Popular Science Monthly 



857 



Deep-Sea Fishing with a Little 

 Submarine 



EVERY fisherman knows that some of 

 the most desirable fish to be found 

 in the ocean never 

 run closely enough to 

 the shore to be 

 caught with line or 

 net from one of the 

 piers. These fish like 

 deep water and the 

 f i s h e r m a n who 

 wishes to catch them 

 must go out to seek 

 them in their haunts. 

 That means a trip 

 in a tug or a sea- 

 worthy launch, which 

 is not always fea- 

 sible. 



F. H. Trimble of 

 Los Angeles, Cali- 

 fornia, has devised 

 an original method 

 of deep-sea fishing 

 without leaving the 

 shore or pier. He 



constructed a small boat, built some- 

 what like a submarine, equipped it with 

 a small motor run by a battery stowed 

 away in the hold of the little craft and 

 installed a simple clockwork that shuts 

 off the current after a certain time. The 

 little boat, built of steel and weighing 

 about twenty-five 

 pounds, is driven by 

 a small propeller at 

 about four knots an 

 hour. It runs on 

 top of the water 

 or underneath the 

 surface. 



To this boat two 

 are attached. 



line carries 

 hooks and 



while the other 



serves to pull 



boat back to 



shore or pier. 



fisherman baits 



hooks of his 



attaches it to 

 submarine 



starts the little 



makes a bee-line for the deep-sea fishing 

 grounds, taking the baited line with it. 

 When it has reached the desired place, 

 the clock shuts off the electric current, 

 and the motor stops. When the fisher- 

 man thinks that 

 every one of the 

 hooks has its prey, 

 he pulls in the line, 

 hauling back to shore 

 the boat and fish. 



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Underwood and UndiTwood 



My son, you may go out to fish, 

 but don't go near the water 



lines 



One 



the 



bait, 



line 



the 



the 



The 



the 



line, 



the 



and 



motor. The boat 



you are 



Don't go parachuting unless 

 equipped with the proper kind of breeches 



Breeches for 

 Parachuting 



N order to check 

 the constantly in- 

 creasing number of 

 fatal aeronautical ac- 

 cidents a humane in- 

 ventor has patented 

 a pair of parachute 

 breeches. Will they 

 prevent your being 

 dashed to the ground? 

 We don't know. The 

 fabric, cut, and work- 

 manship are matters 

 of choice, and your tailor will be pleased 

 to suit your particular form and taste. 



For those who intend to be measured 

 for a pair of parachute breeches in the 

 near future, we give a list of instructions 

 which should be followed when you 

 find it necessary to use them: 



1. Remove your 

 dining-room table. 



2. Lay the par- 

 achute open on the 

 floor. 



3. Fold back the 

 larger one and in- 

 sert your legs in the 

 smaller one. 



4. Pull up and 

 buckle trousers. 



5. Adjust shoulder 

 straps. 



6. Tighten garters. 



7. Gather all folds 

 and swish them around 

 to your back. Allow 

 the train to trail on 

 ground. 



8. When you want 

 to fly, give a quick 

 jerk. 



