. Report on the proceedings of the United States expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land [microform] . Scientific expeditions; Scientific expeditions. 362 THE LADY FRANKLIN BAY EXPEDITION. Appendix No. 114.âLetter of Dr. Pavy\ April 2j., Camp Clay, Ellsmere Land, Afrit z-jt/!, 1884. Sir: my report of the 2sth inst., I have found no improvement in the general condition of the party, but a constant decrease in its general strength. A slight improvement is perceptible in the cases of Gardiner and Israel, but not great enough to allow the stopping of increased rations. Ellis
. Report on the proceedings of the United States expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land [microform] . Scientific expeditions; Scientific expeditions. 362 THE LADY FRANKLIN BAY EXPEDITION. Appendix No. 114.âLetter of Dr. Pavy\ April 2j., Camp Clay, Ellsmere Land, Afrit z-jt/!, 1884. Sir: my report of the 2sth inst., I have found no improvement in the general condition of the party, but a constant decrease in its general strength. A slight improvement is perceptible in the cases of Gardiner and Israel, but not great enough to allow the stopping of increased rations. Ellis is rather better, but Biederbick was, and is, fastly [sic] getting weaker. 1 he general atonique [atonic] state of the bowels, ar J the constant increa-^ing obstinate constipation, compel nr to call to your attention a few recommendations, hoping, for the welfare, perhaps even for the safety of the of the party, that they will be received favorably. First, that as the state of our bowels is critical, and the general weakness fastly [sif\ increasing, the following change of diet for the next ten days is necessary: 4 oz. of bacon, with pemmican, in the morning (raw in the plate), with one pint of tea and one of stew consisting of shrimps, and i oz. of blub- ber and I oz. of fresh meat, and the usual amount of bread until exhausted. In the evening, one pot of tea and two of stew with shrimps, the ordinary amount of bread, and 7 oz. of meat. This proposed cf diet would call but for an increase of i oz, only of blubber, and the daily use of bacon and pemmican, v ''ich would now be of the highest necessity in the present state of the party. I have detected, this morning, a decri. ase in the strength of the two hunters, and a change unfavoritble in their health. I could renew my recommendation of the 25th for an increase of ration, and that in pemmican and bacon. Earnestly hoping that these important, perhaps necessary, should be favorabl
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