Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-24

could not pull out all the windows
was elected to have a cold"
lie tells some strange and little
understood truths about the north
When l was camping in the in
! terror" said Noblett, "ln the dark
est pare of the arctic night we us
ually had settled. still, cold weather
the thermometer ranging about 60
! degrees below zero. OF course we
used spirit thermometers In this
| climate there are three things neces-
sary to human life aside from food;
namely, sleeping robe, In which
20 relax and rest, matches with
which to make a fire by which warm
food may be prepared, and a cooking
pot In which this food may be
warmed and clothing boiled-sanita-
/ ton, you see
TOO Warm; Danger.
Strange to say, the greatest dan
ger confronting an arctic explorer is
that OF becoming too warm. II the
temperature Of the body becomes ex-
cesslve a cloud or coating OF mois-
ture forms about the body and be-
comes a dangerous conductor of the
warmth within. When this condition
.
building a fire and drying the
clothing.
"A thin, closely knit garment. eli
ther wool or silk, next TO the skin
and a loose, light garment over all
is as much as is needed Too much
clothing is as dangerous as none at
all. / am suffering more with the
cold here today that I would with
the same clothing in that intensely
dry and cold arctic atmosphere. /
have often walked in the dry snow in
my light stocking feet. never feeling
a pang Of the cold. The arctic dog,
with a very light coat of hair, sleeps
in ice and snow during the cold
est seasons
"All that the dog needs 10 keep
warm is his nose and four feet. This
is how he does it when asleep: He
gets down on his side I'm the snow
or ice, placing his hind feet over
the bottoms OF his fore feet just
az | place the palms Of my hands
together and swshing his long.
bushy fur-cOvCTed tail about until it
covers his bare nose he drops off
into pleasant dreams. He will sleep
until feeding time after the rest
THE preservation of human and
animal life. then, depends upon pre-
serving a perfect non-conductor be-
tween the warmth of the living body
and the death Of the bitter cold
During rest hours fur protection is a
necessity While moving about, gem
Grating heat I'm the body, one can
dispense with tho fur, II he has a
good substitute. But sledge dog
will not tolerate any sort of wooden
or blanket covering II he should
stand for it he would freeze as hard
as ice within a few hours. lie wen
understands the laws of nature.
\ Peculiar Robe.
"rhe warmest robe obtainable is
made by the native Esquimaux out
of the small skins of what Is called
the snowshoc rabbit This little anil
NAL. whose feet resemble miniature
snOwshoes. has a remarkable fur
light. and as fine as the finest down.
In making the robe they cut the fur
IN narrow strips and cross them two
ways. sewing them together at the
lap Although 1t looks worthless.
being fun Of holes. It IS the boon Of
the Alaskan explorer
AS strange as the long winters
are the brief summers rival them.
For ins'a ancc. .Aiashs. produces more
fruit which grows wild, than mans
culture produces. on the entire Pac-
fife coast OF the states. Guessing