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from the N.N. W., which now continues, doing us much service in 

 putting us to the north. There is rain, and it is chilly ; but what 

 of this to a determined soul ? Oh, to be strong from the circum- 

 stances ; to be excited by the powers of the mind ; to be inspired, 

 as it were, by the divine Spirit, that I may continue to the end 

 of life in my studies of Nature and her laws ! May I be strong 

 in the day of battle ;. may I not forget that I am a child of Deity 

 — a humble instrument created for work ! 



"Saturday, June 30th. In a conversation with Captain B 



and his first officer, Mr. Eogers, this morning, I learned their views 

 of the scurvy. They both understand the cause, the nature of 

 it, and its cure. The former said he had gained his knowledge 

 from dearly acquired experience. This is truly a fact, for in 

 1855, while in command of the Georgiana, on a whaling voyage, 

 he lost thirteen of his men by scurvy. But, said he, 1 1 am not 

 afraid of losing any more men by scurvy while I have command 

 over them. Whenever there are appearances of it aboard, I will 

 have every pork and beef barrel — salt provision of every kind — 

 headed up at once, and every man shall live upon bread and fresh 

 provision, such as whale, walrus, seal, deer, bear, ptarmigan, duck, 

 etc., etc' " 



Mr. Eogers stated that in 1856 he went on a whaling voyage to 

 the South Sea, and that during the year scurvy broke out among 

 the *crew. Nine were seriously affected, and one died of it, all 

 from eating salt provisions. Said he, " Those who had it seemed 

 determined to die, for, against all reasoning and advice, they would 

 have salt pork in preference to fresh game, such as ducks, eggs, 

 etc., which they had in abundance." 



It may be here stated as a fact that the person who has the 

 scurvy desires just that kind of food which he should not have, 

 and, as a general rule, the same person affected will go almost any 

 length to obtain it, notwithstanding he is well aware that death 

 must follow in this contumacious course. 



I now approach a subject that, even at this present time, in 

 dwelling upon it, affects me greatly. I allude to the death of 

 Kudlago, which occurred on Sunday morning, the 1st of July. 

 Hitherto I have said but little concerning him, owing to an inten- 

 tion of confining my remarks to what I should have to narrate 

 here. 



I have mentioned in the Introduction that he had been brought 

 to the United States in the previous fall, and when I first saw him 



