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same light conditions for ordinary film and two points for color film is 

 satisfactory. One of the difficulties which should be remembered is that 

 with motion pictures the result of mistakes cannot be seen until the films 

 have been processed, which is likely to be some two or three weeks after 

 returning home. 



An example of unpleasant results from submerging too quickly was 

 demonstrated by my nephew Edmond, a member of the party, on his 

 first experience. After his helmet was under water he let the line slide 

 through his hands and reached bottom, twenty feet below, in about six 

 seconds, instead of letting himself down slowly. The sudden pressure on 

 the ears affected the passages so that they could not be opened by yawn- 

 ing; he experienced sharp pains while on the bottom, and for that reason 

 returned to the surface almost immediately, and suffered a severe head- 

 ache during the remainder of the day. 



The return trip to Nassau, after another beautiful moonlight night at 

 our anchorage, was made next day. 



The four members of my party stayed in Nassau a few days longer and 

 Capt. Billsborough, our cook, and I made the crossing to Miami in Aquila. 

 This trip deserves mention for the benefit of adventurous amateur yachts- 

 men. We started at noon, intending to anchor at Gun Key, get a few 

 hours' sleep, then leave for Miami at two in the morning, in order to arrive 

 at about nine. We carried out this plan to the point of departing from Gun 

 Key. When we attempted to start the motor, ignition trouble developed, 

 the location and correction of which consumed four hours, and we were 

 not under way until six. A brisk Northeast breeze had been blowing all 

 night, and when we emerged into the Gulf Stream we found ourselves 

 subjected to a much heavier sea than I had ever expected to negotiate with 

 Aquila. The waves were very high, some of them were breaking at the 

 crest. They were coming upon our starboard beam, and great care and 

 watchfulness had to be observed to head into these seas when they looked 



