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Vv. THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
Discovery of the Pacific—Voyage of Magellan—Sea-weeds— 
Elephant-seal — Fur-seal— Sea-lions—Sea-bear— Penguins— Sperm 
Whale—Adventurous Character of the Fishery—Destructionof a Ship 
by a Whale—Appearance and Habits—Regularity ofits Motions—Its 
Enemies—Breaching—Its Food—Deseription of the Fishery—Narra- 
tive of 2 Chasé™-Strange Sail—Speaking at Sea—Amusing Mistake. 
VI. THE PACIFIC OCEAN, continvep. 
Islands of the South Sea—Coral Islands—Reef—Lagoon—Forma- 
tion of Coral—Animals—Structure of a Coral Island—Various Species 
of Corals—Rate of Activity—Lines from Montgomery—Crystal Island 
—Caverns—Interesting Legend—Voleanic Island—Natural and 
Moral Beauty—Advanced Civilization—Reef—Islands at Openings 
—Beauty of Lagoon—Moonlight—Night at Sea—Natives swimming 
in the Surf—Sharks—Canoes—Origin of the Population—Various 
modes of Fishing —Pens—Rafts—Poison—Nets—Spear—Fishing by 
Torchlight— Hooks—Angling —Albacore — Sword-fish—Predaceous 
Habits of Fishes—Crabs—Animal-flowers—Cuttle—Oceanic Birds— 
Tropie-bird — Albatross—- Booby —Frigate-bird—Immense Assem- 
blage of Birds . . . . . . . . 
VII. THE INDIAN OCEAN. 
Indian Archipelago—Proa of the Ladrones—Malay Pirates— 
Number and Beauty of small Islands—Houses over the Sea—Chinese 
Junks—Typhoon—Waterspouts—A Chinese Wreck—Esculent Birds’- 
nests—Their Nature—Modes of obtaining them—Value—Use—Sea- 
weeds—Trepang—Change of the Monsoon—Coming in of the Bore— 
Beauty and singularity of Fishes—Curious Mode of Fishing—Violet- 
snail—Portuguese Man-of-war—Sallee-man—Glass-shells—Clamp— 
Pearls—Fishery—Floating-weeds—Pelicans—Luminosity of the Sea 
—Various kinds of Luminous Animals—Conclusion . ° ° 
vir MAN'S SUBMARINE WORK. 
Great Progress——Diving Bell——Walking on the Bottom of the Sea— 
Treasures Seeured—Method of Descending—How the Diver works 
under the Ocean——Improvements——Diving Armor—How made—How 
the Diver breathes—Steel knap-sack—Air Bubbles—Divers Mask— 
Muddy water—Electric Light—Burns under water—Entering the Cabins 
of sunken Vessels~Gathering Treasures—Fearfulsights—Dead bodies 
in motion—Attacked by Sea ters—Under great pressure——Lowest 
depth he can work—Atlantic Cable—when first laid—Strength of Cable 
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