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(110). The other half of the tinned foods required 

 was ordered from a firm at Moss. The manager of this 

 firm undertook at the same time to prepare the neces- 

 sary pemmican for men and dogs, and executed this 

 commission in a way that I cannot sufficiently praise. 

 Thanks to this excellent preparation, the health both of 

 men and dogs on the journey to the Pole was always 

 remarkably good. The pemmican we took was essen- 

 tially different from that which former expeditions had 

 used. Previously the pemmican had contained nothing 

 but the desired mixture of dried meat and lard; ours 

 had, besides these, vegetables and oatmeal, an addition 

 which greatly improves its flavour, and, as far as we 

 could judge, makes it easier to digest. 



This kind of pemmican was first produced for the use 

 of the Norwegian Army; it was intended to take the 

 place of the " emergency ration." The experiment was 

 not concluded at the time the expedition left, but it 

 may be hoped that the result has proved satisfactory. 

 A more stimulating, nourishing, and appetizing food, it 

 would be impossible to find. 



But besides the pemmican for ourselves, that for our 

 dogs was equally important, for they are just as liable to 

 be attacked by scurvy as we men. The same care had 

 therefore to be devoted to the preparation of their food. 

 We obtained from Moss two kinds of pemmican, one 

 made with fish and the other with meat. Both kinds 

 contained, besides the dried fish (or meat) and lard, a 



