HUMAN LIFE UNDER SEA 183 



in his conquest of the ocean's depths, and 

 while no submarine has yet been built which 

 can approach Jules Verne's "Nautilus," yet 

 wonderful records have been made by these 

 underwater craft. 



Unfortunately submarines have proved of 

 far greater value in destroying human life 

 than in saving it, and so far have resulted in 

 far more harm than good to mankind. Many 

 attempts have been made to build submarine 

 boats provided with lights, windows and other 

 appliances for exploring the bed of the sea 

 and wonderful claims have been made by the 

 inventors of such craft. They have dwelt 

 upon the vast numbers of rich wrecks lying 

 upon the bottom of the ocean, the wonderful 

 natural wealth of the sea which no diver can 

 reach, and they have described how all such 

 things could be found and gathered in by 

 means of their inventions, but in each and 

 every case insurmountable obstacles have been 

 met which have not yet been overcome. 



No one can say a submarine may not be built 

 which will enable man to visit the ocean's bed, 

 to search its recesses and discover its hidden 



