| Show trains for big polar trip sir ernest shackleton and his men prepare for journey through antarctic london sir ernest shackleton and the men who are to accompany him on his south polar trip have undergone a regular course of training to prepare them tor for the long and hard bard walk across the antarctic continent sir ernest says our only chance Is to be hard ard springy I 1 begin every day by boxing with one of the members ot of the expedition A shower bath after this exercise sends me to my domce feeling full of energy the most important thing I 1 be lieve Is to eat and drink wisely I 1 have hava been on the water wagon tor for months and I 1 shall not touch alcohol again until I 1 come back from the antarctic when I 1 go out to lunch or dinner I 1 have to sit halt half the time watching other people eat I 1 do not ollow follow any regular diet of course I 1 avoid rich foods which tax the digestive powers but otherwise I 1 eat whatever comes along my only rule being to eat ea very little on the way out we shall do a few swedish exercises on the march in polar regions we e must live on oneself as a camel lives on his hump |
