Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Meet emblem of a world shrouded in the chill and gloom of paganism seems Lake Winnipeg on this cold wintry morn ing. No sign of life is here. The ice and snow, like a great mantle, seem to have wrapped themselves round every thing that once had life.