The Columbus journal., 1892-07-06
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Forcibis ssa Pscturesaas Appsllstives
ApplssA ~ sailors.
the sailors uso some stril ing appel
lat YES to describe vessels according
10 peculiarities OF movement coudi-
ton o. management according TO
American Notes and Queries A typ
ical domestic animal Is referred to in
hen-frigata q vessel on which the
captains wife has hand in the regu-
lations; and an animal Of no less de-
cided characteristics gave the name Of
donaey- frigates to English men -0f-war
commanded by officers who had seen
little or no service in lower grades
who had come on board through the
cabin windows" and not 'Over tho
bows" a. it is nautically described.
Any one who has seen from q distance
q number OF small vessels lying close
together will recognize the appropri-
ateness OF mosquito feet the blue
water sailors term for them Perhaps
only those who have experienced the
tyranny possible on shipboard can ap-
preciste the name of hell adOat given
q vessel motor Gus for such govern
ment Another 0mi' GUS term 10 float
ing coffin for vessel that may be
apparently seaworthy. but which in
fact only awaits an Occas on to vindi-
cate its name. In contrast TO thia
English sealers and whalers are known
as lime juicers because they are re-
quired by the British admiralty to
carry lime juice as an anti-scorbutic.
Again referring to the health Of the
soul what could le better Sian foat-
ing Bethel for an old sh p in port
u. ed for religious services
As opposed TO cutter and clipper
legitimate class names Of vessels. from
their cutting and clipping the water
the title Of bruisewater is applied to
bluff bowed vessel one that bruises
or breaks the water; with which COM
pare the French briseE to dash or
break as waves or brisants breaker.
This acton upon the water recalls the
suggested connection between slOOp
and slip skute and scud or shoot. and
schooner and scoon. Wet vessels that
take nue.. water on deck are known
as diving bells from their plunging
into the waves instead of riding over
them A vessel that pitches heavily
is called a pile-driver-anOther term
that can be appreciated only by those
who have felt such pounding. we'll
described in German as stampireiten;
to pitch when riding Mt anchor A
lighter degree Of somewhat the same
kind of movement seems to be the
source of the legitimate terms skip
jack and dandy. applied to light
speedy vessels.
Tea-wagon. formerly applied to the
ships of the Fast India company from
their usual cargo is q collOquial ex-
ample OF the large class of ship names
referring to cargo and trade. The
wagon idea appears again in wheel
barrows. applied to steamboats, having
a large stern paddIe-wheel which
gives it q general appearance fully
justifying the name. In allusiOn to
their characteristic shape the canal
boatman calls his boat chunker and
the sections of it boxes Under the
same idea butter box was formerly ap-
piled in England to beamy trading
vessel. The ship as n box is regularly
exemplified by German Buse Dutch
buyse Spanish bucha and English
buss a kind of fishing boat
The transfer of the title Of the COM
mander of the fleet to his own vessel
lie an old custom still in vogue. Milton
speaks OF
The tallest pine
Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast
OF some great admiral.