Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-12-04

breathe quiet air, the blue flame lamp
sang the notes OF gastronomicai de
lights. heaven given drink OF ice
water was drst INDUCED I'm TO quench
the chronic thirst. and then the process
OF disrobing began. one at a time. for
there was not room for all 10 act Of
once.
Tea IN an Hour.
The fur stuffed boots were pulled.
and the bearskin pants were stripped.
Then half OF the body was quickly
pushed into the bag. A brick OF penn
mican was next taken out. and the
teeth were set to the grind OF this
bonelike substance. The appetite was
always large. but q half pound OF cold
wi,hered beef aud tallow changes a
hungry mans thoughts enectuauy.
The tea. an hour ia making. was now
ready, aud we rose on elbows to take
Il. Under the influence OF the warm
drink the fur coat with its mask or Ice
was removed. Next the shirt. with its
ring OF ice about he waist. comes OF
giving the last sense OF shivers. Push.
ing farther into the bag. the hood was
pulled over the face. and we were lost
10 the world OF ice.
The warm sense Of mental and phys-
ical pleasure which follows is an in
tersting study. The movement OF 9th
ers. the sting OF the air. the noise OF
torturing winds. the binding rays of
a heatless sun. the pains OF driving
SHOWS and 9ll tire bitter elements were
absent. The mind. freed OF the agita-
ton Of frost. wandered 10 home and
better times under these peculiar cir
cumstances: there comes a pleasing
sense with the touch OF ones own
warm skin. while the ccmpanionShlp
OF the arms and legs. freed OF thci.
cumbersome furS. makes a new dis
covery In the art Of getting next 10
oneself
In the Heart Of Storm
On March - II blew a half gale M
night. but At noon on the following
day the wind eased. The bright sun
and rising temperature were too
tempting TO remain quiescent. and
though the west was still darkened by
threatening clouds. the dogs were pun
TO the sleds and OF they went among
the wind swept hummOckS. We had
not gone many miles before the first
rush OF a storm struck us.
Throwing ourselves over the sleds.
we waited the passing Of the icy blast
There was no suitable snow near to
begin the erection OF a shelter, but a
few miles nOrthward was a promising
area for camp. and to this we hoped
to take ourselves after a few mo-
ments' rest. The squall soon spent its
force. and in the wind which followed
good progress was made without sui
fering severely. The temperature was
Al degrees below zero F. and the ba-
rometer 29C5.
Once In moving order, the drivers re-
quired very little encouragement to
prolong the effort to a fair davis
march IN spite OF the weather. AS
the sun settled in the western gloom
the wind increased It's fury and forced
Us into camD. Before the gloom was
finished steady. rasping wind brush
ed the hummocks and piled ND the
snow in large dunes like the sands OF
home shores.
The snow house was not cemented
with water. The tone of the wind did
not seem TO indicate danger. and, fur
thermore. we were beginning to real
lie the great need OF fuel economy.
We therefore did not deem 1t pru-
Gent to use oil for the fire TO melt
snow. except TO quench thirst.
Not particularly anxious about the