Smyrna times., 1870-08-10


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Thought Pete had pat tncm cans ia \ iour
mile race with an empty wagon-so much toI
mind wandering
Now il any oI our good readers are afflicted
with this mental malady, there i, Just one sim-
pie cure which never fails If you faithfully and
re.oiuey make application Of its merits
S!nd what you are about. Big HeU. 4.
.HELoy Hyle.
SIGNALLING AT SEA.-An old navigator.
writing for the LdHe C0ipoyd, tells MS some.
thing OF the way ships speak to each other at
sea. 10 the landsman he says, who is i'm every-
! day intercourse with his fellow man. il will an-
| pear strange that sailors, who are sometimes
Tor months confined on board ship at sea can
communicate with passing ships on the lonely
waste OF waters, both asking and answcring
| questions, as well as if speaking to them lv
word of mouth. This Is done by means If
| flags; and when the colors and numbers Of the
different flags arc understood, it is very alnuse-
ing and Instructive recreation The Hags are
numbered from one { y to the cipherlO moth,
ing: For instance. No. is a square white tlag
with small blue square in the centre No. >
Is blue, white and blue, Iongitudinally. No. ;
IS square flag, one half white and the other
red. No. Is Swalluw-taiel FLAG. blue
ground, with white cross in the middle; and
50 on.
-Four Of these flags in the line are hoi>ted /
say, t, ., | (Which. on rcfeninrto the book
OF signals, mean: w hat ship is that" The
snip you are asking may be seven or cight
miles oil; but with Il good spy glass. the hags
are easily distinguished. She answers by
hosting I, 6, |, > with "a small pcnuant above.
On referring to the book, you find her name to
be " America You then hoist >. 9. 0. ..
From what port and where bound tor She
answers with four flags as before and what is
called rendezvous flag above What is
your longitude answered in degrees and
and mics, with a small flag between the de-
grees and miles and 50 on.
Almost any question can be asked and an
sWered, as: Have you had bad weather? Can
you spare me any provisions? Ny crew are
3ich; l have fever on board IIcave to, and
VIII send boat on board And some hun.
dreds of other questions and answers can he
made oy merely tranSpoSing the flags. And
Whlle sailing IN company with a ship Of the
same speed, 1t relieves the tedious monOtonv
OF a long passage to be expert in the use Of the
signals, the signal books being translated into
all the different European languages of all
maritime nations the numbers and colors of
the haSs' ol course, remaining the same
A QUESTION AvswERED.-' Can any reader
tell why, when Eve was manufactured from
one OF Adam ribs hired girl WASH made
at the same time to wait on her?"
"A lady correspondent answers the questions
thus: We can, easily. Because Adam never
came whining to Eve with a ragged stocking
to be dancd, collar string to be sewed on. or
glove to be mcnded, right away. quick
now Bccause he never read the newSpapcr
until the sun got down behind the palm trees
aht then stretched himself. yawning out.
Am supper most ready. my d,ar?' Not
he. lie made the fire and hung over the tea
Kettle himself, We il venture and pulled the
radlShes, and peeled the bananas and did
everything else that he ought. He MIXED the
cows and fed the chickens, and looked after
the pigs himself. lie never brought home
half a dozen friends to dinner, when Eve had mt
any fresh pomc@ganatcS, and thcmau.ro season
was over. lie never stayed out until eleven
clock to ward meeting" hurrahipg for
the out and out candidate, and then Sc1lIcd
because poor dear Eve was sitting up and cry
ing inside the gates 70 be sure. he acted
rather cowardly about apple gathering time.
bur then that don dcrrcciatc his general helm
tulncSs about the garden. He never plavrl
billiards, nor drove fast horses, nor chokcl Eve
with cigar smoke He never loafnI around
corner groceries while solitary Eve was rocking
little Cain 5 cradle at home. In short, he
did think She was specially created for the
purpose OF waiting on him, and wasn't under
the impression thar it disgraccd man toliebt
EN- his wife 5 care Il little That 5 the reason
that Eve did not need hired girl, and we wish
1t was the reason that none of her fair dcs
ccndants did.