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overcast, and the sensation produced is that of dullness; 

 and when the weather is bright enough to be enjoyable 

 the temperature is low enough to freeze the enjoyment. 

 It is on these occasions that we confidently predict 

 " frost to-night." 



February 10th, Thursday. — I believe, upon mature 

 reflection, the only thing of importance in to-day's ex- 

 istence is our learning of one of our dogs having had 

 a tape-worm, and our proceedings to keep the article 

 from being generated* in other creatures, human or ca- 

 nine. About a week ago our little Kussian dog Dan 

 got rid of about eight feet of tape-worm, which it ap- 

 pears was carefully secured and bottled by Mr. New- 

 comb. Dan is now tied up, will receive no food for 

 twenty-four hours, and then will be treated to a dose 

 by the doctor, to insure a further installment or an ex- 

 haustion of the supply. 



February 12th, Saturday. — Such curious weather as 

 ours has been to-day deserves recording. We are evi- 

 dently preparing for another blow such as we had on 

 June 24th, 25th, and 26th, the barometer acting in a 

 similar way. The temperature, however, acts differ- 

 ently. Then the coming wind was preceded by minus 

 44° to minus 49°, but it had pushed it up to plus 2° by 

 the time it ended. Now the temperature runs up to 

 plus 15.5° in anticipation. If the proportional increase 

 remains the same, we ought to have ice melting around 

 us before the coming gale ends. A year ago we had 

 on February 12th between minus 31° and minus 39°, 

 and an average for the day of minus 35.6°. Verily, 

 verily, no two winters in the Arctic are alike. 



February 14th, Monday. — It begins to look as if we 

 w r ere not going to have a gale after all. Position 75° 

 4' N., longitude 171° 3' E. ; drift since 5th, N. 37° W. 



