...under his arm to keep himself down, and then walks about upon the rock, or crawls under its ledgee, stuffing the sponges into a netted-bag with a hooped...proceedings of his companions in the boat floating some twent}^ or thirty fathoms above him. The two men who were nearest to him previously to his making the...

...mouth, which is strung round his neck to receive them ; but lie holds firmly to the stone or rope nil the while, as his safeguard for returning and for making the known signal at the time he desires it. The hauling up is thus effected : Tiic assistant who has hold of the rope awaiting the signal, first...

...hooped mouth, which is strung round his neck to receive them ; but he holds firmly to the stone чг rope all the while, as his safeguard for returning and for making thu known signal at the time ho desires it. The hauling up is thus effected: The assistant who has...

...nnder its ledges, staffing the sponges into a netted bag with a hooped mouth, which is strung around his neck to receive them; but he holds firmly to the...making the known signal at the time he desires it. [ It is well to note that the diver for sponges or pearls has also a weight attached to his ankle,...

...with by his companions, and seldom speaks or is spoken to ; he is simply watched by two of them, bat at a little distance, and they never venture to urge...desires it. Now let us notice the proceedings of his • Travels and Researches in Crete. By Captain TAB Spratt, RN 2 vols. (Van Voorst.) 216 A WAIF FROM...

...upon the rock, or crawls under its ledges, stuffing the sponges into a netted-bag with a hooped month, which is strung round his neck to receive them ; but...the known signal at the time he desires it. Now let 05 notice the proceedings of his companions in the boat floating some twenty or thirty fathom« above...