882 THE OCEAN. 
arranged to prevent it, only as wanted by the diver. 
Equipped with his ingenious paraphernalia the diver 
roams about the bottom of the ocean almost at pleas- 
ure. He has great glass eyes in his mask, which 
covers his head and face, and through them he can 
see quite plainly unless the water is very muddy or 
very deep. In such cases the diver is provided with 
an electric lamp which burns under water and gives 
a brilliant light. He can enter the cabin of a sun- 
ken ship, gather up the treasures found there, and 
bring them to the surface. When the articles are 
too heavy to permit that, he fastens on the tackling 
necessary to raise them by machinery. 
In exploring sunken wrecks, in visiting the holds 
and cabins of vessels in search of valuables, the 
diver frequently meets with strange adventures, 
-and views scenes fearful enough to make the stout- 
est heart quail. The bodies of the drowned, are 
sometimes disturbed by the agitation of the water, 
as he moves about, and come towards himas if to 
clutch him in their slimy embrace. He pushes them 
one side, only to have them return to him again 
with perhaps others which are caused to float by 
the commotion. Sometimes he is attacked by fero- 
cious sea monsters and is obliged tostop work and 
defend himself, as best he can, but these incidents 
do not hinder the brave men in the prosecution of 
their work. The uses of the diving armor are con- 
stantly multiplied. The bottom of vessels are now 
examined, scraped and mended without being put 
on the dry dock. The foundations for bridges are 
surveyed and numerous other purposes subserved 
