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Show 'Mushers' of North in Constant Peril Face Death Hourly From Intense In-tense Alaska Cold. Nenana, Alaska. The "mustier" In the arctic circle, where winter prevails pre-vails about eight months out of the year, must never relax his vigilance If he would survive the perils peculiar pe-culiar to the region. To the explorer, prospector, scientist, scien-tist, trapper or hauler of muil and supplies who must go north of the Yukon river basin, one of the greatest great-est winter hazards is the lack of timber for firewood. In some localities locali-ties the only timber is aspen, commonly common-ly called poplar, scrub spruce and stunted brush. When a man faces 50 degrees below zero In sleeping bag and canvas tent, he requires a big log fire and abundant fuel to keep it going. When the Arctic Arc-tic blizzard sweeps down, man and beast are compelled to seek shelter. In the bitterest cold few lungs can withstand the "scorching" atmosphere that appears to sear them like a flame while the blood is turning to ice. "Frozen" lungs are not uncommon, but there are certain precautions that minimize min-imize the danger. Equipment for Journey. The equipment includes three pairs of heavy woolen socks on each foot ; underwear and shirt of wool, but of medium weight ; mittens augmented by buckskin slipovers and a drill parka, Its hood faced with wolverln fur, which does not gather frost and freeze where the breath strikes It. The muskrat or beaver cap has flaps to pull down over the ears and under the chin. The shops frennentlv are lung freezing by a covering like a nose bag, through which the air is filtered of its biting frost before it is breathed. Nature further guards these horses by causing the hair on them to grow until by spring they resemble fur-bearing animals. moose hock mukluks. At no time must any portion of the flesh save the eyes be exposed to the frost, and even the eyes must be protected pro-tected when facing a blizzard. Travelers Travel-ers usually augment this "light" equipment equip-ment with a complete suit of reindeer rein-deer furs. Submission to the cold of the Arctic has a different effect than might be Imagined. Instead of a shivering and It gradual agonizing process of freezing, freez-ing, the frost overcomes one suddenly sudden-ly and almost painlessly. There is a numbness in the more ex-' ex-' iposed portions, like the feet, legs and hands. Later the jaw becomes stiff, nearly immobile. A minute's exposure of a partly cold hand to low temperatures tempera-tures causes the fingers to become stiff and without feeling. It is as if they had gone to sleep. The man in danger dan-ger of death from freezing is overtaken over-taken by a rather pleasant lethargy. A danger is found in becoming overheated over-heated and then tarrying to cool off. Even when the temperature is 50 below, be-low, one's body perspires if all orifices of the clothing are closed. If there are any holes In the equipment, the cold penetrates like the flame from a blowpipe, boring in rather than spreading. spread-ing. How Death Steals on Them. One may have a spot the size of a dime frozen on a finger where there is a hole In glove or mitten, and the rest of the hand then becomes numb. In stopping for rest, the uninitiated often tarry too long, and on arising wonder why the limbs refuse to function with their wonted suppleness. After several such halts, further progress becomes a struggle, and unless a fire Is available Immediately the chances of freezing are great. Frozen hands or toes are treated In the time-honored way of rubbing them with snow until the circulation is restored. re-stored. Horses used to carry outfits Into the Interior of Alaska are protected from |