. 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. CII .ULK
. 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. CII .ULKS FRANCIS UWA. AND TIIi: INNIITH 443. i"'- 'â¢â U 'I 'â I â ( t' ': HTi)l!>J IIIIINH. Il;if the " (n'or^c llcnry," iiad loariuil liic les- son liy dear experience. I'"ive yeai's Id'fofe, when in eoniniand of anolliiT -A, 111' liad lost tliirteen of Ids nu'ii l)y scurvy. '⢠IJut," said lie, " I am not now afraid of losing; any more men l)y .'t- nrvy wliile I have command over them. Will luver there are appearances of il on hoanl, I will have every pork and Iteef - salt provisions of every kindâlicadeil up at once, and every man shall live upon hrcail and fresh provision, such as whale, walrus, seal, deer, hear, ptar- iiiiu'an. duck, and the like. Il is not a little reinarkalile that persons alHietecl willi sciirvv sei'Ui madiv inclined to salt provisions, \\hieh tliev know to lie in llirir case ahsolute poisons. They will jm) :my lenij;th to ohtain salt pork, even when they have fresh food in ; Mall's tirsl ni^jlit in :in ii^loo may stand as a sample of more. ^W'. liti', with much aWridi;ment, from his journal: 'â We encamped at "> , havin-i foimd i,'ood material for huildino; a siiow- ii'ia^ e. Kliierhiiejf and K< oo at once commenced (^awiiiLj out snowdilo( ks Willie i cariieil tiiem to a siii ilahh It f or ereetni'^ the i^joo, whieli tool' K us iiiu' hour to make Is soon 111 as it
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