The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-29

noIo up very woli though INC majority Oh
them are more or less hungry all tho time
We take the position that eating largo
quantity OF foed Is mofc or less habit
In our ration of about 2e ounces per day
we know there Is enough nutriment to
keep n hardworking machine in good or
der. phls has been scientifically demon.
strated. Tho trouble is to induce the men
TO break off the habit Of years and feel sat
isfed without the sense OF fullness. It is
also difficult to teach them how TO increase
the valuo Of their food by eating u very
slowly. For instance, we issue every morn
ing three snail arlsbis crackers, weigh
ing an ounce each, TO each man. They ere
almost q perfect food, containing 10 per
cent Of nitrogsnous matter The writer In
experimenting subsisted several days to-
gether with no Other food than ten OF these
crackers, but to obtain their full value IL
is necessary, Of course, to eat them very
slowly, merely to nibble at them.
Whsn eaten in this way, couple OF
thsm are almost rs good rs an ordinary
meal, and those of us who know how to
use them find the three little crackers of in
estimable value in keeiins up our strength
and In suppressinr the desire for lsrge
quantities of food NJ the meal hours. They
and gulp their crackers down In few
mouthfuls. So IL is with other features OF
our daily ration. We shall 90 on preach
ing and commanding. however, in hopes
finally Of inducing all the members OF the
party TO use their food as IL was intended
TO be used.
Sore Footed Dogs
Many of our dogs are stiil suffering frcr.
sore feet. Scme get better and are of great
assistance 10 us In pulling the loads, while
oth1 rs suffer 81 much that they arc unable
TO do any work, and we find IL necessary
10 shoot them to put them out Of their
misery. Today we executed three CT the
unfortunate creatures and shall have TO
dispose Of ,Jme more In q day or two. We
have 80 dogs left, about two dozen Of
which arc working very well. Tho ques-
tion Of food for the remaining dogs will
soon bo pressing one. Only one box OF
dog biscuits remains, and then it must be
bear meat OF dog eat dog. An unfortu-
nato feature Of the dog business Is the re
luctance with which the animals change
from day TO night, as we do. While we
eep during what corresponds to the day
and work at night, the dogs show tend
cncy to sleep at the time they are expect
cd to work and to roam about and howl
when they shceild be asleep. II would be
somical IL it were not SO painful to wit
ness the efforts OF the dogs to slumber.
They place their heads upon one an ether's
, shoulders and snoozo until they fall down
In the snow. They lean up against boxes
or scramble TO the top Of the alu uminium
cases and fall asleep until they slip Oft,
with msny plaintive howl and scratch
ing on-the metal As soon as n boat or
sledge stops for a moment the tired brutes
fall asleep, and It is certainly cruelty to
animals-thouah pardonable cruelty-to
give them kick and a cun and set them
going through the snow.
Wo renewed our journey at Q In the
evening, with no improvement In tho road.
The weather continues murky, and We arc
wondering II tho sun has been lost some
where in tho terrestrial regions. Upon the
distant ice mountains Of Northeast Land
and west Spitzbcrgcn We occasionally see
evidence OF his existence in the form of
brosd CLEANS Of dazzling light upon the
frozen SUBMITS, but not orce has his maj
esty dcigncd to shine upon us.
June 5.-Aftcr hard nights work We
made camp at O'Clock this morning, Inv
ing covered about Ave miles, much Of IL
over very rough ice, with occasional pock-
much strength and endurance men who
havc lcd professional and even sedentary
lives develop in the puro air Of tho arctics.
For instance DR.. Mohun and the writer,
neither Of whom has ever known hard
work Of physical sort except by seeing it
in others, take each day slcd laden with
400 pounds, and with three or four dogs
attached to 1t make tho days journey.
Half the timo the dogs arc Of no use on
account Of tho rouGhness OF the rond, and
we have to DO the work, wadfng through
snowerifts, lifting the sled out Of holes,
putting 10 en- It's runners after 10 has been
overturned and pulling and pushing about
ten hours per day. We do this, too, with
out fatigue. Imagine the many tons of
energy pot ferth by our Norwegian con-
tingent and by Professor Freneh and Mr..
Dodge, all Of vhem 20 three times over the
road, twice with loads propertionately
much heavier than those drawn by DIR.
Mohun and myself
We killed another useless dog this morn
ing and will serve him mp for breakfast
10 his surviving companions In the even
ing After good sleep we rose ut this
evening" had n fine breakfast Of oatmeal
porridge swcctoned 10 individual taste
with a few tablets OF saccharine, tomato
soup, biscuit and as fine a cup OF coffee as
any man ever tasted. Could one ask for
better brenkfast' The dogs enjoyed the
flesh of their late companion In misery
very much Within ten minutes after his
remains wore cut mp and thrown upon the
snow not vestigo remained. The dogs
arc sottips so hungry that we hang our
boots and such articles high out Of the
reach Of their voraoious jaws.
We set out at o o'clock this evening in
good spirits and with the snow fairly
good FOR travelling, the temperature hav-
ing dropped just under the freezing point.
June s.-Hard by our noon camp was n
biz Of open salt water, q tidal crack, with
layer OF fee underneath about lS inches
Of water. The temptation for bath wGs
too strong for some Of Us to resist, aud
Mr.. Jpell and the writer stripped To the
skin and waded In, while All tic men sat
about and smoked their pipes and looked
ON, very much amused spectators The
walk in bare feet frt "A The boat, where we
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