Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1901 — Dust at Sea [ARTICLE]

Dust at Sea

Those who are familiar with ships I now that, no matter how carefully pe decks may be washed In the morning; a great quanity of dust will collect by nightfall. On the modern steamship, burning hundreds of tons of coal bvery day, this Is easily accounted for, Jet the records of sailing vessels show that they collect more dust than a •teamer. On the voyage of a sailing vessel from New York to San Francisco, that-consumed niuety-seven dayß, twenty-four barrels of dust were awept 'from the decks. The captain waa a man of scientific and made careful observations, but could not solve the mystery. Some,*no doubt, comes from the wear and tear on the Balls and rigging, but that accounts for only a small portion. To add to the mystery, bits of cork, wood and vegetable fiber are frequently found in this •ea dust. Where does It come from?