How we are sheltered; a geographical reader (1906)
Chamberlain, James Franklin, 1869-1943 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co.,ltd. · leaf 32
m. There is very littlefurniture in the house, but of course there is abed. What do you suppose, it is made of?Snow! At one side of the igloo the snow is packedhard, and upon this, moss, grass, and twigs areplaced when they can be obtained. Over these, SHELTERED BY SNOW 15 heavy skins are laid, and… … Fig. 9. — An Eskimo Home. Eskimo people use, is made by their own hands.The stove is nothing but a stone that has beenhollowed out. It is both a stove and a lamp.Some whale oil and a wick of moss complete it.I will tell you more about it in another place. 16 HOW WE arp: sheltered The heat from this…
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