And you can't." Arrived in the "laboratory," the earl continued, "Now, cast your eye around this room--what do you see?
Apparently a junk-shop; apparently a hospital connected with a patent office--in reality, the mines of Golconda in disguise! Look at that thing there.

Now what would you take that thing to be ?" "I don't believe I could ever imagine." "Of course you couldn't.

It's my grand adaptation of the phonograph to the marine service.

You store up profanity in it for use at sea.
You know that sailors don't fly around worth a cent unless you swear at them--so the mate that can do the best job of swearing is the most valuable man.

In great emergencies his talent saves the ship.