The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-05-14

used mittens OF channels leather, hnd
with sheep skin, and lined at the wns's
with rome kind Of loug-haired fur. they
were usually connected with ribo"n OF
strap to be slung around the neck,
pretty much the same way the
children at home used to carry their nit
tens. When at work in open air the NIT
tens were used without further precaution.
For the rest We wore the ordinary Swe-
dish winter costume, with perhaps some
more WOODEN underclothes than necessary
in Sweden. Reindeer ckets and leggines
were provided for all the men, anc also
great and varied assortment Of pelisses.
But the majority seldom used them. even
when the thermometer stood AZ $50, or.
which was worse. when, with . tempera-
:ure OF 800 it Was windy, Our men man
ifested greater favor for q wide, roomy
canvas suit, worn over the ordinary mari
ner's jacket (sailor's jscketP) During Sc
we're weather it gave welcome protection
against snow and wind. The head was
similarly protected by bashlike being
drawn over an ordinary Elsinore cap. of
the bashlike (co~l or hood), . necessary
supply had been procured from st. Peters
burg.
SANITARY CONDITION AND PROVISIONS.
Up to the time / write this no case OF
sickness, nor trace nor sign OF scurvy, has
occurred. This fortunate condition is at
tributable primarily and especially to the
excellent spirit which throughout animated
the scientists, the officers aud the crew Of
the expedition. and to the well appointed
outfit of the Vega. Effected by Capt. Palan-
der in Carlscrons, one OF the naval sta
tions in the south OF Sweden but, above
all, to the adaptation Of the dietary order to
the climate, which had been arranged &C
cording to the expe risnces gathered from
the expedition of 1872 8, aud from the ex-
cellsnt physician, Dr.. Enwall. 1.-THE die
tary bill (bill Of far) 10 omitted
Besides what Is herein mentioned, be-
tween February 10Th aud April LIST We bad
jelly twice week, made Of the Moltberry*.
should have used this, according TO Nor
wegian experience, capital specific again st
scurvy, but the harvest Of this berry failed
totally in 1877. aad could not a. any price
obtain the quantity the expedition needed;
therefore. in lieu Of this, l purchased in
Finland q great stock Of cranberry juice,
which was served to the crew and eaten
with great relish.
For protection against the intense re-
flection of the suns rays from the dazzling
white which, without relief by any dark
objects, surrounded us in every direction,
toward the latter part Of the winter the
expedition was provided with q stock Of
blue and gray goggles-eonserve spectaclss.
These were distributed to all on board in
February. Really, in spite OF this precau-
ton, few cases of snow blindness have
occurred for want Of proper care, but Sc
riously developed cases OF this distre ssing
malay have up to this not appeared.
The proceeds Of the chase during the
winter is limited to some ptarmigan and
hares, and has not contributed to our lar
der in quantity worth mention. On the
other baud, We have obtained fish In some
what greater quantity, chiefly through bar
ter with the natives. It can now be served
twice q week. OF the fish We have obtained
tho greatest part is species of cod, with
gray ish- green vertebra. At first, however,
1t could only be served 10 the gun room, be-
cause the crew showed an invinclble aver
sion for it, on account of that popularity
color Of the vertebra- .-
TO BE CONTINUED.
NorE-Moltherries; Sw-Muiter. (7trcrdcum Of
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