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668 HISTORY OF THE SEA. 



his ankles and waist, are intended to give him weight enough 

 to withstand the current. On the upper part of his body he 

 wears a large copper helmet, with a strong ring-bolt on the 

 top, and below which, securely fastened to it, is a rubber 

 jacket, ending in an iron band, so constructed as to meet that 

 of the leggings and be tightly fastened to it. The sleeves oi 



ARMING THE DIVER. 



this jacket are gathered round his wrists and tightly tied. 

 The jacket is of a more pliable stuff than the leggings, so as to 

 enable him to more easily use his hands and arms. The diver 

 puts on his leggings, and then a hook, attached to the end of a 

 rope passed over a pulley, and worked by the engine, is hooked 

 mto the rinr on the top of the helmet, and this, with the 



