Arctic Hedonist. (The Reader Replies).(Letter to the Editor) From: American Scholar | Date: March 22, 2003| Author: Crow, James F. | COPYRIGHT 2003 Phi Beta Kappa Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A footnote to Philonoe's "The Arctic Hedonist" ("At Large and At Small," Winter 2003): when I was twelve, my father took me to a lecture by Vilhjalmur Stefansson. I don't recall much that he said, but two things I do remember vividly. First, that his given name was a secret. He had just told us, he said, but it was still a secret. Second, he was asked a question that shocked me, even in my naivete. The questioner wanted to know which human beings smelled the worst. Stefansson said ...

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