THE NEW YEAR 



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Astrup have taken their sleephig-bags out under the boat as 

 an experiment in sleeping in the open air. 



Monday, January 25. A clear, calm day, with the very 

 bright da}-light tipping all the bergs and crests of the cliffs 

 with silver. The temperature is —29°, and the landscape is a 

 cold-looking one, but its a.spect does not 

 chill us. It is certainly novel to feel so 

 decidedly hot in a temperature of —30°, 

 while my handkerchief freezes stiff be- : 



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A Winter Recreation. — Mv Cross-matched Team. 



fore I get through using it. I have been busy cutting and 

 sewing a flannel lining for my reindeer knickerbockers, for 

 which I utilized my old gray eiderdown wrapper. I also made 

 out a schedule or bill of fare for the week, arranging the menu 

 for each day, so as to get the greatest benefit from the patent- 

 fuel stove and save as much oil as possible. 



