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but, in any case, it was necessary for an Arctic campaign, such 
as that now in question, to make a further inspection of the 
vessel, to assure ourselves that all its parts were in complete 
order, to make the alterations in rig, &c., which the altered 
requirements would render necessary, and finally to arrange 
the vessel, so that it might house a scientific staff, which, 
together with the officers, numbered nine persons. This work 
was done at the Karlskrona naval dockyard, under the direction 
of Captain Palander. At the same time attention was given 
to the scientific equipment, principally in Stockholm, where a 
large number of instruments for physical, astronomical, and 
geological researches was obtained from the Royal Academy 
of Sciences. 
The dietary during the expedition was fixed upon, partly 
on the ground of our experience from the wintering of 1872- 
73, partly under the guidance of a special opinion given with 
reference to the subject by the distinguished physician who 
took part in that expedition. Dr. A. Envall. Preserved pro- 
visions,! butter, flour, &c., were purchased, part at Karlskrona, 
part in Stockholm and Copenhagen; a portion of pemmican 
was prepared in Stockholm by Z. Wik’strom; another portion 
was purchased in England ; fresh ripe potatoes ^ were procured 
from the Mediterranean, a large quantity of cranberry juice 
from Finland ; preserved cloudberries and clothes of reindeer 
skins, &c., from Norway, through our agent Ebeltoft, and so on 
—in a word, nothing was neglected to make the vessel as well 
equipped as possible for the attainment of the great object 
in view. 
^ The preserved provisions were purchased part from Z. Wikstrom of 
Stockholm, part from J. D. Beauvois of Copenhagen. 
^ The potatoes were to be delivered at Gothenburg on the 1st July. In 
order to keep, they had to be newly taken up and yet ripe. They were 
therefore procured from the south through Mr. Carl W. Boman of Stock¬ 
holm. Of these, certainly one of the best of all anti-scorbutics, we had 
still some remaining on our arrival at Japan. 
