THE CAMEL OF THE FROZEN DESERT 



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AN ALASKAN AND HIS DUMB FRIEND, WHICH SUPPLIES POOD, CLOTHING, 



AND TRANSPORTATION 



One of the advantages which the reindeer herder enjoys over his southern brother herder 

 of sheep and cattle is that in times of blizzard the deerman is not forced to remain with the 

 herd. After the storm passes, he is able to estimate with approximate accuracy the location 

 of his charges ; for the reindeer, unlike most animals, prefers to travel against the wind ami 

 at uniform speed. The neck and shoulders of the deer are protected by a heavy growth of 

 long, whitish hair. 



Tiair about the head and shoulders and a 

 growth of long 1 , whitish hair under the 

 neck are special protections against cold. 

 So sure are the herders of this animal 

 instinct that during the severe blizzards 

 which often sweep over the country they 

 can seek cabin shelter for themselves for 

 davs and still be able to calculate the ex- 



act direction and the approximate dis- 

 tance to the point where they will find 

 their herds when the storm has passed. 



THE WARBLE I'LV, DREADED PEST OP THE 

 REINDEER 



A pest with which the reindeer herds- 

 man must reckon is the warble fly, a sort 



