their roof instead of 

 their hats, and taking it from the walls place it upon 

 the ground at the disposal of their guests, who, 

 though its accommodations are decidedly limited, 

 make shift to creep under it and shelter themselves 

 there, while the inmates of the house remain roofless 

 unless they happen to have an extra roof or so for 

 such occasions. 



Although the Makalolo women are the only house- 

 builders in the tribe, they have so much unoccupied 

 time on their hands that they are apt to fall into idle 

 habits ; for, contrary to the habits of savages gener- 

 ally, the men do all other hard work. 



DWELLINGS IN SKELETONS OF WHALES, 



AND HOUSES OF SAND. 



Perhaps the strangest dwellings ever occupied by 

 human beings were those found on the shores of 

 Encounter Bay, in Australia. Whether any yet sur- 

 vive the march of civilization may be questioned, for 



