Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-05
NEW RATION FOR EXPLORERS
shsckleton Party Will Eat Lard,
Oil, Nuts, Sugar and Wheat.
MOST SCIENTIFIC EVER DEVISED
Expedition Expects TO march BiEh-
teen Hundred Miles and Must
Garry All IT'S own
Supplies.

LONDON. July 4--An the provisions
for Sir Ernest shackletons trip across
The South Polar continent are to he packed
in sausage skins. They are the most
nutritious part Of the composition says
Sir Ernest. we triel them in Norway.
but did not succeed. We shall no doubt
DO better at the South Pole when we are
more hungry"
The menu prepared for the party is not
an enticing one. II has been decided upon,
however, under the advice OF the Royal
Army Medical college and is made up OF
food that Is easy 70 transport and at the
same time win keep the body warm and
strong. The rations will be thirty-six
ounces a day, compared with the average
OF three pounds n day eaten by the ordi-
nary person In the latter there is lot
OF waste which has been eliminated from
the rations OF the explorers
There will be daylight during the whole
five months the party is on the march.
10 the ordinary day Of twenty-four hours
will be disregarded and new day OF
nineteen hours established. Supposlng
the hour for rising on the first day Is
o'clock, the time table will work out on
these lines:
to s a. M.-Preparatlons for the start
and breakfast. consisting OF three ounces
Of lard per man, two ounces Of sugar, one
ounce Of dried milk, wheat protein and
oats.
s to i2 M.-March.
i2to1P. M.-Rest and lunch. consisting
of nut food. composed Of Brazlls, almonds
and beech nuts. mixed with oil, dried
milk and oats
TO 5 T. M.-March
. to Up. M-Pitch camp. rest and take
dinner, consisting OF the same food in
the same quantity as breakfast.
+. NJ. 10 a. M.-sleep.
The same round OF nineteen hours will
then be repeated.
Ration ns AnaIyEed.
sir Ernest explains that the lard and
sugar supply heat the protein builds up
muscle. tho nuts are the most nourishing
food in the world and the oats. mixed
with other rations, afford the bulk neces-
sary to keep the organs from becoming
atrophied.
''You may feel rather sick when you
hear OF IT," said Sir Ernest, ITS rather
a greasy compound. Indeed when we
tried Il In Norway we thought It n very
unpleasant sort OF ration. but can assure
you that, scientifically considered. 1t is
the finest that has ever been devised.
hope that this time hunger will play a
very small part in our troubles
As the party intends TO cut right across
ahe continent, a march OF i.sOO miles, they
will have TO carry all their food with
them, and cannot like previous explorers,
h. afa
upon food depots on the return march.
Therefore the greatest attention is being
paid to provisions. The organization is
perfect so far as human ingenuity can
devise. They are allowing fifteen days
food for blizzards but they can go or
much shorter retions II necessary To
carry the food motor siedges with aerial
propeilers will be used for the first time
and In addition there will be 100 Canadian
dogs. which can carry 100 pounds each.
Hoods Instead of Tents.
For protection while sleeping a sleeping
hood, something after the fashion OF al
automobile hood Ia TO he used. This
weighs thirty-seven pounds and accom-
rnodates six men whereas the old tents
weighed thirty pounds and accommodates
three people,
The frat 900 miles of the journey will
be across land. never before covered By
man. and Il is here that the chief dif'
ficulties are looked for. With tho las
800 miles Sir Ernest Is fairly familiar
baving crossed and recrossed Il on hil
trip 20 the Pole.
The two ships for the expedition, one
60 take his party out 70 the Weddell sea
and the other 20 bring them home from
the other side Of the continent, th'
Aurora and the Endurance. are nov
getting ready for their voyages Th'
latter IL In London and the former II
New Zealand.