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Shackleton's Critic

…the eating horse flesh on the return journey ‘uncooked pony meat, killed and frozen after extreme exhaustion in which rigor mortis had not previously played its part’ caused the crippling enteritis which in turn countered the vitamin C value. ‘Thirteen motions in 24 hours was recorded for one of the party. On that day although the weather was favourable we were all unfit to travel Every member of the party suffered very great loss of weight which could only be guessed at.