The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Will Be Used as Food on Expedition to the
 Antarctic
MENU PREPARED IS
 NOT AN ENTICING ONE
Ordinary Day Will Be Disregarded and New One of 19 Hours Estab- lished-To Use Sleeping
 Hoods for Protection

London. July 4.-All the provisions for Sir Ernest Shaclsleton's trip across the south Polar continent are to be packed in sausage skins "They are the most nutritious part of the compo- sition," says Sir Ernest "We tried 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. It has been decided upon, however, under the ad- vice of the Royal Army Medical col lege and is made up of food that is easy to transport and at the same time will keep the body warm and strong The rations will be 36 ounces a day. compared with the average of three pounds a day eaten by the ordinary person. In the latter there is lot of waste which has been eliminated from the rations of the explorers.
 To Arrange New Day
 There will be daylight during the whole five months the party Is on the march, so the ordinary day of 24 hours will be disregarded, and a new day of 19 hours established. Supposing the hour for rising on the first day Is 7 o clock, the time table will work out on these lines:
 7-S a. m.-Preparations 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.
 SIP m.-March.
 12-1 D. m.-Rest and lunch consist Ing of nut food, composed of BraziTs almonds and beach nuts, mixed with oil. and dried milk, oats.
 1-5 D. m.-March.
 2-7 D. m-Pitch camp, rest and take dinrer, consisting of the same food in the same quantity as breakfast.
 D. m to a. m.-S1eep.
 The same round of 19 hours will then be repeated.
 rnest explains that the lard and sugar supply heat; the protein builds up muscle; the nuts are the most nourishing food in the world, and the oats mixed with other rations, afford the bulk necessary to keep the organs from becoming atrophied. "You may feel rather sick when you hear of it,' said Sir Ernest, tits rather greasy compound Indeed when we tried it in Norway we thought 1t a very unpleasant sort of ration, but I can assure you that scientifically con sidered, 1t is the finest that has ever been devised. l hope that this time hunger will play a very small part in our troubles"
 Great Attention to Provisions
 As the party intends to cut right across the continent, a march of 1900 miles, they will have to carry all their food with them, and cannot like pre- vious explorers, whose objective was the pole, depend upon food depots on the return march. Therefore the great est attention Is being paid ito provis ions. The organization is perfect so far as human ingenuity can devise. They are allowing 3 days food for blz- zards but they can go on much shorter rations if necessary. To carry the food motor sledges with aerial propellers will be used for the first time, and in addition there will be 100 Canadian dogs, which can carry 100 pounds each.
 For protection while sleeping a sleep ing hood, something after the fashion of an automobile hood is to be used. This weighs 37 pounds and accommo- dates six men. whereas the old tents weighed 20 pounds and accommodated three people.
 The first 900 miles of the journey will be across land never before GOV cred by man. and it is here that the chief difficulties are looked for With the last 800 miles Sir Ernest Is fairly familiar, having crossed and recrossed it on his trip to the pole.
 The two ships for the expedition, one to take his party out to the Weddell sea- and the other to bring them home from the other side of the continent the Aurora and the Endurance, are now getting ready for their voyages The latter is in London and the former in New Zealand.