SHARKS. 



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When a shark attempts to charge upon liiin, the 

 object of the diver is to stab him with his knife in 

 the belly. The negroes of America do not fear to 

 measure their strength and skill against him. The 

 instant they perceive their enemy they dive to a great 



Fig. 20. — i'iL;lil hetweeii ;i Sailor ami a Shark. 



depth; then, rising as suddenly, they stab the shaik 

 in the belly before he has time to take up his offensive 

 position. 



But it is not necessary to seek in the annals of 

 negroes or Asiatics for acts of courage and of hand-to- 



