118 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY [May, 



benzine or chloroform, cover, and the section will be ready for 

 study. The sections from which the study of Lumbi'icus were 

 prepared were made by this method, and though it is extremely 

 '• kinky" it gives the most satisfactory results. 



March 3, 1892. 



EDITORIAL. 



Trip on a Cunard Steamship.— Wishing for a first trip 

 abroad, a quiet and economical passage to Europe, we obtained 

 the circulars of several lines and visited such steamers as were in 

 port. The Gallia cabin No. ii was engaged for two per- 

 sons. Baggage was put aboard the day before, and we might 

 have slept on board if we had desired. In the morning of May 

 26, at eight o'clock, and not a minute late, the gang-plank was 

 pulled off and a tug took us into the channel of the Hudson river. 

 The day was bright, and of course everybody was on deck ; within 

 10 minutes the passengers had been sorted out and second-class 

 passengers roped oft' vv'ithin a quarter of the deck and amidships. 

 Neither second nor third-class passengers were allowed aft of the 

 rope, which space was occupied by first-class passengers. But 

 first cabin people had the privileges of the entire deck, and many 

 made free use^ thereof. This restriction constitutes one of the 

 vital difterences between first and second-class passage. It is 

 rather inconvenient to be confined to a small part of the deck and 

 one's pride is likely to be a little hurt, but beyond that there 

 seemed to be no objections to it. The associations were not low^ 

 nor bad. The people were clean, well behaved, cordial, and in 

 moderate circumstances. The same people would live in cot- 

 tages or comfortable apartments on shore ; would occupy the 

 medium-priced seats in churches and theatres, and make up the 

 bulk of citizens in any community. Many a school teacher who 

 has to work for $^oo per year had better take such a passage for 

 a summer vacation than not go to Europe at all. 



In z\ hours we had got outside of Sandy Hook, had seen the pilot 

 swing oft"", letting himself down a rope, hand over hand, till he 

 landed in a row boat which was awaiting him, and had replaced 

 our hats with caps which the wind might not steal. Deck chairs 

 were placed and many people settled down to reading. Ladies 

 and invalids better carry steamer chairs, but men and boys do not 

 need them at all. An overcoat that may be soiled with salt spray 

 is almost a necessity. 



In our state-room (or cabin) we had a lounge besides the two 

 bunks and plenty of room for two. Though an " inside" room, 

 it was sufticiently light, clean, and airy. 



Before dinner time the steward had adroitly got the age, occu- 

 pation, and general appearance of each first-class passenger, and 

 had assorted them accordingly, placing the people where he de- 



