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The time of the year was certainly most auspicious for us to make our dash for the "outside" world and attempt to scud our fishing sloop through open channels of the frozen zone which surrounds the polar regions. We were soon amid the ice packs, and how our little craft got through. THE TIME OF THE YEAR WAS CERTAINLY MOST AUSPICIOUS FOR US TO MAKE OUR DASH FOR THE OUTSIDE WORLD AND ATTEMPT TO SCUD OUR FISHING SLOPE THROUGH OPEN CHANNELS OF THE FROZEN ZONE WHICH SURROUNDS THE POLAR REGION WE WERE SOON AMID THE ICE PACKS AND HOW OUR LITTLE CRAFT GOT THROUGH
ng out and away from the internal electrical light of "The Smoky God" and its genial warmth, we would be met by the light and warmth of the sun, shining in through the south opening of the earth. We were not mistaken.(22) (22 "The fact that gives the phenomenon of the polar aurora its greatest importance is that the earth becomes self-luminous; that, besides the light which as a planet is received from the central body, it shows a capability of sustaining a luminous process proper to itself."--Humboldt.) There were times when our little craft, driven by wind that was continuous and persistent, shot through the waters like an arrow. Indeed, had we encountered a hidden rock or obstacle, our little vessel would have been crushed into kindling-wood. At last we were conscious that the atmosphere was growing decidedly colder, and, a few days later, icebergs were sighted far to the left. My father argued, and correctly, that the winds which filled our sails came from the warm climate "within.  WHEN PASSING OUT AND AWAY FROM THE INTERNAL ELECTRIC LIGHT OF THE SMOKY GOD AND ITS GENIAL WARMTH WE WOULD BE MET BY THE LIGHT AND WARMTH OF THE SUN SHINING IN THROUGH THE SOUTH OPENING OF THE EARTH WE WERE NOT MISTAKEN NOTE TWENTY TWOQUOTE THE FACT THAT GIVES THE PHENOMENON OF THE POLAR AURORA ITS GREATEST IMPORTANCE IS THAT THE EARTH BECOMES SELF LUMINOUS THAT BESIDES THE LIGHT WHICH AS A PLANET IS RECEIVED FROM THE CENTRAL BODY IT SHOWS A CAPABILITY OF SUSTAINING A LUMINOUS PROCESS PROPER TO ITSELF UNQUOTE HUMBOLDT THERE WERE TIMES WHEN OUR LITTLE CRAFT DRIVEN BY WIND AND WAS CONTINUOUS AND PERSISTENT SHOT THROUGH THE WATERS LIKE AN ARROW INDEED HAD WE ENCOUNTERED A HIDDEN ROCK OR OBSTACLE OUR LITTLE VESSEL WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED INTO KINDLING WOOD AT LAST WE WERE CONSCIOUS THAT THE ATMOSPHERE WAS GROWING DECIDEDLY COLDER AND A FEW DAYS LATER ICEBERGS WERE SIGHTED FAR TO THE LEFT MY FATHER ARGUED AND CORRECTLY THAT THE WINDS WHICH FILLED OUR SAILS CAME FROM THE WARM CLIMATE WITHIN
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