New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-15

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Al n The novelty Of Ibis gre.t uaysrying dly nab It
pleasing IL ives curious 20 see as m ,iyht A-se sln
se into sunTse, end pleasant 70 ind tl.i whether vlu
ote or slept, or idcd or toilei the ssns Daylight
always there No rksome night forced up)a yjl its sy
tenn Of compulscr 'ernations could dina q. mi ni ut
sup at breakfast tune aHd 20 bed MONDAY; and but
for apparatus Of coils and cogs called a watch w,a1
have been no wiser and worse
My feeling at first ex'rayIg of ieile1
relief, OF somo vague restraint rcnJyej seensl to
have thrown of the slavery of hoars In fsjt coal
hardly realize it, entirety The astral lamps s.nling
dust covered ockers-I quoting the words OF
ny journal puzzled ne, hings obsolete aud fa1'fl
1hisw0s instructive perhaps but by and by other
feelings The perpetual light; gaii,h and unRlctuating
disturbed me. Ibecame gradually Of unkno
excitaDt stimulus acting constantly like the dalnlige
Of cup OF strong coffee NJ y sleep curtaled ant
irregular; my meal hours trod upon each Others heels
end but for stringent regulations Of my imposing my
routine would have been completely broken up
Ny LOT had been cast in the OF riode ndrons alt
sugar les in the nearly midway latitude Of 4)' h11
been hsbiiusted 10 day and night and every portion OF
these two great divisions had for ts periods Of peculiar
association. Even in the ropcs had mourned the lost
twilight How much did miss the 50 thing DARK
Of which twilight should have been the preurs,r
began 10 feel with Of emotion th writing for
otfers likes confes to- how admirable, sysematic
law is the alienation of day and niyh-1or1s that type
the grea, conditions OF living nature. action and
pose TO those who with daily labor the daily bread
how kindly the OF seep To the drone who urged
by the waning daylight hasens the deferred task, how
fortunate that bis procrasnaton has not SIX mo1ths
morrow To the brain workers among men, the enthls
asts who bear irksomey the dark which falls
their day Dreams how bengnan the dear night blessing
which eDfOrces reluctant rest
Before Christmas the scene had changed. The char
acterisics of an Arctic winter joted down with
the minute fidelity Of Dutch printing:
We have almost reached the sOs.ice; and things are
quiet that may well, before forget it, tell yoa sons
thing about the cold in s sensible effects and the way in
which az sensible people We met it.
You will by turning 10 the early part OF my lOlr
nal that the look back upon IS the peHec
ton Of contrast to this outrageous winter was
fact at all. We had the young ice forming
round Us in Bafins Bay, and measuring falls
while you were sweating under your grass sscloth Yet
remember il time Of sunny recreation when We shot
bears upon the foes. and were scran6lng merruy over
glaciers and numbering rotges 10 the bright glare OF our
day midnight Like complaining brute thought cold
thenI who am blstered II touch brass button or
rsmrod without a wooden NIT.
The cold came upon us gradually The first thing that
really struck the freezing up OF our water
the drip candle appearance Of the bung holes ana our IN
ability to lay the tin cup down for five minutes pause
without having its contents made solid. Next came the
complete inability TO obtain drink without manufacturing
it, For long time bad collected our water from the
beautiful fresh pools of the icebergs and foes now we
had to quarry out the blocks in nty CLASSY Jumps and
then melt in tins for daily drink. This was in Wei
lington Channel.
