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��Deep-Sea Fishing with a Little Submarine

EVERY fisherman knows that some of the most desirable fish to be found in the ocean never run closely enough to the shore to be caught with line or net from one of the piers. These fish like deep water and the f i s h e r m a n who wishes to catch them must go out to seek them in their haunts. That means a trip in a tug or a sea- worthy launch, which is not always fea- sible.

F. H. Trimble of Los Angeles, Cali- fornia, has devised an original method of deep-sea fishing without leaving the shore or pier. He

constructed a small boat, built some- what like a submarine, equipped it with a small motor run by a battery stowed away in the hold of the little craft and installed a simple clockwork that shuts off the current after a certain time. The little boat, built of steel and weighing about twenty-five pounds, is driven by a small propeller at about four knots an hour. It runs on top of the water or underneath the surface.

To this boat two are attached.

line carries hooks and

while the other

serves to pull

boat back to

shore or pier.

fisherman baits

hooks of his

attaches it to submarine

starts the little

���makes a bee-line for the deep-sea fishing grounds, taking the baited line with it. When it has reached the desired place, the clock shuts off the electric current, and the motor stops. When the fisher- man thinks that every one of the hooks has its prey, he pulls in the line, hauling back to shore the boat and fish.

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��Don't go parachuting unless equipped with the proper kind of breeches

��Breeches for Parachuting

N order to check the constantly in- creasing number of fatal aeronautical ac- cidents a humane in- ventor has patented a pair of parachute breeches. Will they prevent your being dashed to the ground? We don't know. The fabric, cut, and work- manship are matters of choice, and your tailor will be pleased to suit your particular form and taste.

For those who intend to be measured for a pair of parachute breeches in the near future, we give a list of instructions which should be followed when you find it necessary to use them:

1. Remove your dining-room table.

2. Lay the par- achute open on the floor.

3. Fold back the larger one and in- sert your legs in the smaller one.

4. Pull up and buckle trousers.

5. Adjust shoulder straps.

6. Tighten garters.

7. Gather all folds and swish them around to your back. Allow the train to trail on ground.

8. When you want to fly, give a quick jerk.

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