SNOW AND SLEIGH RIDES, 109

 

and sometimes the water falling from
their eyes, and the vapor made by their
breathing, will freeze on their beard, and
make a large lump of ice on their chin.

The Esquimaux Indians have a queer
way of taking their sleigh rides. They
teach their dogs to draw the sleigh, or
sledge. When an Esquimaux wants to
take a ride in the winter, he harnesses
up several pairs of dogs, who have been
trained for the purpose; and off he goes,
almost as swift as the wind. The dogs
are rather unruly, however, sometimes,
and get themselves sadly snarled to-—
gether, so that the driver has to harness