 ... ears, and nostrils, and frequently even blood. But this does not hinder them from going down again in their turn. They will often make from forty to fifty plunges in one day, and at each plunge bring up about a hundred oysters.  Natural history. Mollusca - Page 245by Philip Henry Gosse - 1854Full view - About this book
 | Robert Percival - Ethnology - 1803 - 504 pages
...frequently even blood. But this does not hinder them from going down again in their turn. They will often make from forty to fifty plunges in one day ; and...about a hundred oysters. Some rub their bodies over ,)wth oil, and stuff their ears and noses to prevent tlie water from entering ; while others use no... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1803 - 1298 pages
...quently even blood. But this does not hinder them from going down again in their turn. They will often make from forty to fifty plunges in one day, and at each plunge bring up about an hundred oysters. Some nib their bodies o\er with oil, and stuff their ears and noses to prevent... | |
 | History - 1803 - 866 pages
...frequently even blood. But this does not hinder llienl from going down again in their turn. They will often make from forty to fifty plunges in one day, and at each plunge bring up about an hundred oysters. Some rub their bodies over with oil, and stuft" their cars and noses to prevent... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1803 - 892 pages
...frequently even blood. But this does not hinder them from going down again in their turn. They will often make from forty to fifty plunges in one day, and at each plunge bring up about an hundred oysteics. Some rub their bodies over, with oil, and stuft' their ears and noses to prevent... | |
 | History - 1803 - 892 pages
...frequently even blood. But this does not liindcr them from going down again in their turn. They will often make from forty to fifty plunges in one day, and at each plunge bring up about an hundred oysters. Some nib their bodies over with oil, and stuft" their ears and noses to pu vent... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1804 - 740 pages
...frequently even blood. But this does not hinder them from going down again in their turn. They will often make from forty to fifty plunges in one day, and at...prevent the water from entering, while others use no precaution •whatever. Although the usual time of remaining under water does not much exceed two minutes,... | |
 | Literature, Modern - 1804 - 548 pages
...frequently even blood. But this does not hinder them from going down again in their turn. They will often make from forty to fifty plunges in one day; and at each plunge bring up about a hundred oyííers. Some rub their bodies over with oil, and fluff their ears and nofes to prevent the water... | |
 | English literature - 1804 - 578 pages
...frequently even blocd. But this dous not hinder them from going down again in their turn. They will often make from forty to fifty plunges in one day ; and at each plunge bring up abouî a hundred oyЯегз. Some rub (heir bodies over with oil, and (tuff lluir ears and nofes to... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 848 pages
...turn. They will often make from 40 to 50 plunges in one day ; and at each plunge bring up about loo oysters. Some rub their bodies over with oil, and...usual time of remaining under water does not much exceeu two minutes, yet there are instances known of divers who could remain four and even five minutes.... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 512 pages
...frequently even blood. But this does not hinder them from 1,'oing down again in their turn. They will often make from forty to fifty plunges in one day ; and at each plunge bring up about 100 oysters. Some rub their bodies over with oil, and stuff their ears and noses to prevent the water... | |
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