238 The Under-Water World 



and, as often happens in such cases, 

 vomited. Together with the remains of 

 its last peaceful meal cuttlefish and 

 worse, it brought up Mr. Jenkins, de- 

 positing the whole amongst the wreckage 

 of the broken boat. 



It is very evident that we need to 

 learn more before finally turning down 

 the uncomfortable experience of the late 

 Jonah as an entertaining but incredible 

 " fisherman's tale." But, to put it mildly, 

 the physiological side of the story, how- 

 ever, presents many a moot point. How 

 long, for instance, can a man stand a 

 temperature of about 105 F. without 

 water, even assuming that the air was fit 

 to breathe ? No animal tamer who has 

 placed his head inside the mouths of 

 lions and other wild animals for only a 

 few seconds at a stretch, at a high con- 

 sideration, would admit the possibility 

 of the atmosphere inside a wild aminal 

 being supportable for long, and even 



