HALL TAKEN VERY ILL. 



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where the snow will cover her she patiently remains, until, cov- 

 ered by the storms, she gives birth to her young; the warmth 

 of their bodies enlarging the hole in which they lie warm, 

 and their breath keeping an air hole open to the upper atmos 

 phere. 



Having returned to the Polaris in a shorter time than he 



NEST OF THE POLAR BEAR. 



fiad counted upon, Hall thanked the men for having behaved 

 so well during his absence, refused all kind of refreshment 

 except a cup of coffee, and retired to rest after having taken a 

 hot sponge bath. The next morning he felt very unwell ; the 

 principal symptoms being a burning in the throat and vomiting. 

 For a week the illness increased, being accompanied with tem- 



