Sometimes he is descriptive, as in his Polish poem entitled Flis (" The Boatman"), in which he gives a detailed account of the scenery on the banks of the Vistula.
But whilst all the organic processes in man go on mechanically, and though by reflex action he may repel attack unconsciously, still the first affirmation of the system was that man was essentially a thinking being; and, while we retain this original dictum, it must not be supposed that the mind is a mere spectator, or like the boatman in the boat.
Leg detail from water boatman resized to match the image right.
Of course traditionally working boatman emerged from locks leaving the gates open.
In winter three scientists and five support personnel, including a boatman, doctor and base commander will staff the station.