| Show calling upon bermudas bermuda s yari varicolored colored finny tribe trip in diving helmet lends thrill to fo visitors summer visitors and budding scientists scientist shave have found a new thrill in bermuda one of the most popular diversions of the summer is amateur helmet diving made possible through the government ac quartum lurn on harrington sound although not a new idea this Is the best opportunity the public has been given to enjoy this unique sport and hundreds 0 I 1 sightseers including many women and children are taking baking advantage of the privilege says a bulletin from the national geographic society heavy helmet becomes light after visiting the aquarium arlum one of the finest in the world mo more re adventurous ichthyologists add to their acquaintances acquaintance among samong bermudas fish families by descending ec sc beneath tho the clear calm waters of harrington sound t to 0 view them in their natural surroundings roun dings itis it is an alice in wonderland experience feeling fish frisk about you from yc your aur touch by a tanks glass walls divers on their first descents dencen are apt to be nervous clad on only ay in bathing suit and sneakers the novice may eye bye with apprehend slon eion the strange looking metal helmet with its snakelike air hose hs the he helmet celinet linet flanked with I 1 lea a ad d weights rests heavily on the shoulders but as soon as one ventures to deice descend nd the gently sloping sea bea floor and lower ones head under the surface the air filled helmet seems much lighter in fact its weight is scarcely felt water rushing in under the open helmet almost to the mouth may cause alarm but air pressure holds it at about chin level and one saon soon relaxes again should the diver feel ear pressure as in elevators it can be all alleviated elated by swallowing once he becomes accustomed to the silvery bubbles and the gentle gurgling of the air as the pump forces it out under finder the bottom of the helmet and assured th that atthe the water wafer will not rise above his chin the newcomer in Nep tunes tunis realm is ready to look out fout of the glass window in inthe the front of the helmet belme t and enjoy the strange strang spectacle of being at home with the fish underwater view of Fishl fish ideal deal wandering through this twilight undersea a world one has the queer feeling of being bedig aa a disembodied spirit of pressing against warm wind of wading not up to ones ankles i only but with ones whole body Dl distances stances under water are strangely deceiving the diver progresses through sunlit water tor for what seems a ci city ty block only to be told on his ascent that he has covered no more than ahan a score of feet those who think all fish are silvery and toi torpedo shaped are surprised bythe by the variety of beaul beautiful ti colors and the strange shapes of bermudas bermuda a fish while one gets some slight idea of them by 9 gazing az down through a glass b bot ot tomed boit boat towed slowly over the reefs one can see them still better without distortion or foreshortening through the tha helmet colors of birds and butterflies are lasting but the radiant iridescent colors of fish fade at death many fish pale and uninteresting looking on ice in bermudas mir markets ketsi appear full of brilliant coloring that flashes bashes and changes when seini seen i alive under the water F re red d squirrelfish striped yellow grunts sergeant majors angelfish and many others dart past t the helmets window Many forms of sea libei life other than fish attract at the attention oi of the diver on the rocks are chi tons related reland to shells are arranged in 7 1 ping plates pulled lo 10 loose ose from om a reef they curl up like e rn miniature in lature armadillos lovely sea ai an emones wave pastel colored tentacles to and froli fro like kethe the languid arms of odalisques odalis ques on the sand are puffy black sea puddings tiny scuttling crabs crawling starfish and spiny sea urchins Step the spines of the these thesesa seso so called hedgehogs odthe of the sea frequently in ones foot r f bermuda Berm Is 13 an ideal place placa In which to observe fish by y means mean of helmets for two reasons the tha gulf stream which flows like a warm sapphire th atlantic north of pr pro sects the islands from cold and insures a teeming supply of sem semi tropical fish the islands are coral formations on the top of a submarine mountain and thus scientific dives may be made very near shore to observe both deep an and shallow water species of fish |
