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reach further, even if it would be classed by some 

 as not so directly edifying to the soul. The Jour- 

 nals are a concise illustration of the enterprise, 

 pluck, perseverance, self-reliance and stoicism of 

 the old English stock. Cartwright is even more 

 than candid in the revelation of his own derelic- 

 tions. But his carefully recorded series of facts 

 about himself and the country paint a graphic 

 picture which leaves one's mind informed and 

 stimulated. It is, moreover, valuable, if for noth- 

 ing else, for its contrast with the style of the 

 journalistic records of passing events in the mod- 

 ern press, where a minimimi of fact is made the 

 basis for a maximum of letter press, so that the 

 oculist rather than the mind or spirit benefits 

 from the search for knowledge. Personally I 

 feel very grateful for an accessible edition of 

 these Journals. It would be a distinct loss to 

 literature if they were permitted to disappear. 

 It strikes me as somewhat appropriate this fore- 

 word should be written from the home of the 

 gallant Captain himself. 



Wilfred Grenfell, M. D., M. A., etc. 



Oct. 6, 1909. 

 »S. S. Strathcona. 



Cartwright, Labrador. 



