The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-26
THE SHIP PHELPS HAS ALL
MODERN IMPROVEMENTS

captain Graham ~ the Erskine ".
Phelps is n happy man lie has a pat-
emf bread maker that r. warranted
not 20 rip, ravel or run down at the
heel" even In the hands II the most
ignorant and inartistic Of cooks 1msg-
Inc the finest French bread daily on
board a sailing vessel. at sea, three or
four or even hve months away from
the port Of departure. Imagine. TOO,
bread cooked, not I'm some galley"
next the "focHle." but In the finest
cooking range ever made. a spears
hard coal burner with a thermometer
In the oven door and with such nicely
adjusted dampers that you can have
your oven or the top OF your stove al
any degree Of heat from freezing np TO
white heat and change IL at Will or
Keep 81 stationary for hours, II desired.
Imagine this beautifully made bread,
baked IN this delicately adjusted oven
by "A typical New England housewife
ahoat." " you please and she please
Cwhen the cooking ft should seize her
or the official cook should be "indis
posed'D, imagine, then, the coolest lit
tie Hat I'm the brightest corner In town,
with all the dainty things which mod
ern housewives think-and rightly
too-so necessary TO the modern home.
Just forget the wharf or the sea and
imagine the Phelps to be a flathouse,
and you can appreciate what makes
Captain Graham smile when he sees
that 10 pound bread-maker, a thing
invented by some quiet little Quaker
in Philadelphia. 1t was all that he
lacked to have "all the comforts Of
home" whether in Manila Bay. New
York harbor, shooting through Magel-
Ian Strait or crossing the equator. In
fact. Mr. Arthur Sewall. who designed
the accommodations, told Captain Gra-
ham. after the vessel was built, "Why
this is not a ship, but fiat" Hot
and cold water, porcelain bath, in
short, all that the heart can desire is
there. And anyone who has ever made
long trip at sea knows that the heart
is apt to desire very many things be
fore the voyage is ended
But this bread-maker is a wonder
You weigh the flour measure the water
and measure the yeast. Be exact, and
press the button, and 1t does the rest.
OF course. you have to turn the crank
which makes the knives go round in
side. These knives do the kneading IN
very few minutes which it formerly
took the housewife hours with a big
baking and usually broke her back,
unless she was a feminine Hercules
careful with your measurements, the
water and flour and yeast comes out
like sausage, all ready to "set.
you grind 1t through again and 1t Is
ready to rise" Provided You are
careful with your measurements, the
product is simply perfect bread. The
Captains machine makes ten pound
| ioaves at a clip.
The Phelps is at the Railroad wharf
discharging the last of her coal. She
was supposed to have done that In
Manila, but some two hundred and
fifty tons more have been found in the
cracks of the vessel, so to speak. Ano
Captain Graham is one of those thrifty
down East" Yankees that does no;
propose to throw away two hundred
and fifty tons of coal simply because
1t has sifted down between the steel
girders of his vessel and 1t is something
of a job to dig out.
But how this coal got there Is still
another story. The tale of the Goa
cargo the Phelps was bringing to Mani
la for the government has been told
How Il caught fire and smoulderet
away for weeks before reaching Mani
la and finally burst out into flames IL
Manila Bay and burned out the 'ceil