. With Nansen in the north; a record of the Fram expedition in 1893-96. ^ground. Scott-Hansen and Peder became slightly snow-blind after this expedition, and Blessing had to curethem with cocaine. The pool around the ship was gradually gettingbigger, so much so that we could practise in our kayakson it. Scott-Hansen was especially keen at this sport;. THE FRAM IN THE ICE, MIDSUMMER, 1894. he would let himself capsize with his kayak, and thentry to right himself with it again. Nordahl held aline, fastened around Scott-Hansens body, and whenthe latter was on the point of drowning, he was pulleda
. With Nansen in the north; a record of the Fram expedition in 1893-96. ^ground. Scott-Hansen and Peder became slightly snow-blind after this expedition, and Blessing had to curethem with cocaine. The pool around the ship was gradually gettingbigger, so much so that we could practise in our kayakson it. Scott-Hansen was especially keen at this sport;. THE FRAM IN THE ICE, MIDSUMMER, 1894. he would let himself capsize with his kayak, and thentry to right himself with it again. Nordahl held aline, fastened around Scott-Hansens body, and whenthe latter was on the point of drowning, he was pulledashore, and had then to hurry to his cabin and changehis clothes. He seemed greatly to like these experi-ments in capsizing. MIDSUMMER 99 From the pools on the higher ice, small rivers ranJown the slope to the lower ice-strata, with just ilusime sound as the rijiplini; brooks amonn tile mountainsat home. On board we found that the mould-mushroomthrived wliercvcr there was any dampness. the bacteria which he had obtained from thedead puppies. But as yet he had found no bacteria inthe air. On Midsummer Day we were in .ST 43 north weather was bad, with cold northerly wind andsleet. There were no .siju^ns of birch-leaves, or of flowers;only ice, ice everywhere. \\hile we were sitting: atdinner a bear paid a visit
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