IN ANTARCTICA

Hokitika Guardian, 5 July 1929, Page 5

IN ANTARCTICA

WHERE IT IS COLD

65 DEGREES OF FROST.

(United Press Association. —By Electri.

Telegraph.—Copyright.)

(By, Russell Owen Copyrighted 1929 by the New York Times Company, and St. Louis, Post Dispatch. All rights for publication, reserved throughout the world. Wireless to New Yoik Times.)

(Received this day at 8.30- a.m.) BAY OF WHALES, July 3.

The thermometer was sixty four below zero last night. Before it began to rise and was very cold, so cold that standing outside the entrance of the house tunnel with a hat to muffle the ears, the sound of ones 'breathing was plainly audible. If one -stood sideways to the wind, so that the ibreath woukl blow past to leaward of the ear, there was a distinguishable faint ‘•swishing” sound like snow blowing along the surface in a strong wind. There was a momentary interval betwceeu the expulsion of - the breath and the’ sound, which intensified the effect, for there was no reason, for believing that the sound was caused by the 'breath itself leaving the lips. One after the other of those in house went to experiment and verify this amusing phenomenon, but libbody lingered although it was possible to stand outside without extra clothing for a few minutes. The cold quickly eats through and nips the nose, ears and fingers and drives one to a hasty retreat.

There is a striking contrast between the temperunre inside and that outside. It was about sixty-two above in the house while it was sixty-three below outdoors. That one can undergo such a violent change of temperature even for a few moments without extra protection, seems remarkable. The cold causes some interesting things to happen. Yesterday, it was found that a can of kerosene left out in the snow tunnel near the entrance had frozen solid. It was brought into the hut. In New York, kerosene is used to prevent automobile motors from freezing.