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send social messages just for the novelty of it. If he is delayed by fog or snow-storm on a short trip, he sends a “wireless,” stating the facts, and making a new appointment, and the probable time of his arrival.

But the use of wireless telegraphy, which should appeal

Fig. 22.—Portable Receiving Outfits.

the strongest to the travelling public, is its inestimable value in case of accident.

21. Value to Shipowners

What mostly concerns owners of vessels 1s the fact that their steamers may keep in constant communication with the office of the steamship company, and in case of accident assistance may be secured very quickly,