Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-12-14


rocks.
More wood on the Gre, Theo.
Keep her hot
What goes into the jug. boss?'
Theo asked, after the Gre had been
repleuished.
Fresh watcr.' Harry cried.
oh, no, boss: you can't turn
salt water into frrSh.
Can't T. Go bring nae tum-
bier and tablespoon out of the
boat-two tumblers.
Theo brought the tumblers and
three tablespoons AMI Harry lifted
the Jug from under the end of the
pipe. putting one of the tum blers in
its place. Half an hour he kettle
had been steaming now, and Harry
had carefully washed and dried the
jug before beginning. LIy shook it:
hardly enough inside 20 be heard !.
Hold your spoons
Theo aud Sansam stood each with
a spoon in his oulstrs'ch.I hand.
Harry emptitd the jag irto one Of
the tumblrrs. Such siuy bit,
lie filled Thco's spoon. filled San
SONS. and had only D.. f,w drops left
for himseIf-not half svponful.
Now, taste it,
1t was warm, bu. sweet as the
water from any well. 70 taste was
to swallow, to boys in heir lhirstcd
condition. 1t moIsrcurd their
parched throats. glyr them new life.
Even SAMSON revived.
That beats me. boss. said he.
'That's something Stna,m never
saw done before. Bat there's so
little of it,
If we can make spoonful. we
can make paIlful. stiI Harry.
We've only to keep the Gge going
and water in the kettle. It's the
simplest thing in the world. The
heat turns the water into steam,
which tries to escape by the pipe.
The water in the pai, keeps the pipe
cool, and the steam is condensed
into fresh water, and runs into the
jug. It's one of the first things |
learned in chemistry: some use isn't
it,
1T saved three lives sid Theo
solrmnly.
Now, We will keep watch night
and day said Harry. four hours
on and eight Off. the mlu on watch
to keep the fire going aud keep water
in the kettle. Put a little more
water in NOW, Thco: about IL pint at
a time. Never have thc.kcttIe more
than quarter full. ani never let
the fire 90 down. You can put a
little fresh water ia the lail. tco:
We must keep that cool. 20 matter
If 1t does run over. III take the
first watch, You the second and
Sansom ;he third. Vow. go and
cook some more coucucs for sup
per-
At supper time the boys had a
good half-tumblcr o water apiece.
The kettle was kept .tyamlng all
night, and the next morning the
jug was more than quarter full.
For four days after The making
of the still the boy ..y.d uu conchcs
aud distilled water. /. was not "A
generous diet, but thc, made no
complaints.
The storm abatcf ou the fifth day
that they were on the I.llud. But
for two days more thc srt was too
rough for them to venture out in
their broken boat. On the seventh
dag they heard a steam whistle close
by, and a few minutes later the
steam tug City Of EassaG vas puff
fing off their beach. with IIarry's
father on board, AID the men on
her cheering at sight Il the three
BOYS alive and well.
Mr.. Waterford va. hardly on tie
island before he saw tbe still, and
he knew at glance what il meant.
who made that still: he asked.
Mr.. Harry made it, SIR Theo
answered.
The father had Harry in Bis
arms.
My boy he said, won have often
been told that knowledge is power,
without paying much attention to
it. New you know that knowledge
is life
Harry learned afferwaTd that hi
father had offered q great sum o.
money while the storm was raging
TO any Loatman who would 90 il
search of him. bat no one would
| venture. The tug Wig tLn n rsf hoa1