Chapter X 



HUMAN LIFE UNDER THE SEA 



From earliest times man has longed to see the 

 depths of the sea and to walk about upon its 

 bottom. In every age and in nearly every land 

 expert divers and swimmers may be found 

 who can penetrate to wonderful depths and 

 can remain below the surface for remarkable 

 periods of time, but none has ever existed 

 who could dive deep enough or remain long 

 enough under water to walk about and note 

 the marvellous sights below the waves. 



Wonderful stories are told of men who dive 

 to the depth of one hundred feet and remain 

 under water for five minutes or more, but 

 these are all exaggerations and no man has 

 ever lived who could accomplish such feats. 



In the Mediterranean, in the Orient, in the 



South Seas, in the West Indies and in many 



other places there are scores of men who make 



diving a business and depend for a livelihood 



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