Outing (1885) (14579697579) - Public domain book illustration

Identifier: outing55newy (find matches)
Title: Outing
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Subjects: Leisure Sports Travel
Publisher: (New York : Outing Pub. Co.)
Contributing Library: Tisch Library
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hunder, startlingand unexpected. Intense and severe asthe cold may be, any active man canstand it without serious suffering, forthat acts only upon the physical being,and can be guarded against; but the pro-longed, sunless night has a dire effectupon the mind, which only exercise anddiversion can counteract. It may be imagined, then, with whatthankfulness we greeted the first hint ofdawn, when it finally appeared, with itssuggestion of the blessed light of day.At length the sun raised his head abovethe eastern horizon, to instill new lifeand vigor into our half-torpid mindsand bodies. With each return he grewbolder, raising his face higher into theheavens and remaining longer, and thenI began to plan my hunting trips formusk ox. It was at this time that my Eskimofriends discovered, one day, three mov-ing figures slowly making their waytoward Annootok over the tumbled iceof Smith Sound. We could scarcely becertain at first that they were men, butpresently our dogs were harnessed to 260
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