90 British Antarctic Expedition. 
floor in the dwelling hut was doubled with papier- 
máché between the layers of planks. The walls were 
lined with wood, also with papier-máché between the 
outer timber and the inner pannelling. A double and 
horizontal 
rool was 
about seven 
feet high; in 
the middle 
ot this a 
trap-door 
led info a 
loft formed 
by the slo- 
ping FOOL 
Here a 
good deal 
of- clothing 
and provi 
sioms HOL 
immediate 
use were 
kept. а 
physic and 
spirits, and 
any material 
which could 
not stand much cold. In the dwelling room below, 
size 15 feet by 15 feet, ten bunks were fixed to the 
northern and eastern side walls; the window being 
towards the west, and consisting of a small double 
framework carrying double glass (the outer panes 
some three inches from the inner) and with a big, 
THE THERMOMETER SCREEN. 
