The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-31
GEN. A. w. GREEDY.

for me. I slept only nine hours, but I
found trouble in doing So.
Did Not Crave Candles or Castor OIL.
How about food? Did the cold air make
you crave castor oil and candles, as the
Eskimos are said TO do?"
NO" replied Gen. Greedy. II don't
think any of us ever saw the day when we
wanted TO eat candles. The desire OF peo-
pie in cold countries for fat has been
much over-estimated. The human being
can assimilate only a certain amount OF
fat, and the stories published OF Eskimos
who drink oil like wine are overdrawn.
You can stand more fat In cold regions
than in warm. but the limitations are
fixed"
II suppose the Arctic explorers OF next
year will have n great advantage over you
on account OF the condensed foods which
have since been invented"
Il don't know about that" replied Gen
Greedy. you can't live long on bread
pills and meat essences. The stomach has
to have something to fill IL in order that IL
may do its work properly Condensed
foods are very we'll for a squirt, but they
Will not do for a steady diet for any length
OF time. If We're going north again I
should take great deal Of condensed milk
and butter. We had plenty OF butter for
the first part Of our stay. We carried IL
with US in tins and found IL very good. II
might not have been 50 appetizlng at
home, but you can eat stuff in the Arctic
regions that you would not touch here"
Provisions for the ArctIcs.
TELL me something as to what you took
with you"
"Our stock Of provisions was made I'D TO
last for two years. I had studied the sub
Ject, and took q good let Of supplies for
that time We had about ton and a half
each OF condensed milk. butter and oat-
meal. We had plenty OF cheese and mac
aroni and condensed eggs. We had
canned fruits and dried apples, peaches
grapes and raIsins. I think that tomatoes
were our best vegetable and we found the
apples and peaches our best fruits. we
had plenty ~ flour and some canned
meats"
did you have any fresh rneatg"
Yes. some: but IL ! were going again I
should carry great lot OF fresh meat
with me. II could be kept n refrigerators
We kept meat quite a long time. re-
member that the birds which we killed IN
Greenland In July formed good eating in
June al Conger the next year. You need
meat 20 feed your dogs The dogs ,nt,
have there do not like biscuits nor nafent
dog foods. They will not eat them unIeas
they are half starved. and & f. very i'm
poTtant IN such explorations 10 keep UP
the strength Of your dogs. "A 10 cured
meats. We found that bacon. ham corned
beef and penmican were among the bast /"
How about game: is there aDv chance
o. getting any in the regions about the
pole?"
Yes. in the lands whore we were NE
found quite lot or game AZ certain fines
or the year. We killed during our stav
more man a hundred musk oxen. num-
Der Of seals and about fifty ducks"
WcoIen Clothing -. rur.
Suppose you were going again. general
what kind OF clothing would you take7~'
i should Use wooden cloth for many Of
my suits believe that wool IL better
tnan fur for many purposes. II Is well to
nave an overcoat lned with dogskin. The
best kinds az rnittsns are wooIen ores
with sealskin mittens drawn ever them
We found that our best sleeping bags were
made az buffalo robes We liked the ones
u which two men could sleep best az IN
these each man helped 70 keep his fellow
warm"
hansen and Andree.
Has Nansen's work really added TO our
knowledge OF the polar reglons7''
Not - any great extent" reulseH C,A,
Greely. "Nansen fioated along In the cur
rent that he thought existed. bat the Cur
rent did not carry him over the pole "a
be supposed e would"
HOW about Ancree and his balloon; do