Excerpt from Sanitary Suggestions for the Information and Guidance of the Jeannette Search ExpeditionCleanliness, both of the ship and crew, should be maintained as an im portant auxiliary to health. The deck should be cleansed with hot water, . And quickly dried by rubbing; and great advantage will accrue by shel lacking or painting the decks thoroughly, which will prevent the ah sorption of moisture by the wood, and at the same time render the cleansing more speedy and effectual. An apartm ent should be specially set apart for the ablutions of the crew, and this is best located on the lower deck, where hot water may be attainable. Bathing should be made compulsory at least once in two weeks. The clothing of the crew should be washed at stated intervals, once in ten days or two weeks, in the room appropriated for the purpose, and under no circumstances should this work be allowed on the living deck, to supply additional moisture. The bedding may be aired once a month. The men should be provided with a comfortable water-closet, which may be reached from the main deck, when this is housed over, as is always done in winter quarters. It may be constructed of light materials, projecting from the side of the ship; and to exclude draughts and cold the snow may be built quite up to the platform, forming a sort of well. When cleansing becomes necessary, the frozen mass of foe-cal deposits may be removed. With the snow, and a newsnow wall raised as before. In this connec tion it may be mentioned that during sledging expeditions the warm snow hut or tent occupied the night previous for sleeping quarters will serve in the morning for latrine. Purposes before resuming the march. This convenience will be fully appreciated with a temperature, perhaps, of 500 or 7 00 below zero.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.