New Ulm review., 1913-01-08

~ ~ eVe11ySS X j
a Curious Craft II Is, With Eyes
Painted on It's Masts.
SOME T0PsY TURvY METHODS
The Crews Quarters Are At, Not Fss,
ward, and Jonn 6landiy Sets H1
Course East South and Tells You ~
Mind 10 Blowing From West NertlA
The origin Uf the ancient old w0slA
junk. like MI Things Chinexe. y ~
vowed In sOl,,~ Ol,.s.urity. nut ttx asse
n,.,ds'i s4<.n,s 10 nave lx~n Chtnss0
ssM.s,elAis,n Os ,sDnls. huge marine u1asar
stpr. lse teeth wht.h ure uasAn1
sbOwu lu ~ the terrOrH Ut feros.tiys ~
the lADw 0si,ate the mouth. lAH
bOards running aft from the INV. hslA 1
t,,, lOrt aihl IL xtarlI0ard. Represent ~
awe inspiring jaws. The sails srvs -
wbiIe tls' tail wavinx aioft. m Als,e
dix whtrb Ill prvinPrly s0llstttoele
drnKOsss Of ths go illxt trftainiy AsyA
b, dsith.tsd Ii the high stern. isut slde
Ut ths.sls Ch,srartsriAtis1s hare lostl sIu
OS their aigliifsaint IN recent ygas
with tn, Oila. exception 0f the. isJGA
whk.h are aiwayx painted On the s,1A i
Captain JsA,n w. kath 20 lMrt vtA
them. fOs. ~ le wariiy exciainls: ssf,
NO hare. eye. 10 eau ss.r: nO can -
~ can KO.' y. +, /.
JOhi, Chinanlan. ahipb.lilder. wAlA
BE- iakest i i,a,ttDn to build Oise 0s ~
jlinka dO4-s not bstliSr hiniseir masA
ab0ut iians and SPECIFICATIONS. lstso
him thu nhaiel. 'rlS~n lh4. will 10y -
iilsss ~ IN the nsUr or On M sSgpeA /
s1hsv' " KrDund and build his xhIps -.
be Es<~ along by the sin,pie RUIZ -
thumb. Considering the RESULT ns' -
attained. b.. In no dOlibt eUnvin.vd u
the superiority Of hix tilethtai over ~.
cry other. f'is. teak and pine are -
wossds h4s asas'x IN lSiA tuusti nctiop.
The sseanAs Of the hull are caulks1k,
With sattan shavings nnd .'Is,yed" W1lA-
cement Os I'll: ana RylMum. So
wh.,te Ut the huil n we'll tarrsd. whilk
the Upl'er works are sinrarrd w1Ck
wosd oil. Then colnt1s q tInai sr,at -
paint green. blue. white. nd In fasA
any color hat yellow. which muss .
reserved for thu many taga the ssuh
pieted ahip will carry to prU'latm ~
nationality. 1 ,{ 81 WI
When Il comes to equipmenta. they
seem anttQilMted compared with ~
ones We employ 'rh~ wtndiaas ~ -
elongated. barrel shaped roller exsss1e
ing across the bss,ad how. on et1hgg
side OF whk.h II arranged aesisS -
nxed aI,okeA fbesrii,G . sxtrnnH re~e0-
blance to . wheel without q tire. FFso
this 10 hung great teakwood anchsD
With irOn ba,und nukes and cabseW 9
coir Of bamboo rope. This irEe0oD
contrivanse r. capable OF bein4 49,
ated ~ either hand OF foot.
In the way of sail the styie dertn61
IN whether you are In north or aeo1A
China. Among the northern Chine,,e ..
long n,ainmnst carrying short iuG aail9
II found. In the southern country IT,.
sails are generally Ut woven mat xte1S0
epwe.d into single sheet aud lDrOvi0e0
with yards ai the top and iNttOm. 1tD
bamlsD riha crossing It rerve to krsD
the hOouH ON the mast In piace at,d en-
able the l,oatnpn to haul the saiI rls0
on the wind. This mainsnii In the rhief
dependence. though sometimes .
'driver'' ts placed On the tafrrnil an0 .
small snil near the lnw. Hut howsprttD
are nat considered ut all necessary ~
John (hinninMn
In the matter of rigging We find l0ho
qnite familiar with everything hp -
qMires. Halyards. sheets and hrncee
are used m with 10. His blocks. though
larger. are not aa shnlHly and an
fewer In numiRr Clumsy as the r,sd-
der APPEARS. 1t h 10 cOntrivpi AZ to ~
qnirp little effort to manipulate II. to
willy John has mnderstOod, the principles
Of u balanced rlldder and centprinaro
for centuries. The inh0ard end rpsen-
blea Just what II II intended t" relFe
aent-a huge oar hnndIe- and Il 10 cnN-
ningly rugged with guys and whips thas
1t makes omr own stiir jointed whed
and short helm Iso0r alternative.
His compass card Ia stationary. tn
needle swings on itx pivot and pOtn0
contrarily to the south pole. WITH
twenty. four divisions and some 2.Mt
minor points or degrees on this fattD-
FIJI guide, John insists on referring -
bis .u,,rxp IA r. -. or the wind blow
Ing from the ". \. How hp would dbs-
arrange such complex compass bs-as-
ingx ax L. by y. y Il. or y. W. by y. y
n, can iH left to un imagination SUN
cientiy vivid to embrace such calam-
ity.
In the arrangement Of his ship John
again exhibits his consistency BY ts-
ginning WIRING end foremost that =
the matter from our view