| Show HOW NANSEN FEMA FEELS the sojourn of dr manson and his big companions in the arctic regions region seems to have bad a ical effect upon the be daring sal auona lors it is r now stated that they all plainly evince a more or lew less marked aversion to the be company of follow felloe being and ba in the case of we be great explorer himself this apathy la Is so 10 pronounced that bat his hie wife has baa preferred starting out on a concert tour to at home borne in explanation of this carious fact it Is suggested that the dally daily intercourse of the crew with one another la in the fram dazing their isolated position in the polar ice became indescribably monA monotonous onous and tiresome there was waa no oban change go of scenery nothing to relieve the de pres pree Blon sion and one by one they were observed to teal steal away from the sad aad company of the others only to return when compelled to do so BO for obvious reasons it Is ie more than hinted at that the departure of mr nansen anu his hie lone ions companion from we the fram and ana their failure to return to the vessel teasel a circumstance which so BO far has nut not been satisfactorily explained was wae due to their desire to escape bu human company which had bad become by that time about 0 to them or at least so objectionable that they preferred the dangers of a J journey urney across the joe ice the to association with human beings under the circumstances to lo which they were place dand this strange apathy they have not yet been able to overcome they are said aid to take but little pleasure io in moiety ety and prefer retirement and solitude the old saying that familiarity brings bringe contempt seems to be verified to in this instance and the heroes of the fearn simply include in the impressions formed by the familiarity with one another all the rest of their kindred probably this Is ie only a kempor ary disease ox or the mind less leee dangerous than some other conditions condition which Nansen Nana ens Ris foresight enabled the travelers to pass paes through without the slightest lightest iva in jury ury to soul orb or bedy ady but it certainly Js is a curious phenomenon |
