Show Mu bushers of north in constant peril pe ri pace face death hourly from intense alaska cold No totiana tiana alaska the mu sheet in the arctic circle where winter prevails about eight months out of the year must never neve r relax ills his vigilance it if he be would survive tho the perils pecullar peculiar to the region to tho the explorer prospector scientist trapper or hauler of mall mail and i supplies who must go north of the yukon river bacin one of the greatest winter hazards Is tile the lack of timber for firewood in some localities the only timber Is aspen commonly called poplar scrub spruce and stunted brush when a man faces CO 50 degrees below zero in sleeping bag and canvas tent he bo requires a big log fire and abundant fuel to keep it going when the arctic buzzard blizzard sweeps down roan man and beast are compelled to seek shelter in the bitterest cold few lungs can withstand the scorching atmosphere I 1 jere that appears to seer them like a lame flame while the blood la Is turning g to ice frozen lungs are aie not uncommon but there ore are certain precautions that min imizo 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 slip overs and it a drill parka its hood faced with wolver wolverine 14 fur which does not gather brosl fros and freeze where tho the breath strikes it the muskrat ar beaver cap has laps flaps to pull down over the atio ears cars and under tho the calu the shoes frequently are moose hock mukluks muk luks at no time must any portion of the flesh save the eyes be exposed to the frost and even the eyes must bo be protected when facing a blizzard travelers usually augment this light equipment with a complete sult suit of reindeer furs submission to the cold of the arctic has a different effect than might be imagined instead of a shivering and gradual agonizing process of freezing tile lie frost overcomes one suddenly and almost painlessly there Is a numbness in the more exposed portions like the feet legs and hands later the jaw becomes stiff nearly immobile A minutes exposure of a partly cold hand to low temperatures causes the fingers to become stiff and without feeling it Is as ail 11 it r they chev had bad gone to steep sleep the man in danger of death from freezing Is overtaken by a rather pleasant lethargy I 1 A danger to Is found in becoming overheated and then tarrying to cool off even when the temperature Is 50 below ones body perspires if all orifices of the lie clothing are closed if there are any holes in the equipment the cold penetrates like the flame from a boring in rather than spreading how death steals on them one may have a spot the size of a dime frozen on a finger where there la 14 a hole in glove or mitten rind and the rl rest st of the hand then becomes numb in i stopping for rest the lie 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 it a struggle and unless a alre Is available immediately the chances of freezing are great frozen hands or toes ore are treated in the time honored way of rubbing them with snow until the circulation Is restored horses used to carry outfits into the interior of alaska arp protected from lung freezing by a covering like a nose bag through aich the air Is filtered 0 of f 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 |