The Washington times., 1919-05-04

refuse to go anywhere. you know,
Especially when you're only a private
outranked by a navy gunner
The engine room came first. and ,uy
gunner smiled encouraglngly as /
struggled over the kind of mop-board
that goes around the hole you haze
to go down into and onto the brass
lladder-with each rung doubled.
CForgot to ask Why.)
Hot! I certainly have some respect
for the crews OF destroyers! Imagine
what a place would be like with those
engines going full speed and those
water out? No. your imagina tion
would fail you. Something else that
must be seen to be appreciated.
where Cash Tubes Originated.
Meters, diaIs. measuring apparatus
of all kinds. and now ] know where
the guy who invented the cash tubes
for dry-goods stores got his idea
However, they talk through them on
these boats.
Says Gunner Critz. Here is where
we manufacture all the water we use
to run this ship. Three thousand gar
Ions a day. We make it of sea
water-but even the fresh water you
drink would not be good enough for
these boats"
Yes. sir
at is pumped into the boilers from
the sea" Il remember that much any
way). it's heated, comes out through
49," 900" into here, then into this
trunk" (Sh! trunk; a tin box hanging
,hs ,yaiI with a handle on it
Just plain bread-boXl, 'then into
here. then back TO the boilers" /
believe il goes back to the boilers
three times-but ] wasn't doing much
memOrizing OF statistics, l was just
wondering il my collar was going to
be withered. and q little worried
about my complexion.
Powders Nose and Up the FIue.
So. ] took the first opportunity to
get out Of there. powdered my nose
and went up the fiue.
Across. on the "Paulding." some
Eobs were doing their daily washing
I know il must be daily. for those
gobs sure are clean looking. and
can figure out the possibilities il
they didn't wash their clothes every
day
This is saltwater soap" explained
one in answer to my question, you
can't use regular soap in salt water
A new one on me. Anyway, having
done out my georgette waists for
many moons. 1 knew they couldn't be
doing il right 1t only took them a
minute to catch on TO my method, but
whether they used il after ] left or
not I'm a little in doubt
I asked them why they didn't send
their clothes to the laundry. They
said they had a laundry once, but he
went back to China. One OF them
seems to have invented a method of
cleaning his clothes at sea without
labor. however, when he drew in the
rope a few hours after there was
nothing but the sleeve OF his blouse
left. Like most inventions it failed
on its trial trip.
And Those LIfe-PreserVera.
And those Iife-preservers. tried
to lift one. 1t certainly would not
give me a feeling Of safety to be
drowning out in the deep and see one
of those things come hurling at me.
Two nifty seamen came TO my rescue
and put IL back on the hook where il
belongs.
Tom and Jerry arc the msscots Of
tho Terry. Oh. They are not what
you're thinking they are. Tom is cute
little fuzzy bit Of cat and Jerry is
darling yellow dog, the pride OF the
ship, only six months old. And, Jerry
is q regular sea dog. walks like
sailor and knows how to grab some
thing substantial in his teeth when
a wave threatens to wash him over
board.
johnny Noble Was Smoking.
Private Leibrand." says Gunner
Georgie.
"Yes, sir"
"Go up on the bridge and tell