, 1876-12-30
COLD AND DRINK.
Curious Statistics of Total Abstinence In tho
Arctic Regions.

f1ndo7 TYn,ts
Among other results OF the Arctic Expcdl-
With references to the question Of to,al al'ssi-
Expedition were slx-viz.: William Malay,
Adam Ayles, William Norc, Jotner, ind Self, Of
There were two or three other scamen WIN
lvlnesl thu temperance cause during the coHl-
tsatoi and It Is utly fair 70 statc tlat tue nuv-
Ices suffered from acurvy like the rest Of the
journeys, but was repeatedly out, with support-
inv paft!vg. lie stntes that the sleylng pastles
Of the Alert suffered greater prfvNtlons than
those from the e!ster ship. They lia,l pushed
plies Il reindeer and nusk-ox were soon exhaust.
cd. They were consequently obliged tn SUBJ
eist entirely upon shlp'a sturcs, aud this enforc-
Cd u,stleicc from Miltulal ioud mule thcn In
Termination, II The sledgug duties at the cn OF
july, the at,statHers found TINT they had sur
rossctl The remainder of thu k.erss crow In the
number, VI days sledEdng Performed. On THIS
lay ~, "aln! u is remarkable fact," tlte latter
rutilarka, sthat neither Df US was attacked by
nrasvy, but enjoyed good health, and were only
weakened by o,r arduous duties IN s1edginE
work" Adam Aycs Is tcet0talcr Ot many
years. stumbling; lle was NIT only out for llo
t!ayH slcdging, hut on one onnslon lit WIS out
no less tl,un ii days from the ship at a tine. On
this occasion sruryy bud attacked the marty,
ulNl lAu Hs1 LHGll 6O hHuuCulJ klluk Will
tie exception of Lieut.. Ai,!ricli 'an,l Ayles
tho whnlo Of thu men (seven In number) were
IN l,elp,css condition. Dodge md Mitchell still
managed TO struggle By tho s!dc of the slcdsr,
.!a lust moment, were Obliged to bu carried.
We hayc already 5tutod that " the two who
were free from scurvy Adam Aylcs was one.
Tho other wins Lieut.. AldTicll, who, ni-
dllntiug his rum more tim my other, member
Of the expedition: During tic, whole Of flis
slcdgc Journeys Aylcs ate an.l slep. we'll. AMI
burc thu culd oven butter tllan those who were
party Ind double allowance Of grog, forty.aye
above proof, before turning. III. They also
smoked good DEAL but for hls part, Ayles says
he neither drank nor smoked, and lie took care
e at h. h. . %ts 'Gs Wei wss sqSs ls ea Ss se
served out, wlllehwas considered great luxury,
rs 1t occupied much room in tl'e travelling, and
was cplt ~ EeTy ssr'nry c WIS syer ,is 1T
Mcnry Petty, u teetotaler Of l0 years. stand
Ing VIVA tic 0ily total abstancr IN the Dikcoy.
cry. He accompanied Capt. Stephenson III all
his sledgng exctirsions, md as 1t fell to its lot
to act as cook while tlsy were away trcm the .l
cold for an hour md bali in the morning and
for the saiur period In tlle evening, lie was most
exposed to tile frost Of any man n the slip. Tic
vas sledglns sS!y days ina' On On ons 91:. occasion M
tatlrp Of some ninety miles, doing the Journey IN
four days and eight hours, nnl returning In
three tluys and half. He had been tnedtcaily
cxaynucd OH Tuesday by the DOCTOR Of tho ship,
with tho rest Of the crew. md he learnt TINT lc
had never been treated for scurvy. H. had only
| suffered from, cut In the hand. lie believed
tia. hIs Immunity from disease was entirely
owing 10 his tcctota!!aTn. lily had slept well
throughout the cansragn and had rcl!shcd h's
food. IT, hat also escaped frost-btte.
Gore, It sccnls, hal been mn abstalnGr UNTIL he
was Fl years old, but In an unguartted nlanicns