frostburnt

frostThree of the men were slightly frostburnt,* and most of them seared. *Frostburnt is a term used in this part of the world, to signify that the flesh is amazingly benumbed with cold, so as to render it callous. It has not unfrequently happened, that people have lost the use of their limbs, by the severity of the frost.See cited quotationPRINTED ITEM DNE-citW. J. KIRWIN DEC 1972 JH DEC 1972N.B. _seared_Used I and SupUsed IUsed IIn the editor's notes, third section, the entry "N.B. seared" appears to be a reference to a hand-written edit in the cited quotation where the word "seared" was originally typed as "feared" and the "f" was crossed out and an "s" hand-written in