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Winter.

bells tinkles through the wintry air let them busy themselves rolling huge balls of snow after the manner described in the chapter on "Snowball Warfare," making the foundation of

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Fig. 170.A Snow-House Finished.

the house exactly in the same way as that described for the snow-fort (page 258).

The roof is made of boards or planks covered with snow. A barrel placed over a hole in the roof, and surrounded by packed snow properly shaped, will make a very good chimney. A pane of glass can be set in the square hole made for a window; a heavy piece of carpet can be hung from the ceiling over the doorway, so as to act as a curtain; or if the young work-people choose to take trouble enough, they can put up a framework inside of the door-way and hang a

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