CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME xi 



CHAPTER VII 



PREPARING FOR WINTER 



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Delay in Freezing-up of the Ship — Dog Troubles —Return of Royds — 

 Local Weather Conditions— Last Sledging Effort of the Season — 

 Advantage of Experience — Preparing for Winter — Winter Arriving 

 — Meteorological Screen — Tidal Observations — Magnetic Huts — 

 Capturing Crab-eaters — Emperor Penguin Hunt — Departure of 

 the Sun i88 



CHAPTER VIII 



THE POLAR WINTER 



Winter Routine — Obtaining Water — Meals and Meal-hours — Pas- 

 times — Officers' Routine — Debates — Exercise — Work of the 

 Officers — Weather Conditions — Heavy Blizzard and its Effects — 

 Incidents of the Winter — Winter Clothing — Remarks on our 

 Food — Sunday Routine— Discomforts of the Living-quarters from 

 Ice — Heating and Ventilation — Mid-winter Day . , 216 



CHAPTER IX 



WINTER PASSING AWAY 



Our Settlement in Winter— The Large Hut— Lighting Arrangements 

 on Board — Prevention of Fire — A Night on Duty — Smoking 

 Habits — The 'South Polar Times' — Aurora Australis — Mishap 

 to our Boats — Moonlight Effects — Lost in a Blizzard — Theatrical 

 Entertainments — Nigger Minstrels — Increase of Light — New 

 Arrivals— Concerning the Dogs — Return of the Sun — View from 

 our Hills — Walks in Daylight — Preparations for Sledging — Ready 

 to Start 256 



CHAPTER X 



HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SLEDGE TRAVELLING 



History of Polar Sledge Travelling — Early English Sledge Travellers 

 — Ross — McClintock — Peary — Nansen — Visit to Christiania — 

 Difficulties in Selecting Articles of Equipment — Comparison of 

 Sledging Conditions in the North and South Polar Regions — 

 Objects of the Sledge Traveller — Description of our Equipment 

 —The Sledge— The Tent— The Sleeping-bag— Sledging-food— 



