Show oil on troubled waters the effect of oil in stilling troubled waters lias been eo long known that it lias been constituted the basis of a proverbial phrase small quantity of oil thus used has frequently overcome a very powerful not many years ago occurred in which ship crew aimi enabled during a severe storm to escape on shore by the help ofa of a few gallons of oil A similar and equally successful employment of tho same suba tanco is reported to have been made off the capo of storms list summer tho king cearil a vessel of 1490 tons left liverpool in june last for bombay when off the cape of good hope she encountered heavy galo from tho northwest which continued for bome time tremendous beas broke over alio ship bursting in the main hatch washing in the hatch houses and boat smashing smas hint in tho front of cabin and destroying the captains and officer stores na clothing the gale lasted for nearly the vessel t very well it was impossible to p of the damage a artie waves were continually swooping her decks at length the chief officer suggested tho trial of throwing oil upon alio water two cavvaa clothes bags were obtained and into each two gallons of fine oil were poured the bage being punctured elight ly and blung one ovar anch quarter in tow of the vessel ohp effect was magical the wave no lofty r broke over the poop and idee of alio chip but cv ersil oil biad spread over surface and around the pool in alio wake of the wa large circuit of calm water the crew were thus able to repair alio damage with greater cast and the ship was relieved from the tremendous hocks ahe had previously received from alio heavy edaa the two bags lasted two day after velch alio worst fury of the gale having luelf oil wie wed dee modinea minister saya be has never known a fatal leoin n hoibo boft coal WM used for fuel very well thena it tako long to up well take the every tsuio mr gillotte of loett lias introduced a bill in Congre oa to reduce the salaries fees gabion paid by the united by nil bet will aar Gill ettee salary how would aud liu bolt hairfi t lula |