Steam Defined — 400
At a railway station, an old lady said to a very pompous-looking gentleman, who was talking about steam communication: “Pray, sir, what is steam?” “Steam, ma’am, is ah!—steam, is ah! ah! steam is—steam!” “I knew that chap couldn’t tell ye,” said a rough-looking fellow standing by; “but steam is a bucket of water in a tremendous perspiration.”