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We had scarcely appeased our hunger when a breeze began filling the idle sails, and, glancing at the compass, we found the northern point pressing hard against the glass. In response to my surprise, my father said, "I have heard of this before; it is what they call the dipping of the needle." WE HAD SCARCELY APPEASED OUR HUNGER WHEN A BREEZE BEGAN FILLING THE IDLE SAILS AND GLANCING AT THE COMPASS WE FOUND THE NORTHERN POINT PRESSING HOT AGAINST THE GLASS IN RESPONSE TO MY SURPRISE MY FATHER SAID I HAD HEARD OF THIS BEFORE IT IS WHAT THEY CALL THE DIPPING OF THE NEEDLE UNQUOTE
lavor. We forthwith filled our two remaining water-casks, and my father declared it was a heavenly dispensation of mercy from the gods Odin and Thor. We were almost beside ourselves with joy, but hunger bade us end our enforced fast. Now that we had found fresh water in the open sea, what might we not expect in this strange latitude where ship had never before sailed and the splash of an oar had never been heard? (11) (11 In vol. I, page 196, Nansen writes: "It is a peculiar phenomenon,--this dead water. We had at present a better opportunity of studying it than we desired. It occurs where a surface layer of fresh water rests upon the salt water of the sea, and this fresh water is carried along with the ship gliding on the heavier sea beneath it as if on a fixed foundation. The difference between the two strata was in this case so great that while we had drinking water on the surface, the water we got from the bottom cock of the engine-room was far too salt to be used for the boiler.") RTHWITH FILLED OUR TWO REMAINING WATER CASKS AND MY FATHER DECLARED IT WAS A HEAVENLY DISPENSATION OF MERCY FROM THE GODS ODIN AND THOR WE WERE ALMOST BESIDE OURSELVES WITH JOY BUT HUNGER BADE US END OUR ENFORCED FAST NOW THAT WE HAD FOUND FRESH WATER IN THE OPEN SEA WHAT MIGHT WE NOT EXPECT IN THIS STRANGE LATITUDE WHERE SHIP HAD NEVER BEFORE SAILED AND THE SPLASH OF AN OAR HAD NEVER BEEN HEARD NOTE ELEVEN IN VOLUME ONE PAGE ONE NINETY SIX NANSEN WRITES QUOTE IT IS A PECULIAR PHENOMENON THIS DEAD WATER WE HAD AT PRESENT A BETTER OPPORTUNITY OF STUDYING IT THAN WE DESIRED IT OCCURS WHERE A SURFACE LAYER OF FRESH WATER RESTS UPON THE SALT WATER OF THE SEA AND THIS FRESH WATER IS CARRIED ALONG WITH THE SHIP GLIDING ON THE HEAVIER SEA BENEATH IT AS IF ON A FIXED FOUNDATION THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO STRATA WAS IN THIS CASE SO GREAT THAT WHILE WE HAD DRINKING WATER ON THE SURFACE THE WATER WE GOT FROM THE BOTTOM COCK OF THE ENGINE MOON WAS FAR TOO SALT TO BE USED FOR THE BOILER UNQUOTH
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