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On to the north, steadily north, with a good wind, as fast as steam and sail can take us, an open sea mile after mile, watch after watch, through these unknown regions, always clearer and clearer of ice, one might almost say: 'How long will it last?' ON TO THE NORTH STEADILY NORTH WITH A GOOD WIND AS FAST THE STEAM AND SAIL CAN TAKE US AN OPEN SEA MILE AFTER MILE WATCH AFTER WATCH THROUGH THESE UNKNOWN REGIONS ALWAYS CLEARER AND CLEARER OF ICE ONE MIGHT ALMOST SAY HOW LONG WILL IT LAST
ar with the laboratory demonstrations of centrifugal motion, which clearly proved that, if the earth were a solid, the rapidity of its revolution upon its axis would tear it into a thousand fragments. The old Norseman also maintained that from the farthest points of land on the islands of Spitzbergen and Franz Josef Land, flocks of geese may be seen annually flying still farther northward, just as the sailors and explorers record in their log-books. No scientist has yet been audacious enough to attempt to explain, even to his own satisfaction, toward what lands these winged fowls are guided by their subtle instinct. However, Olaf Jansen has given us a most reasonable explanation. The presence of the open sea in the Northland is also explained. Olaf Jansen claims that the northern aperture, intake or hole, so to speak, is about fourteen hundred miles across. In connection with this, let us read what Explorer Nansen writes, on page 288 of his book: "I have never had such a splendid sail. AR WITH THE LABORATORY DEMONSTRATIONS OF CENTRIFUGAL MOTION WHICH CLEARLY PROVED THAT IF THE EARTH WERE A SOLID THE RAPIDITY OF ITS REVOLUTION UPON ITS AXIS WOULD TEAR IT INTO A THOUSAND FRAGMENTS THE OLD NORSEMEN ALSO MAINTAINED THAT FROM THE FARTHEST POINTS OF LAND ON THE ISLANDS OF SPITZBERGEN AND FRANZ JOSEPH LAND FLOCKS OF GEESE MAY BE SEEN ANNUALLY FLYING STILL FARTHER NORTHWARD JUST AS THE SAILORS AND EXPLORERS RECORD IN THEIR LOG BOOKS NO SCIENTIST HAS YET BEEN AUDACIOUS ENOUGH TO ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN EVEN TO HIS OWN SATISFACTION TOWARD WHAT LANDS THESE WINGED FOWLS ARE GUIDED BY THEIR SUBTLE INSTINCT HOWEVER OLAF CHANSON HAS GIVEN US A MOST REASONABLE EXPLANATION THE PRESENCE OF THE OPEN SEA IN THE NORTHLAND IS ALSO EXPLAINED OLAF CHANSON CLAIMS THAT THE NORTHERN APERTURE INTAKE OR HALL SO TO SPEAK IS ABOUT FOURTEEN HUNDRED MILES ACROSS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LET US READ WHAT EXPLORER NANSON WRITES ON PAGE TWO EIGHTY EIGHT OF HIS BOOK QUOTE I HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH A SPLENDID SAIL
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