DR. GRENFELL ON LABRADOR

Last night in the Living Room of the Union Dr. W. T. Grenfell gave an interesting account of his experiences and work in Labrador.

He began by showing a stereopticon slide of the map of Labrador, and giving a geographical survey of the coast and country over which his work extends. Then followed stereopticon views of the fjords, harbors and mountains of Labrador, showing the routes taken by the natives in their cruises along the coast. An account of the experience of the fishing vessels was illustrated by many unique pictures of salmon jumping over falls, and of the caribou and bear of the northern latitudes. He showed several slides of seal-hunting, scenes of winter travel by dog-team, and icebergs, towering far above his ship. He told how those great bulks of ice, apparently so strong, may collapse with a crash, broken to pieces by the unequal expansion of the melting ice within its crevices.

In the winter Dr. Grenfell travels for miles over the snow to bring medical assistance to the sick; to raise the standard of living in the settlements which are often degraded by vice and filth; and to give the people who have no means of subsistence the chance to earn an honest living. The stereopticon slides of his hospitals were of particular interest, since they described the relief which is brought to many sufferers each year, and the need which they fill in a land where medical service is practically unknown.