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Show WINTER IN EXTREME 80UTH. Frlrjhtful Cold Experienced In tho Ant-artlo Ant-artlo Circle. A sailor on tho antarctic Bhip Discovery, Dis-covery, whoso commander, Capt. Scott, has approached nearer tho south polo than any otlior explorer, writes as follows fol-lows of his winter oxpcrlences: "Wo had 123 days without tho sun, and 104 day's completo darkness. Wo went through It all gay. Lowest temperature tempera-ture registered, 58 degrocs below zero. You do not feel the cold very much without tno wind; then, with wind, look out! First your nose, thon cars, then fingers go. Wo never go out alono on account of tho heavy blizzards. bliz-zards. Your companion will turn round and say: 'Your noso Is gone.' It turns as whlto as this paper. You turn away from the wind and pull your mittens off to bring your noso around; by that tlmo your fingers are gono, so It's no plcnsure going out in a slight breeze. Tho blizzards are fearful. fear-ful. Mr. Bornacchl and tho engineer went to a hut fifty yards away, and, though roped from hut to ship, woro lost In a blizzard for two and three-quarter three-quarter hours." |