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their part in these relations, but no doubt on a closer 

 examination the instinct of self-preservation is at the 

 root of all. As a consequence of this, his respect for 

 his master is far greater than in our domestic dog, with 

 whom respect only exists as a consequence of the fear 

 of a beating. I could without hesitation take the food 

 out of the mouth of any one of my twelve dogs; not 

 one of them would attempt to bite me. And why? 

 Because their respect, as a consequence of the fear of 

 getting nothing next time, was predominant. With 

 my dogs at home I certainly should not try the same 

 thing. They would at once defend their food, and, if 

 necessary, they would not shrink from using their teeth ; 

 and this in spite of the fact that these dogs have to all 

 appearance the same respect as the others. What, 

 then, is the reason? It is that this respect is not based 

 on a serious foundation the instinct of self-preserva- 

 tion but simply on the fear of a hiding. A case like 

 this proves that the foundation is too weak; the desire 

 of food overcomes the fear of the stick, and the result is 

 a snap. 



A few days later the last member of the wintering 

 party Adolf Henrik Lindstrom joined us, and with 

 his arrival our arrangements might be regarded as com- 

 plete. He had stayed on board hitherto, attending to the 

 cooking there, but now he was no longer necessary. His 

 art would be more appreciated among the " chatterers." 

 The youngest member of the expedition the cook 



