[21] Scott, Voyage of the Discovery, vol. ii. p. 327.

[22] Scott, The Voyage of the Discovery, vol. ii. pp. 347-348.

[23] See pp. [128]-[134].

[24] See pp. [xxxi]-[xxxii].

[25] See p. [xxviii].

[26] Priestley, Antarctic Adventure, pp. 232-233.

[27] Priestley, Antarctic Adventure, pp. 236-237.

[28] Priestley, Antarctic Adventure, p. 243.

[29] Atkinson has no doubt that the symptoms of the Northern Party were those of early scurvy. Conditions of temperature in the igloo allowed of decomposition occurring in seal meat. Fresh seal meat brought in from outside reduced the scurvy symptoms.

[30] This tenderness of gums and tongue is additional evidence of scurvy.