CAPTAIN SCOTT'S OWN STORY . 
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But ho laughs best who laughs 
last. One day they presumed too 
far on tin’s immunity, and came 
in with nipped ears. It is uncertain 
whether these members tingled 
more with the cold or with the 
unsparing chaff of their friends. 
But a certain amount of general 
acclimatization undoubtedly took 
place. The journal records, under 
date of July joth : “To-day, 
with the temperature at zero, 
one can walk about outside with- 
out inconvenience in spite of a 
fifty-mile wind. Although I am 
loath to believe it, there must 
be some measure of acclimatiza- 
tion, for it is certain we should 
have felt to-day’s wind severely 
when we first arrived in McMurdo 
Sound.” And, again, six weeks 
later, in a furious wind and drift 
with temperature of i6°, “ it felt 
quite warm outside, and one 
could go about with head un- 
covered — surely impossible in an 
English storm with i6° of frost.” 
The activities of the expedi- 
tion spread in many ramifica- 
tions. So ample was the staff 
ordinary phenomena of a 
blizzard.” 
As to the power of 
endurance in these lati- 
tudes, individuals vary 
greatly. Bowers and Wil- 
son were peculiarly toler- 
ant of cold. They excited 
the mingled admiration 
and frank envy of their 
companions for being able 
to sally forth in light 
headgear when anyone 
else required muffling up. 
DR. WILSON WATCHING THE RECORDER RECEIVING THE FIRST 
RAYS OF THE SUN AFTER THE LONG ANTARCTIC WINTER, 
