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out." An hour later we breakfast, and at one o'clock 

 we lunch. We dine at six, and at eleven we put out 

 the lights and " turn in," — that is, everybody but the 

 writer of this journal and the " wa^tch." After dinner 

 I usually join the officers at a game of whist, or in 

 my own cabin have a game of chess with Sonntag or 

 Knorr. One day differs very little from another day. 

 Radcliffe shows me the record of the weather when 

 he has made it up, in the evening ; and it is almost as 

 monotonous as the form of its presentation. The 

 daily report of ship's duties I have from McCormick, 

 but that does not present any thing that is peculiarly 

 enlivening. I make a note of what is passing, in this 

 voluminous journal, — partly for use, partly from 

 habit, and partly for occupation. The readings of the 

 magnetometer and the barometers and thermometers, 

 and the tide-register, and of the growth of the ice, 

 and all such like useful knowledge, find a place on 

 these pages ; but novelties are rare, and when they 

 do come I set opposite to them marginal notes, that I 

 may pick them out from time to time as one does a 

 happy event from the memory. 



The ship's duties go on thus : — After breakfast the 

 men " turn to " under the direction of Dodge, and 

 clear up the decks and polish and fill the lamps ; and 

 a detail is made to go out to the iceberg for our daily 

 supply of water. Then the fire-hole is looked after, 

 the dogs are fed, the allowance of coal for the day is 

 measured out, the store-room is unlocked and the ra- 

 tions are served ; and before lunch-time comes round 

 the labors of the day are done. After lunch we take 

 a walk for exercise, and I make it a rule that every 

 one who has not been at work two hours must spend 

 at least that much time in walking for his health. 



