Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-18
BIRTH OF SNOW BABY" NAME ESKIMOs
GAVE TO ADMIRAL PEARYS DAUGHTER
Marie Born in the Arctic Was Great Favorte of the Natives
Girl Tells of Some of the Exciting incidents of Her
Long Soiourn in Land of Perpetual Ice and Snow
Her Boy Playmate.

mate, Koodloodtoo. who was~a few
years Older than l. He was lust com
pleting his training In driving and
managing team of dogs and a
sledge. He took me with him on his
hrst trip, when he demonstrated that
ne was full-fedged man, capable of
controlling the dogs. The Eskimos
think that boy is a man when he can
drive a team OF dogs. no matter how
young he is. It's somewhat similar
ieellng to that which recognizes an
American boy as a man when he nuts
on long trousers.
NOW, driving team of dogs in the
snowland is not as easy as II sounds
for there the driver holds no reins
but controls his dogs with a whip
and keeps them in check with that.
Ihese whips are quite short, but the
lash Is long enough to reach the
tarthest dog, three or four yards away
by clever twist OF this lash the
driver IS able TO convey his directions
TO each dog. II is little wonder that
the Eskimo boys are proud when they
are able TO master a team. for il is n
real feat.
When made that trip with my
little friend ne was able to manage
his lash so well that every time he
swung It behind him the end coiled
around my neck, but was having foo
good time TO mind. and It really
didn't hurt anyway. one is always SO
bundled up In that part OF the world.
The purest socialistic state exists
as far as the management Of their
property and resources goes. If two
hunters go out together and one is
successful, but the other is not. then
II is matter OF course that the lucky
one must share his game with the
other. There is no feeling Of mine
and thine Each for all is a we'll ea.
tablished fact among them.
This is true. too. OF their houses.
They build cluster Of huts and when
they start off for other districts tbese
houses are left for the other tribes-
men who come after II Is popiIlar
fallacy that Eskimos live only in the
snow huts called igIoos. They have
their tents not unlike the Indian tepee
also
The natives have long knives
made from walrus' tusks and sharp
ened With these they cut square
blocks OF fee. They pile them up in
the shape OF an inverted cup until
they are all finished but the top. The
block for this place is cut exactly to
ht and their exquisite skill always
measures 81 carefully enough TO TT
without a fault This block is dropped
right into position. II settles with an
almost metallic click
Entrance 10 the igioos f. gained
through a tunnel removed some dis
lance away; one crawls to get inside.
it the party Intends TO remain at its
haIung place FOR a long time the en-
trance is removed stfI further BY
long passageway. where the dogs are
Kept and protected from the cold
We had an experience during the
trip that nearly proved our undolug
We were anchored in an unknown bay
one night and our captain left a lone !
man on watch, while the rest Of us |
went below to sleep This man silent |
also. The first thing I knew mother /
was calling, Mariel Hurry Get mn /
Something's the matter with the
ship We were hustled ashore-iust /
m Time, the captain sald-and with /