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scorrs last expedition 
[June 
Sverdrup's book, ' New Land/ and (P.O.) Evans has made 
a lining for one of the tents ; it is secured on the inner 
side of the poles and provides an air space inside the tent. 
I think it is going to be a great 
success, and that it will go far to 
obviate the necessity of considering 
the question of snow huts — though 
we shall continue our efforts in this 
direction also. 
Another new departure is the 
decision to carry eiderdown slccping- 
bags inside the reindeer ones. 
With such an arrangement the 
early part of the journey is bound to be comfortable, but 
when the bags get iced difficulties are pretty certain to 
arise. 
Day has been devoting his energies to the creation of 
a blubber stove, much assisted of course by the experience 
gained at Hut Point. 
The blubber is placed in an annular vessel, A. The 
oil from it passes through a pipe, B, and spreads out on 
the surface of a plate, C, with a 
containing flange ; d d are raised 
points which serve as heat conduc- 
tors ; e e is a tin chimney for flame 
with air holes at its base. 
To start the stove the plate C 
must be warmed with spirit lamp or primus, but when 
the blubber oil is well alight its heat is quite sufficient 
to melt the blubber in A and keep up the oil supply— 
