Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-08-15
AklIO ARCTIC SHOWS.
low Explorer Pcnry subEIstcd While
on Ill. Trip to the Frozen North.

low Explorer Pcnry subSIstcd While
on iii. Trip to the Frozen North.
Lieut.. Pcary, whos. brilliant exploits
q the far north have only been eciipsed
hus far hy DIR. .innscn, has impurtcd
- icw OF lis IDEAS in housekeeping in
i.c nrct.c regions. or course the main-
lay OF the Iardcr is supply OF canned
it'cics. such rs preserves. jams, bis
Gits, vegetables. butter, tea, coffee.
hocolatc. cocoa and, in short. every
aricty OF food that is capable of being
preserved in canister. Such supplies
re. OF course. most useful on board the
alp; during slcdGc Journeys il Is. how
ever. different. "Ou these" said Icary.
there must bc the stcruCst simplicity
! the matter OF food. The changes
h!ch ] should make in another cX-
rdition's slcdgc equipment would be
in the direction NJ cutting down
ne variety OF food supplies. There
re Just four things IN the way OF pro-
N3%.Ons that | shpulf take, nrd those
- E"n".ican. ship'F biscuit. ten and
pndcns%d milk. a f'th article woul
furnished in the shape of fresh meal
any Kind that we TIigbt kill on the
~. On my previous journey took
EEr. many things u nt were not only
U-r!CsS. hut worse. BE- 'ausc they mere
: "d'icd weight to the Slcdgcs and thus
h"tcd our strength unnecessarily. II
man cannot get along with pcmmcan
''h biscuit. with tea to drink. the arctic
fgioEs nrc no place for him. lie
Gmstn't expect the luNurics OF hotel
dinner.
"Pcmmican Is beef mixed with n con-
siderable quantity of suct. II is the
inplc arct.c food. and is not NJ nll dis.
'"rccable to the taste. II is much COM
'r"sscd. One pound OF II is equal to
'"nr pounds Of ordinary meat, so that
he carrying Of II reduces the slcdlg,.
weight very much. One pound of II Is
the daily ration for II man. or the
lard ship biscuit one pound is also II
lays allowance, and OF tea about n
liart. These rations are consumed al
most always III two meals, which are
III we have time to stop for on sictgc
journeys.
"'rhc ten is in compressed, quarter
pound cakes, which arc further marked
of, somewhat like cake OF chocolate,
into little divisions OF II quartcr-ouncc
each. One OF these makes n pint Of
tea. and IL is stronger than one general
ly drinks nt home. The condensed rnilL
Is the ordinary article which you see
everywhere. II freezes. of course. often
perfectly sold. but that does not impair
II. Tea is the only drink for slcdec
journeys. Coffee Is not satisfactory,
nor Is chocolate or cocoa, which pro.
duccs thirst. Lime juice have no faith
;a ut all. and shall never try IL ngain.
II hns always been thonght nccrssar,
t. countcrnct n tendency TO scurv!.
from the consumption Of so much sal,
ind fatty food. hut never had any
Indications OF scurvy In any OF my
party.
Dried vegetables have been carried
10y some explorers, and while they nrc
well enough to have nt the hcadQunr.
tors, where. rs ! said, there may he
amy variety one chooses, they are cr.
iircly snpcrfluous while slcdgiug. 4
man can get nlong perfectly well with
out vegetables: In fact. never cut
them, even nt home, and there isn't
much nourishmcnt In thcm for arctic
work. There Is only onCthing besides
those have mentioned which consid.
or good. and that Is compressed pc.
soup. II has great deal OF nutrimrnt
in II md Ia especially pnlntablc. Tut II
can bc dispensed with II reduction o:
weight becomes highly important
point, for the pcmmicnn and biscuit
arc Trustworthy stand.bys."--N. Y. Tel
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