 | 1837 - 202 pages
...up, j and serve again. 8. The diver, when about to descend, seizes the rope between the toes of hisj right foot, for by custom he can use his! toes as well as his fingers ; and he holds a valuable pearls brought ? 5. Where is Ceylon ? What is said of the banks where the fish abound ? 5.... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1847 - 172 pages
...line fasened to it, that it may be drawn up and serv again. The diver when about to desend, seezes the rope between the toes of his right foot, for by...use his toes as well as his fingers ; and he holds a bag of nett with his left foot. He takes hold of annother rope with his right hand, and holds his nostrills... | |
 | John Richards Philpots - 1891 - 748 pages
...down into the sea-depths by a stout rope weighted by a heavy stone, weighing about 56 pounds, or more. When about to' descend, the diver seizes the rope...right hand, and, holding his nostrils with his left, he (naked, save for a cloth around his loins) plunges into the sea, and having reached the bottom,... | |
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The diver, when about to descend, seizes the rope between the toes of his right foot, for by custom he can use his toes as well as his fingers ; and he holds a valuable pearls brought ? 5. 