A LESSON FROM THE NAUTILUS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 145, 20 June 1931, Page 18 (Supplement)

A LESSON FROM THE NAUTILUS.

“ The Nautilus breaks down in the Atlantic.” We read these headlines, some with cool indifference, some with a kind of I-told-you-so-it-serves-you-right expression, but the majority of ns are thrilled and anxious, looking upon Sir Hilbert Wilkins and his fine follower* with great admiration. What a gloriously brave adventure they are embarking on. yet what a terrible risk they are taking with their lives; imagine ever daring to think of steering a submarine through those icy blue waters, with a massive ceiling of white ice above. Foolhardy, you say? No, not foolhardy—just brave, clever men who are finding a way to overcome that great and mighty obstacle of ice that blocks the entrance to the North Pole like a sentry. Let us be like them—like their submarine-—if we cannot sail over an obstacle easib —or dodge it, or do the slow thing—bore through it—let us get to the root of the trouble away beneath, and burrow under it. Finding the root of tha trouble shows a way through. And we have the happy thought that unlike these adventurers we are not always risking our lives in the task, but are just learning little lessons and becoming more experienced as we go. Polly Anna.