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washing hands and face, and the steward issued all that was 

 needed for the galleys. Every man was entitled to a full bucket 

 once a week for washing clothes, or for a fresh-water bath. On 

 the shorter trips there was an abundance for all hands, but 

 when rationing was strict we relied on rain squalls. 



The galley for the staff mess lies just abaft the cabin. It was 

 always the center of attraction for feminine visitors, for they all 

 wished to see what a non-magnetic kitchen would look like. 

 The kerosene stove is bronze, and all kettles and pans are either 

 of copper or aluminum. On earlier cruises the cook's knives 

 and the table cutlery were placed in the lazarette during magnetic 

 observations; later it was found that this small amount of mag- 

 netic material did not have any effect on the instruments situated 

 in the domes. A small electric refrigerator is set back in a recess 

 from the after-galley. It served to keep us in fresh food for only 

 about a week after leaving port. Still, it was good to have cool 

 water to drink for the remainder of the trip. 



We now walk past the "office" on the opposite side of the 

 companion way. Files of scientific records, correspondence, and 

 accounts line the walls and smother the desk. There are also 

 comptometers, typewriters, drafting instruments, and cupboards 

 filled with blank forms for the observations. The bathroom is 

 situated abaft the office. A great porcelain tub filling half the 

 room served chiefly as a place to drain rain-soaked clothes, since 

 we all preferred to take salt-water baths from a shower on deck. 



Those who are interested in machinery might go up to the 

 quarter-deck and descend through the hatch to the engine-room. 

 The main engine is cast of bronze. It originally operated on 

 gas produced from coal, but was later adapted to the use of gaso- 

 line for fuel. In fact, the Carnegie was the first ocean-vessel 

 equipped with a "gas-producer." It could take the ship 144 

 miles a day without the use of sails, on seven dollars worth of 

 coal. 



A small auxiliary gasoline engine connected to an electric 

 generator furnishes power for our oceanographic and magnetic 

 operations, as well as for radio, lighting, sounding, and recording 

 instruments. Large storage-batteries are provided, since the 



