The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-24

dragging the heavy life boats the dog
teams went ahead to break pathway.
After weeks of travelling 1t was found
impossible to move the entire party,
so they settled down for a stay on the
ice. Then the ice broke. For more
than ten months the expedition float
ed about on a great foe, helpless.
At last the huge raft" became I'M
SAFE One night IL broke directly
through the center, dropping severa!
men into the sea. AS the ice raft
grew smaller and the sea became more
perilous 1t was decided to risk every
thing in a desperate attempt to reach
civilization in the small life boats.
Later, seeing the impOssibility of
Transporting the entire party at one
time, Shackleton started out with five
of his companions for South Georgia.
the nearest point of civilization, nearly
500 miles away.
They landed on the uninhabited side
Leaving three of his companions, Sir
Ernest started for the StrOmmneSs
whaling station. 80 miles away, over
rough sea with huge ice cakes threat
ening to smash the little craft. He
finally reached his destination.
AS soon as arrangement could be
made Shackleton with a new ship and
supplies started back to rescue his
companions. Following their rescue.
the entire expedition, without the loss
of a man. steamed into Valparaiso har-
Dor, while the guns of the Chilean navy
roared welcome. Then came the tri-
umphal return to England.
So you see Sir Ernest had plenty of
opportunity to find out that the ami
NAL life of the antarctic was edible"
What he thinks Of the general PROPOSE
ton to use the food resources of the
| antarctic in feeding the world may be
seen from these extracts from a letter
| written this summer. to an American
friend, Just as he was starting from
London on his third expedition:
'BIy Dear Chap-When you receive
this shall probably be on the ship
on nv way to the frozen south, to
clear up the scientific questions that
were left undOne by the destruction
of the Endurance.
"One thing l have been forced to
overlook through the pressure OF
events, and that is a question close
TO the hearts-Or l should say stom-
achs-of humanity. 1t is the -ood
question.
at is apparent that the world is
getting short of meat. Consumption
is outstripping production, and the
condition is becoming more seriOu:
daily. Before long we shall be forced
to eat meat that today, although 1t Il
good food. is filing the skins of inter
esting geological specimens.
"Human nature is peculiar abOu
! eating. Pretty and ugly. ferocious ant
kindly animals of the zoo, to TIT
average man, are natures creature
for his entertainment. He does no
J realize that most of these animals ar
common sights to some of the earth
Inhabitants and most Of them are use
e as food
"The inhabitants of South Afric
n q mean the whites, the Boers), tina
: whom there are no more intelliger
i or physically perfect people, hav
T been eating most Of our zoo animal
e since their settlement in Africa, nea
ly 800 years ago. Also In the va.
l. regions of ice there are millions (
II edible animals, whose flesh, with pro-
IT er cooking, is just as nourishable an
1t Just as palatable as any other meat.
"0n the great ice continent at Il
lie bottom of the world sea elephant
lie sea lions, seal, penguin. ETC., ha,
ID bred unmolested for thousands
W years. They are edible, know.