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~ concerns «54 types) is guaranteed to give unim- paired efficiency with paraffin, and the reduction in power is, as we have -already shown in describing the mo- tors, very small indeed. EJECTORS AS LIQUID ELEVA- TORS AND CONVEYORS.' There is a little machine known as an ejector, whose large field of use- fulness is not yet appreciated by a great many users of steam. It is marvelously simple in construction, re- quires but a small amount of steam-- far less than a steam pump--and on account of its compactness and port- ability, allowing it to be placed with little expense near the work to be done, is becoming a common substi- tute for steam pumps, syphons, etc. It would be. difficult to enumerate all the uses to which an injector is adapted, but when we say that any- thing and everything in the nature of "x1-96" EJECTOR, a liquid (if not too thick) can be transported from one level to another, or horizontally any reasonable dis- tance, the ground is just about cov- ered. ae Take, for. instance, stcch plants as breweries, chemical houses and other using heated liquids, the "XL--96" ejector is indispensable and unrivaled in its simplicity of opera-. tion. It is also an unexcelled agency for raising liquids. from wells, tanks, mines, vessel holds, docks, etc. Distilleries, creameries, tanneries, dye works, paper mills and plants of like character employ them almost en-_ tirely for raising and syphon purposes. Complete information as to the "XL--96" ejector and its uses may be obtained by writing to the manufac- turers, Penberthy Injector Co., De- troit, Mich. : THE. CARBON STERILIZER. The carbon sterilizer is the name of a new process for preserving meat, fish, poultry, and all natural porducts, in the hottest weather. It is being brought forward by the Universal Produce Preservation Co, Ltd., 66 Farringdon street, London, E. C. By treating the meat by this process for 30 minutes or longer according to bulk and weight, but in no case ex- ceeding one hour, it can be exposed _to the atmosphere for prolonged pe- riods, retaining all its natural fresh- THe MARINE REVIEW ness and flavor. The cost of preserv- ing 1,400 lbs. of meat is eightpence. The process is as follows: The meat is simply placed in the airtight cham- ber of the machine, from which all impure air is extracted by means of a centrifugal pump, and fresh ster- ilized and dried air is then introduced, together with the vapor generated by one or more. carbonine pastilles, which. vapor impregnates the meat without making any alteration to its taste, smell, or color. The process is absolutely harmless to health, and in addition all the harmful moisture of the meat is absorbed by the sterilized air. Half an -hour's treatment will suffice for average quantities, and meat treated in this way will resist the deteriorating effect of any atmo- sphere for an indefinite period. The process is one of immense value on 'board ship. TWO NEW HUDSON RIVER STEAMBOATS. Two new steamboats are now under construction, one each for the Peoples line, between New York and Albany, and the Citizens line, between New York and Troy.. The Peoples line steamer will be constructed of steel and will in many respects be similar to the C.-W. Morse. She will be 440 ft. in length with over 500 staterooms, many of them in suites with bath, and will have sleeping capacity for about 2,000 passengers, thus making her the largest and most luxurious river steamboat in the world. The new Citizens line steamer will be 350 ft. in length with approximate- ly 275 rooms and a carrying capacity of about 1,200 passengers. Though somewhat smaller than the Peoples line steamers she will be most modern in her various departments, superbly equipped, and by far the most mag- nificent steamer yet constructed for service between New York and Troy. Each of these vessels will be ready for the Summer business of 1908. The hull of the Peoples line steam- er is under construction at Camden by the New York Ship Building Co., and that of the Citizens line at the Marvel & Co. Ship Yard, Newburgh, N. Y. The engines for both steamers will be constructed by the W. & A. Fletcher Co., Hoboken, N. J., who are the contractors for the vessels com- plete. The interior fittings and super- structure will be furnished by Charles M. Englis, Greenpoint, L. I. The offices of the New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co have been removed from 90 Wall street to Pier 14, East river, New York city. the "TELL IT TO THE MARINES," The saying, "Tell it to the marines," is traced to Pepys, the author of the famous "Diary," and it is said by him to have originated with Charles II of England. It so befell, as the story goes, that his lighthearted majesty, with an exceedingly' bored expression on his swarthy face, was strolling in shade with the ingenuous Mr, Pepys, secretary of the admiralty. "I had speech yestere'en at Dept- ford," said Mr. Pepys, "with the cap- tain of the Defyance, who hath but lately returned from the Indies and who told me the two most wonderful things that ever I think I did hear in my life." Among the stories told: were of fish flying in the air. "Fish flying in the air," exclaimed his majesty. "Ha! ha! a quaint conceit, which 'twere too good to spoil wi' keeping! What ho! sir'--he turned and beck- . oned the colonel, Sir William Killi- grew, of the newly rdised maritime regiment on foot, who was following | in close conversation with the Duke of York--'We would discourse with you on a matter touching your ele- ment. "What say you; colonel, to 4 man who swears he hath seen fishes fly in the air?" "T should say, sir," returned the sea soldier simply, "that the man hath ~ sailed in' southern seas. For when your majesty's business carried me thither of late b did frequently ob- serve more flying fish in one hour than the hairs of my head in number." His majesty glancéd narrowly at the colonel's frank, weather-beaten face. Then with a laugh he turned to the secretary. "Mr. Pepys," said he, "from the very nature of their calling no class of our subjects can have so wide a knowl- edge of seas and lands as the officers and men of our loyal maritime regi- ment. Henceforth ere ever we cast doubts upon a tale that lacketh likeli- hood we will first tell it to the marines." _The Knecht Bros. Co., Cincinnati, has put out a catalog descriptive of the Knecht friction sensitive drill for drilling holes up to 9-16 in. In the Knecht friction drill the ordinary de- vices for driving the spindle and changing the speed such as stepped pulleys and gears have been replaced by an exceedingly simple but effective friction device. This is the feature which distinguishes the Knecht. It is the simplest, most sensitive and most convenient method of adapting a drill . to the wide variety of work ordinarily required of these tools.