The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-05

London, July An the provisions for Sir Ernest Shacketon's trip across the South Polar continent are to be packed in sausage skins. "They are the most nutritious part of the composition" says Sir Ernest We tried them in Norway but did not succeed. We shall no doubt do bet ter 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 or dinary person. In the latter there is a 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, so the ordinary day of twenty four hours will be disregarded and a new day of nineteen hours establish ed. Supposing the hour for rising on the first day is seven o'clock, the time table will work out on these lines:
 7-S A. M.-PrepaI a,Iuns TOT the start and breakfast, consisting of three ounces of lard per man, two ounces of sugar, one ounce of dried milk, wheat srotein and oats.
 SIP M.-March.
 12-1 P. M.-+Rest and lunch, consist ing of nut food, composed of Brazils, almonds, and beach nuts, mixed with oil; and dried milk; oats
 Is r. M-March.
 5-7 P. M.-Pitch camp, rest and take dinner, consisting of the same food in the same quantity as break fast.
 r. M. to A. M.-Sleep.
 The same round of nineteen hours will then be repeated
 Sir Ernest 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 ra- tions afford the bulk necessary to keep the organs from becoming atrophied. You may feel rather sick when you hear of it" said Sir Shack teton, its rather greasy com pound. Indeed when we tried it in Norway we thought it a very unpleas- ant sort of ration, but l can assure you that, scientifically considered, it is the finest that has ever been de- vised. 1 hope that this time hunger will play very small part in our troubles"
 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 previous explorers, whose objective was the pole, depend upon food de- pots on the return march. Therefore the greatest attention is being paid to provisions. The organization is per feet so far as human ingenuity can devise. They are allowing fifteen days food for blizzards, but they can go on much shorter rations if neces- sary. To carry the food motor sledg- es with aerial propellors will be used for the first time. and in addition there will be one hundred Canadian dogs, which can carry 100 pounds each.
 For protection while sleeping a sleeping hood, something after the fashion of an automobile hood is to be used. This weighs 37 pounds and accommodates six men, whereas the old tents weighed 30 pounds and ac- commodated three people.
 The first nine hundred miles of the journey will be across land, never be- fore covered by man. and it is here that the chief difficulties are looked for. With the last 500 miles Sir Err nest is fairly familiar having crossed and recrossed it on his trip to the pole.
 The two ships for the expedition. one to take the party out to the We'd dell sea, and the other to bring them home from the other side of the con tinent, the Aurora and the Endur. ance, are now getting ready for their
 
 the former in New Zealand.
 Llv-VER-LAx Is purely vegetable.