The San Francisco call., 1899-03-05

Y v made a most thorough exploration the places
The result is most valuable ao-
tion to scientific knowledge Many the facts obtained
are surprising ways than report OF TINS
expedition has just been received at the ACADEMY Oh o
ences in city is attracting much attention on &C
count unlocked for array Of new discoveries
Perhaps the surprising statement made in the
whole report greatest energies OF the
expedition search for microbes over the
dome and the results of the greatest benefit
70 Humanity AS microbes the expedition
a 10th success and failure 1t was a be-
II showed that the air of regions is the
purest found the face of the earth II was d
failure because microbes were found
The preparation this work about as complete
a IT could be- psychologists employed and
the laboratory on board Antarctic sup
iad with every possible piece apparatus Test plates
geatine carried TO the tops OF iceoegs ana eX
posed to the air. islands the work was
done the water examined and no microbes
were found Of seals birds and fishes were
also examined that to light was one harmless
nicrobe such be found In the stomachs Oh hu
II was demonstrated conclusvey the air of the
Polar regions absolutely bacterium proof This was
further proved the members of the expedition by he
fact that none of took cold On two occasions
professor Nathorst the icy water but he felt no
evil effects beyond immediate chill On one OF the oc
casons he was compelled in his wet clothes for
counle Of hours. suffered severely from cold but
as soon as he got ship and put dry garments
he felt as well as did in his life In temperate
climate where microbes plentiful he would most Ger
tainly have experienced long siege of sickness
The fact that the regions healthfu has been
known to the people Of for several years At
Advent Bay spzbergen Island Professor Natnorst
health resort the shape of good-sized hotel Inc
stcue he says northernmost building excepting
the huts Of be found in the world 1t is close
nm TO the eghteth parallel and for the greater part OF
+ba YEAR Is buried in snow But sick people get
well there Nathorst met several consuptves
who had been hotel only short time but were able
TO report large gain weight and marked Improvement
5oessor Nathorst made of which there
s any record XII Island far TO the north OF
spitzbergen Here he found sheltered valley with
scrubbv growth of timber. This surprise. but he
eceved his greatest when couple of large rein
deer wandered up him without showing any signs OF
Sear The animals before human being,
80 thew were SO they could be stroked like pet
calves. 80, . 49, ...o,o. .ha
edon ran icepack that being heaved about
bv mighty ground The ice and fell giant
rollers and ship crunched her this in constant
DANGER Of being crushed to spliners But Professor
Nathorst says in spite Of this danger the tossing
fields of ice presented the grandest he ever
BESIDES making examination of several small
known islands expedition explored the eastern shore of
where the foot OF White man had never
+rod before climate frghtfully severe even in
the summer explorers rewarded by discover
ing enormous Iedges excellent coal The amount in
sight indicated the fields to be millions Judg
ing by the fields which have been found the
Of Europe these coud not De exhausted
The explorers found several beetles localities where
none were supposed to exist A animals
also found large quantity of botanical specimens
secured Deepsea soundngs were made and several
unexpected thereby brought to light
The Swedish Geographical Society looks this
pedon successful sent to the Polar
eons The report just long document
not he reproduced here entirety synopsis
has been The Call by DR. Gustav Esen of the
Academy Sciences and is as follows
The report chief Of the Swedish Polar Expedition
shows that important discoveries resulted from this
visit high northern latudes No Arctic expedition had
been much Not only did the staff
of the photographers
biologists and in addition to these
the chief G. Nahorst had provided complete
laboratory in order ascertain the actual
tv Of the air In The Investigations
the aotertoogist expedition In
marx and unexpected.
The expedition from Gohenburg May 25 and
turned September The main object of the epedi
on besides search for Andree to explore
part Spzbergen and the land to the east of Spitz
aSaan Charles Land. Owing to the influence
80 The Cuf Stream coast of Spzbergen
narativey well known while part which is filed