CHARTER УШ 
AMONG THE PENGUINS. 
On the 3rd November we gathered our first 
penguin eggs, which we devoured with eagerness. 
I at once ordered my staff to commence collecting 
eggs, which we put down in salt, in case the vessel 
should not return, and we should be left for a longer 
time than we expected. 
When Dr. Klovstad heard that the first eggs 
were laid, he implored me in his calm way not 
to let the members eat mesh eses uct them 
because he liked to study the progress of our 
health at the time; and seeing that we all very 
much required fresh albuminoids, although suffering 
severely himself from the want, he knew that the 
supply of eggs would detract from the valuable 
studies he was making of us at the time. This 
was an enthusiasm which I fully appreciated, as 
much, in fact, as the doctor appreciated a good 
feed of eggs himself the next morning! During 
the winter, both away from and in the main camp, 
we had lived chiefly on seal-beef; now penguin 
flesh and eggs formed a great repast. Mr. Fougner 
was now doing very valuable work in the marine 
fauna department. Не returned from the ice with 