By,and.by the sludge which we passed through we
travelled became pancakes and snow balls we were gue1
up Yet even late the llth Of September collected
Towering POteDtil from BarrOws Inlet But now any
thing moist wet began to strike me as something TO %
looked ats curious, out of the way production IKE tne
bits of broken ice round of mint juep Oar decks
became dry and studded with boryoidal Jumps OF dirty
foottrodden co. The rigging had nightly aocumuatons
of re and we learned be careful about coied ropes
and iron work. On the 4th of October we had mean
tenn eraturo below
by this time our little entering hatchway had become
so complete of cices that we had to give up and
resort winter door way The opening OF ad0or was
now the signal for gush of smoke like vapor; every
stove pipe sent out clouds of purple steam and mans
breath looked like the firing of pistol small scale
All eatables became laughably consolidated, ana
after different fashions requiring small experience be
fore we learned TO manage the pecua-ites of their
changed condition Thus dried apples became one solid
breccal Of impacted angulares, conglomerae Of
sliced chacedoDy Dried peaches the To get these
out of the barrel the barrel out of them matter
impossible We found after many trials ha! tho shortest
and beet plan cut up both fruit and barrel by rs
peated blows with heavy AK taking the Jumps below TO
thaw Saurkr resembled mca rather talcose slate
A crow bar with chseled edge extracted the !amiRc
badly but it was perhaps the best thing we could re-
sort TO.
coIk raspngs and incorporate Herewith another q g. 81
liquid gutta percha caoutchouc and allow to harden
ger Of our inter cruise. Extract with the saw nothing
but the saw will suit Butter and lard less changed 10
quire heavy cold cbisel and mallet Their racure'
conchoda with h@matitic iron ore pimpled) surface
Flour undergoes little change, and moasses can at as'
be half scooped half cut by stiff iron ladle
Pork and beef ore specimens of Florenhne n)-
SAFE emuaing the lost art of perfed vscers m,nstros
lilies seen at the medical schools of Bologna and hdsn;
crow bar and handpke for 80 deg the OK can hardly
chip IT, barrel sawed half and kept for two days IN
the cabOoso houae at 7G deg still a. refractory as
flint few inches below the surface similar bulk OF
lamp oil, denuded of the slaves, stood IKE yeO" saul
stone roller for gravel walk.
Ices for the dessert of course unbdden, IN AL
imaginable and unmaginsble variety. have tried my
inventive powers on some OF them Roman punch a
good deal stronger than the nobes Roman tasted,
forms readily at 80 deg Some sugared cranbeHies,
with little butter and scadiDg water and you have an
impromptu strawberry ice Many time at those funny
little Jams that we cali in Philadelphia parties where the
lady hostess gdes with such nicely regulated Indifference
through the complex machinery she has brought togethe
have thought noticed her stolen glance OF anxiety at
the cooling doves whose icy bOsoms melting into Ons
upon the supper table before their time We order these
thncs better in the Arctic Such is the composition and
fierce quality of ices, that they are brought IN
served on tho shaft of hickory broom transxng rod,
which we use as srrer first and fork aferaarl. So
hard is this terminating Under of ice that it
truncheOn to knock down an OK The only diincuty
in the processes that follow 1t is the work of time ani
energy impress it with the carving knife and you must
handle your spoon deity, it fasens TO your tongue
One of tempted the other day by the crystal
transparency of ecle to break it in his mouth one
pece oze to his tongue and two others TO his lips and
each carried of the skin the Thermometer was ats Deg
Thus much for Arctic grub L need not say that
our preserved meats would make very fair cannon balls
canister shot ~
Now Lot us start cut upon walk, clothed in welfash
iored Arctic costume Thetbermometer IS say -25 deg
not lower and the wind blowing aroya breeze hut gently
Close the lips for the first minute or two and admit
the cir suspciously through nOstr and mustsche Pres
o, A-~Ah. In 'r' "-"-,n "-"-.ni, but gracious and
agreeable atmosphere The beard eyebrow, eyelashes,
and the dOwDy pubescence of the ears, acquire
white and perfectly envelopng cover OF Veneraps ho
frost The mustache and under lip form penduious oeas
of dangling ice Put out your tongue, aud it instantly
freezes TO this icy crusng and rapid effort ana some
hard aid will be required TO hberate it. Tne less youtak
the better Your chin has trick OF freezing 70 your up
Der law by the lutng aid of your beard even my eyes
have often been glued to show that even wink may
be unsafe As you walk you find that the iron WORK oI
your gun begins to penetrate through Two coats "ooen
nittens with sensation like hot water.
But we have been supposng your back to the WIND
ard if you are good Arctcized subject, warm glow