Smyrna times., 1856-01-30
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| " ME we are waiting for Dr. Knnc'g oficiaI
report "fhls last expedition to the Arctic ocean
lnere are some scientific results, the pubI,co.
ZION oi which we may be permitted - antic,-
pate Ihe first Of these is the conditions of
latitude. S " iol l'leFh
Dr: ~ Names party succeeded in reaching Iati-
! tuue GU degrees, higher northern noint uron
me coast Of Greenland than had vet bpen ARA r
cd by any previous navigator. He found in.
haoit'ng tins mhosptabe region thc Esoni-
"1auA Indian, the reindeer, and MANY vareiios
VI tl'e Moral world, principally Of the Anime
| species, The latter is numerous and diminr.
/ i've How far nosth the human raco and ori-
Hials exist IS not known; but DR.. Kone's OH
| s'FFatiohS c!eariy establish the fact. that tba
extreme cold OF latitude 90 degrees is NOT Tho
Hmm T. Their northern migration.
The habits Of the ESquimauy aro neouI;.r
! n'y are essentially migratory people. and.
win sledges drawn by dogs, undertake ;omr'
neys OF hundreds OF miles in extent dene,,l;no,
i"r lheir subsistence upon such nourisbtnant -
'''tlcc throws IN their way. This the lirtln
P"'y ""oer Dr. hane found to be sufficiently
abundant to meet their own wants
During the whole cruise lhev waro no,,o.
seriously IN want Of food but on ono occas;,
nearing Melville bay. Hero. f2rtYcotoI'. II''"'
"'c sea- presented itself, stretched ot lonI,b
on the ce. A boat was manned n no - "a
SUIT OF It, and DR.. Kane describes tho oxnito
meHt OF the chase as so iutnr.o ,h,t c,..,
most experienced gunners Of the party corlI
nafdIy command himself sufficiently to fire ~
u nnti me boat had ncared within C,u, vords
"hu wa" III the very act of egcapinp
lhe temperature at which the exploration.
were conducted, was between 20 and GO do
SrceS DeIoW zero. SO intense was the coId
'''t '1f ''cohoilc thermometers failed 10 ipd,.
- accurately the temperature, and even chlo
i''"' /" ana me essential oils, which resist low
einPrrltnrcs, became thick and turb,d II us
only bY careful observation and connariso,,
- "llny instruments, that they were enabled
70 attain to any accuracy in regard to the ev-
tent of the cold '''0 0N-
AN opportunity has thus been given Of tcet-
ing the ability OF the human body N rnsiet
temperature OF seventy degrees below zero. tn,
several months together. The Doctor and his
PIl'y were enabled to do this by an immense
cIW,"SumPt'on OF animal food the ordinary doilv
'lo"ahce 10 each man being six or eirhf ducks
seal. FU' Vi INC laC
shortly after the discovery Of the compound
' 'l'"ig 9! me atmosphere by frestly, Crawford
Of
ne body IS maintained at an uniform temnoro.
lre "' " degrees, by means ofa liberal con-
""nPtoA o: TODD containing carbon in excess.
: anal food where ;he cold is severe The
lo., oeatiini ana brilliant series Of experiments
Prosecuted by Liebig. were those intcndod %
S'dulish inns theory, which they do most s,c.
essiully =" "'0S' sue
III this connection, the experiments of DR..
zane and his party, showing the kind and
Inohat o. food required 10 enable the human
ody 10 resist the depressing influence ofa con-
nued low temperature, for pefiod of time
niger than any other recorded, Is Of the high
st practical value.
y, we have in physical geography, as the re.
III o' thiS cruise, newly discovered land.
anKed by lofty mountain ranges, wide and
eI'ss open sea, clearly pointing to an undis-
''efeI region OF large extent towards the
'r.h pore and immense glaciers, before which
rose OF Cyr and Chamonni dwintlle into insig-
ihca"ce.-N Y. Epeniag Post.