. The polar and tropical worlds [microform] : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe : two volumes in one : embracing also an account of the expeditions of all the Arctic explorers from the discovery of Iceland, over one thousand years ago, to Hall's last expedition in the northern world, together with the wonderful discoveries and adventures of Agassiz, Livingstone, Wallace, and other distinguished travelers in the tropical countries. Arctic races; Tropics; Natural history; Races arctiques; Régions tropicales; Sciences naturelles; genealogy. lilL M,
. The polar and tropical worlds [microform] : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe : two volumes in one : embracing also an account of the expeditions of all the Arctic explorers from the discovery of Iceland, over one thousand years ago, to Hall's last expedition in the northern world, together with the wonderful discoveries and adventures of Agassiz, Livingstone, Wallace, and other distinguished travelers in the tropical countries. Arctic races; Tropics; Natural history; Races arctiques; Régions tropicales; Sciences naturelles; genealogy. lilL M, f â ' â â f . ^cii^: 444 THK POLAR INNCIT HTONE LAMP. SIk! pliiccs tlicm in a not lmtii of clolliiiiLj tliat iR'i'tl ii'|)aii's. l'ics( ntlv our cvi'iiini^ meal was roa.," says Hall. How bad it was for the ]inor wife of and her ehildn ti liiay be inferred from her own words. Tlu-y were without food or light ; hi i- infant was restless from hiniger. She said sim])ly, " ]Me got no milk, iiu'at ;ill gone, blul)ber too ; nothing to eat, no heat; must wait till get ; Hall was about tis near starv.'ition as were the Inmiits. All he had to cat was a bit of the "black skin" of ii whale, and this he relislie(l ; he conld lia\c any thing which would have gone to keeji up internal heat, .and make h.^ic and flesh. Khierbing was aw;iy hunting. At lenglh 'l'oid<oolito nianau'cd to cxti'injiori/.e a warm tlinner. I'^rom the black skin she tried out eiionuh oil to fill the lamp and lieat some snow-water. This was thi'ki'iieil with a couple of ounces 'eft of a (piart of nu al which formed a p;irt of the stori's with wliirh they set out. The shared the "pudding," and thought it excellent. ' colli was severe. Within the dark iudoo the thermouK'ter stood at ;ibnnt /.cim; outside,'-'.")' to .")J" below zero. I'nder these circinnstances Hal! kept at his journal, sitting in furs to keep from fre
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