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...living accommodations in the hut which they built were not sumptuous. Here is the record: "For cooking, lighting and heating we used walrus blubber and bear's fat. Bear's fies and fat were our only food. In the evening we fried it in a large aluminum pan; in the morning we boiled it. We made our bed and sleeping bag of bearskin. To keep warmer we both slept in one bag, and, taken altogether, we were quite comfortable in our low hut. By the help of our lamps we succeeded in keeping the temperature inside at about freezing point...
...Copeland related the main particulars of the personal account of Browne given by his friend, the Rev. Mr. Whitefoot. As that his complexion and hair sorted with his name, that he was neither short nor tall, that he was neither fat nor lean, but as the Greeks would say, eusarchos. "Browne," said Whitefoot, "was always cheerful, though seldom merry; and in spite of the vivacity of his writings he jested seldom and then with apparent embarassment to himself...
...played since Shakespeare's plays were first presented on the stage. Shakespeare himself played in it, taking the part of the Ghost. The character of Hamlet itself was first interpreted to our knowledge by Burbage, who could scarcely have been very pleasing, for we are told that he was fat and scant of breath. The next great Hamlets of the past that we know anything of are Betterton, Garrick and Kemble; but even though we have much to tell us how these actors looked and how they played their parts, we cannot get a very distinct impression of their impersonations...
Once a day, at dinner, soup is served those selected are usually clear soups, free from fats. The meats are usually roasts of beef, mutton, turkey and chicken. There are two or three vegetables chosen by the steward from a list which includes, besides all the plain varieties, cauliflower, carrots, spinach, egg-plant and oyster plant. Simple mean gravies, free from fat, and cream sauces are allowed, where formerly nothing o the kind was permitted. For dessern there are puddings of bread, tapioca, cornstarch, sago, custard, and a decidedly new addition in ice cream. This, however, is allowed only twice...
...fourth, those that pass through in the migrations; and fifth the stragglers. Naturalists have never been able satisfactorily to explain the regular migrations of birds. It does not seem probable that they are influenced by cold as they are so well protected by their thick covering of feathers and fat, and by a very rapid circulation. Then many of the most delicate birds spend the winter in the north and suffer no ill effects. Some naturalists explain it by saying that these migratory birds originated in the north and were driven south by the cold waves of the glacial period...