Marble Hill press., 1920-07-22

attafNutiy no fhhusN ei pFNfH'AN~
with consumption.
III. Ike and disiikes ~ the civil
ir~d world for certain kinds OF me@'
are iarE~iy psychological.
Nature has provided edible anima's
Gus, q. raiainhls and nour'shins ~
tho.. commonly usei for food.
Tho animal food supply % q" sh''
arctic regions 10 varied and apPaf"nu'
inerhaustihle.
The prr.ent progress in alrplane-
and airships I. 80 rapid that u -ertas
foolish 10 -, bounds 20 their fu'ur"
development
SIR Ernest says be knows sea etc.
plants. SEA lions seals, renEuihs ana
Other animals and bir,is q the ant
arctic are e,ilhle Well he should
know what he's taking nhoat lie
esrtainly had . chance 90 md out on
b.. s~cona antarctic exploration.
Although Cook. as far hack a. lt1A
70, sauth as far a. II dsgr~cs II min
utrS. aud weddeil Ross norchgrcNink'
and II. Geriache did valuable explora-
ticu work between iS.7 and 800. IL
was Dot until Capt Robert D. soo'i's
er.t expedition in ie12 that the world
really became Interested In the south
pole For snfne reason the race for
Discovery honors was principally to-
~ari the north pole Shackieton fol-
lowed Scott In ien Then Road
Amuud.en reached the south pole In
1911. Scott also reached Il few
days later.
shackletons second party LEFT
Bucnos Aircs October q. 1914. aboard
the Endurance. small. sturdy ship,
built especially to withstand the OF
slaugh, OF the ice. In addition 10 the
crow. scientists and explorers, the En-
durunc, carried nearly % dog teams
which later proved Of untold value In
aiding the party 10 cross the Ice on
their historic journey back TO eiSiliEa-
ton.
The nrsi stop OF the expedition was
NJ south Georgia. the southernmost
outpos, Of the human race where ar
rangrments had previously been made
for taking on supplies 20 last through
the winter. seaLmeat was feature
Of these supplies
The Endurance started again toward
the bottom Of the World" For weeks
the ship upheld her name calamity.
fighting her way through the treacher'
Gus antarctic seas. Each day the
tourney becnme more difficult and
more dangerous. with colder weather
and heavier Ice tho members OF the
rxpcdlt,on came 10 realize that II was
only question OF days until they
would have to give up the journey un'
n, spring should break the ice again.
Az three degrees FROM their destina-
ZION the white horror OF the antarctic
closed In upon them. Weeks were
.neut In attempts to clear the way TO
,ss ,peu sea. hut all to no avail. The
h., was re,en:less. And then the sun
,s, not 10 rise again till spring.
Mon,hs were spent in preparation for
the ,,nal dash to the pole, Everything
r.. In readiness Then, as Shackleton
puts II, 9Th little party lest its home
and Its hopes"
The Endurance was crushed by the
pressure Of the Ice. which followed
ON the heels Of n terrific blizzard. such
as could occur only In the polar re-
rions. The Ice tore the rudderpost
from the ship and few moments later
she was thrown sideways TO an angle
sf forty-five degrees
The entire party was forced to aban-
don the doomed vessel. removing all
necessary supplies. A few weeks later
the ice ground the ship to pieces--at
hast sending 1t to the bottom.
with the possibility OF reaching the
pole beyond all human endeavor, the
expedition started on the long and
pertlous return Journey. With the crew