Genre:

News-Commentary, Drollery; Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

wdct. [2]

Illustrators:

N, pseud.  [William Newman] *

Subjects:

Military Technology, Invention, Hydropathy, Aeronautics

    Reports on the 'top-heaviness' of warships caused by the 'extreme weight of guns' on the decks of the vessels. Believes that a 'cold-water cure' has been 'seriously recommended', allowing the ships to take in water as ballast, and attaching balloons to their masts to prevent them from sinking. Illustrations depict these suggestions.