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without daring to attack it. I remember only one case of a 
bear venturing to look into an inhabited tent; it was during 
Kane’s journey. He was frightened on that occasion by the 
lighting of some lucifers. I have myself with my comrades 
encamped without a watch in regions where we were certain 
that our encampment would be visited, while we lay in deep 
POLAR BEARS. 
Drawn by G. Miitzel of Berlin. 
sleep, by some bear, that seldom, when the cook rose to make 
coffee, failed to come within range of shot. 
The bear on the other hand has a special fancy for taking an 
inventory of depots of provisions, of abandoned vessels, or of 
boats that have been left drawn up on the beach. Most Arctic 
travellers have remarkable adventures to relate, which both 
