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While he is sick his work is assumed cheerfully by Ah 

 Sam, the cook, another invaluable man, and he per- 

 forms the duties of both officers' steward and ship's 

 cook with the same benign smile that used to rest on 

 the countenance of our discharged friend Ah See, who 

 described his next of kin as Ah Mo, Canton, China. 



October 2Qth, Sunday. — At ten a. m. held the usual 

 Sunday inspection. I was pleased to find the berth 

 deck perfectly dry and warm. The condensation which 

 formed on the after berths amidships, and in the two 

 rooms opening off the berth deck, has been checked by 

 felting, and I sincerely hope that we shall be able to keep 

 the deck dry and habitable all winter. The forehatch 

 opening into the deck-house has been entirely uncov- 

 ered, and as a consequence all air entering the berth 

 deck is warmed to some extent before reaching its des- 

 tination. By my own observation and test there was 

 last night a difference of 20° in the air outside and in- 

 side the deck-house (minus 10°, and plus 10°), and this 

 without any fire there. All the air that ventilates the 

 berth deck passes through the deck-house, down the 

 forehatch, and through the sixteen one inch and a quar- 

 ter holes in each door. This air is again heated by the 

 stove until it reaches 50°, and it then passes off through 

 the skylight, which is kept open, and so far acts as a 

 perfect uptake. The cabin is generally kept at 50°, and 

 the ward-room keeps without fire in the neighborhood 

 of 32°. The temperature of the engine-room is 14°, and 

 there is a small amount of frost on the iron. But as 

 all our boiler pipes and tubes are dried out and the en- 

 gines painted, no deterioration can occur. Highest tem- 

 perature, minus 10° ; lowest, minus 17°. Weather clear 

 and pleasant, and the low temperature is not cared for 

 in contemplating a bright day. A movement has, how- 



