Show 1 drown in short time I 1 I 1 the story frequently repeated about professional livers diver who have been able to remain under water tor for 0 vor over two minutes is silly dr joseph bochin tells me no one can remain under water that long without droan ing they are trained ivors or not t kamino here the sponge ducis are re potted to be able to 0 o remain under mater three and tour four minutes tests were made recently and resulted lii la conclusively proving that none of them remained down as long as a minute and a half balf ninety seconds seems a N ery cry longtime long time to the watcher on oil shore share and it Is about the limit of a divers endurance under water at coylon ceylon duliere time tests teata were also made among tile the famous pearl divers it was ascertained that tew few rt nf them remained below the as long as a minute and other tests made on the red sea among the alabe proved that a minute abaft ana a quarter was the longest congest they could endure without afresh a tresh breath on oil the coast ot of england several years ago a diver a trained diver one ot of the best bes on oil the coast renowned for his endurance endurance went down and wa was s pulled up so slowly when he gave the signal that he was vies under water about two minutes and live five seconds ile he was drawn out of 0 the water insensible with blood fl flowing from its his nose and ears and it was only alter after long arduous work that his bla recovery from houi the effects of that two minute stay under water was assured drowning is s a quick death even though the water Is licot out of the lungs insensibility will ensue in one minute and complete tin unconsciousness consciousness in two the stories of 0 t people who have been in the water live lire minutes being are generally mis takes calces or untrue A man could not be in the water the minutes without coming to the sur lace several times and be restored to life SL louis globe democrat |