The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-07-22

dragging the heavy life boats the dog
teams went ahead to break pathway.
Alter weeks Of travelling It was found
impossible to move the entire party,
no they settled down for a stay on the
ICE. Then the Ice broke. For more
'nah ten months the expedition float
ed about on great noe helpless.
At fast the hug, "raft" became I'M
sate. One night IL broke directly
through the center. dropping several
men Into the sea. As the Ice raft
grew smaller and the sen became more
pss1lous 1t was decided to risk every
tnihg In a desperate attempt to reach
civilization In the small life boats.
Later. seeing the impOssibllity Of
transporting the entire party at one
time. Shackleton started out with i've
Of his companions for South Georgia.
the nearest point Of civilization. nearly
500 miles away.
They landed on the unlnhabited side.
Leaving three Of his companions. Sir
Ernest started for the Strommness
whaling station. ~ 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 he
made Shackleton with new ship and
supplies started back to rescue his
companions. Following their rescue.
the entire expedition. without the loss
NJ man. steamed Into Valparaiso har.
bor. while the guns Of the Chilean navy
roared welcome. Then came the tri.
umDhnl return to England.
8" 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.
ttOn 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 ns he was starting from
London on his third expedition:
"My Dear Chnp-When you receive
this | shall probably he on the ship
on my way to the frozen south. to
clear up the scientific questions that
were left undone by the destruction
Of the Endurance.
''One thing I have been forced to
overlook through the pressure Of
events. md that Ii II question close
to the henrts--or I should say stom.
nchs--of humanity. II il the .ood
question.
ut II apparent that the world n
getting short Of meat. Consumption
ix outstripping production. and the
condition Il becoming more serious
daily. Before long we shall be forced
to eat meat that today. although II Ii
good food. II Milling the skins Of inter.
exting geological specimens.
Human nature is peculiar about
eating. Pretty and ugly. fcrocioua and
kindly animals Of the roo. to the
average man. are natures creatures
for his entertainment. He does not
realize that most Of these animals are
common sights to some ~ the earth's
inhahitnnss and most Of them are used
ms food.
1.-THE Inhabitants of South Afr,cn
Il mean the whites. the Boers), than
whom there are no more Intelligent
or physically perfect people. have
iteen cutting most II our roo animals
since their settlement In Africa, near.
~ no years nsp. Aiso In the vnst
regions Of ice there are millions Of
edible animals. whose flesh. With proo.
Or cooking. II Just "A nourishai,ie and
Just % paiatahie ~ any ether meat.
'NOa the great Ice continent Of the
bottom Of the world sea elephsnta.
sea lions. seal. penguin. etc. have
bred unmolessei for Thousands Of
years. They ore sdihie. I know.