Pictet's New Steamer

The Geneva correspondent of the London Times gives the i'ollowing details concerning Professor Raoul Pictet's model steamer, which he expects to drive at the rate of 40 miles au hour: Her dimensions are 16 meters long and 3.50 meters wide. When lying at anchar she will draw 33 centimeters f ore and 44 centimeters aft; at f uil speed, 1 centimeter forward and lö centimeters aft. The engines will be placed amidships, from which point to the stern the crew staaft and the keel form an iiiclined plane; the bows are long, tapering, and wedge-shaped. Professor Pictet reckons that his invention w.ll lead to a great saving of 1 el, inasmush as a steamer built on his plan, after being started with, say, 100 horse power, may be kept up t'ull speed with an expendtture of f orce equaltoSO horses. The form of the huil, on which the maintenance of the ship's equilibrium will depend, cannot be explained without a diagram. Professor Pictet is quite conüdent in the success of his Lnventiori, and his scientiflc previous achievements have been so remarkable that many people who cannot follow his reasoning havo no hesitation in accepting his conclusions.