Show ARCTIC CLOTHING A member of the BaldwlnZleglcr Polar I Po-lar expedition tells Homo Interesting things about their clothing up in the frozen regions Think of being without fire with the thermometer registering 10 degrees below zero with 10 degrees below considered a warm day Yet these explorers wore scarcely more clothing than many people wear In New York In winter Blanket underwear under-wear woolen suit outside find a canvas can-vas wind coat with a hood and long sleeves to protect against the icy blasts and an extra sweater for hard trip was the usual wear They also hud canvas covers over their mlttens to keep the I snow out but In spite of this precaution I these frequently froze and had to be carefully shaped to the hand so they could be drawn on again for there was no way to thaw them save by the boat of the body not a pleasant process I The men mad one change of clothing at night their reindeer moccasins called finncsko t were taken off and replaced re-placed with sleeping socks These moccasins moc-casins were made of the reindeer hide with the fur left on but like the mittens mit-tens often froze and hud to be V on I In that state tho following morning After the sleeping socks were donned each man retired Into his sleeping bag and was served with a pan of hot Jem mican stow and usually with n cup of coffee cooked by an oil flame Pork and bean biscuit were sometimes served with this stew and formed one of their favorite articles of diet Breakfasts Break-fasts were also eaten in the sleeping bag and while these bags were often 1 I I wet or frozen the writer declares they I were enjoyed far more than wns ever the most luxurious civilized bed I |