There were other games at feasts, too. The men had archery contests with bows and arrows. When a man hit the target, the women showed their approval by running up and rubbing noses with him. If a strange man came, there was usually a boxing match between him and one of the village men. If the stranger lost, he might have to go away. Life was so hard that only strong people were wanted in an Eskimo village. Papik practiced these games, just as he practiced hunting. Before long he would be a man and would do the things a man did. There would be a feast when people agreed he was grown up. By then he could take care of himself, even if he was far from any village, all alone in the winter snow. [Illustration] [Illustration: Eskimos Made Wonderful Inventions] [Illustration: This is how Eskimos hunted little birds with darts. Each dart had several points.] [Illustration: a throwing board and dart] [Illustration: a bow drill for making fire] Eskimos invented ways of killing whales, the largest animals in the world, with only a few pieces of wood and bone and hide. They invented ways of hunting powerful polar bears with only small handmade weapons. They invented a new kind of lamp, which was perfect for their needs. They made the coldness of the Arctic work for them, when they turned ice and snow into useful tools. They could even make their food do double duty--sometimes they built sleds of frozen skins and meat or fish. Later they and their dogs could have a feast of the thawed-out meat. [Illustration: Eskimos invented snow goggles to protect their eyes from the glare of sunlight on snow.] Eskimos used every part of an animal. What they didn't eat they turned into clothes or tools or building materials. They even made fine thread from the fibers in bird feathers. All around these two pages you'll find inventions that helped Eskimos to live in the Arctic. [Illustration: Eskimos invented little skin shoes to protect their dogs' feet when they had to travel over sharp ice.] [Illustration: Eskimos often hung skin linings inside snow houses. This kept the snow from melting and made the house much warmer.] [Illustration: Eskimos fastened waterproof jackets tight to their kayaks. They could turn over in the water without getting anything but their faces and hands wet.] [Illustration: polar bear] [Illustration: white whale] THEY SHARE WHAT THEY HAVE Eskimos were so good at working with their hands that they could use their wonderful inventions to live alone if they wanted to or had to. But they were very sociable, too. They made lots of visits--and long visits. Nobody ever knocked when he entered a friend's door. In fact, the Eskimos had no word for "Hello." Visitors were expected to come right in. [Illustration: walrus]