The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-12-21
COOKS STORY
OF Els TIP 70 lie rss Nara s Marvel
sasly Frank and Open

oaSy FfaRa ana uEea
TELLS ALL ABOUT TRIP
Confession : 10 be Printed ia
Hamp.on.s Magazine. Details a
Remarkable .atind Journey," De-
voting Iesen Largely to Psychic
Phenomena
n the arss insssilmens Of his own
story. which is 70 ap2ear 9n the
.orshcomias January EarapsoaS
MAGAZINE, Dr.. Frederick A. Cook.
.-aakly coafesses. IS promised IN re-
cent news dispatches, 20 uncertainty
regarding his claim TO the discovery
ot the Nossh Pole. asse- . detailed
and remarkable account cf the men
al processes which he underwent on
HIS Arctic Journey Cook. WITH
-; : remarkable degree os self-analSsis.
describes the process ps conviction Of
snsl atsasnneent which grew upon
hin Instead OF repeating the dag
hy day account OF Ass sEsvess over
n.s,es cs Ice. DR.. Cool deEotes hiua-
seR chiefly to Whist is 2 remarkable
mind journey .s s..
Dr.. Cooks confessor Ea.ch is an-
nounced as e human document OF
extraordinary interest and import
snce. Is presented By Hampsoas.
which pus ssssaea Commander Pearys
story. .The Discovery R tie North
eoie.. on iss ovn merits comiss
ss.er a nysserious secsasioR Tor an
entire year, during whieh tine he
has lad little TO do Bat reject and
a-rsvs at eorclrsioas. Dr. Cooks
confession Is most remarkable per
Z haps IN shat he Acknowledges bis
belief that e IS absolutely impasss-
sls hy scientific ooseryat.ons TO as
certain the achievement OF the North
poae, and thai his own conyfe:.aa
was not based entirely upon such
I proof e
.sI am tod thai many peeple who
dfscredas my original story e. my
experience helieye IN my good faish,
says Dr. Cook. this moves me
more than can tell If I did be-
Reese Ia myseis. honestly and ssa-
eereiy. is felt convinced OF ny
csass when reached Copenhagen
and Later New YORK. IS Il jus. to
can me- the words most intrepid
faSes. . common. cgbcrass swim
dler2.
Declaring 3 desire TO take srsend
ana foe into his confidence. Dr.
Cook. IN q pasnstakiag eIorssto e1.
plain himself. gives an account Of his
eariy ife. his bcyhcod ars0 0itions and
the anal focusing Of his desire upon
tie boreai centre After 16 years
or srnisless effort The fnsl oDportnn:
& ~ came - him vith an invitation
TO ACCOMPANY Join r Bradley on q
) Northern hunting trip Dr. Cook
says that his immediate intention
was merely 70 return 70 ths North,
and that Il was mot until he arrived
q st laruoatos that be finally de.
6 ternahed to ery for the pole
tssEoss certainly we talked OF The
sole says r. Cock, but. posi-
4 5yely and ensphasscal.y, tt was NOT
N important incentive to the Jour
mex. Back sn my brain, barely
aboye the saheonseious realm Was
J: the eseeling saat tthis. however, might
esag opportsasty N the preparation
sso- 8 final tasure discrimination !.
therefore. hout any conscious
purpese. and NTH my last penny,
paid ont OF spy purse for extra
\ supplies Cor a persosaI expedition
aaorld Z ieave the shi3.
her I lafs New yerk my plans
were mot az all definite. Even had
known then that { should Try sor the
psfe Should not aass aoagae cry
geographical license IRON soar
syagse and Unknown authority.
Though much has been made BY cris-
les OF oar quiet departments a.
Ways fesf the cnestos the pole as q
persnaai amh;tson. q crazy hunger
mad TO satisfy. !,
Accused of being the. most coias-
sal liar OF history. sometimes ] feel
that more Hes hare been Ioid abent
ms .aan ahon anyone ever born.
3 q AS 9 popular illustration OF the
sort os yasns that were told. let sme
reter Co the solSsh fake OF the gum
drops Some one started the story
that expected 20 reach tha pole By
bribsng the Eskinos with gum drops
-perhaps the idea was that !was 70
lire Them on from point to point
EsEh regularly issued ras..ons OF these
eontsceioas.S
hereyer went on my lecture
tour after my return TO the United
States. much TO ny irrisation saw
Cook gRm drops coaspicuousyy dis
played tn confectionery stora win
dows. Hundreds Of pounds OF gum.
drops were sens TO my ho.e, With
sae compliments OK the manufactu--
ess. On al sides I heard the gum
drop story. and In almost every pa
per read the reiterated tale o. lead
Il Ing the EsSsmos for the pole by
dangling . gum drop on q string be-
fore them. I never denied this. as
never denied any OF the fakes
Printed about me. The fact Is, tha,
Feser heard the sun-drop yarn
Entii : came to New York. We took
20 g1:.n 6.ons wiehf on our polar
trip. and. TO my kaottedge, no Esks-
mo ate gum drop wnile with me.
Among the many thinss which
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