Note 65 — Chapter X · LONG SLEDGE JOURNEY ALONG THE COAST NORTHWARDS—DISCOVERY OF KING WILLIAM’S ISLAND—MARCH 8TH TO APRIL 27TH, 1870.[64]
Lewis Page Mercier translation
Snow spectacles, on account of their fragility and metal mountings, are particularly undesirable, as in intense cold they burn the skin. Spectacles of india-rubber we found the best, completely enclosing the eye, which is protected by very fine wire gauze.—Börgen.