One of the hottest regibrfs of the earth is along the Persian Gulf, where little or no rain falls. At Bahrin the arid shore has no fresh water, yet a comparatively numerous population contrives to live there, thanks to copious springs which burst forth from the bottom of tbe sea. The fresh water is got by diving. The diver, sitting in his boat, winds a great goat-skin bag round his left arm, the hand grasping its mouth ; then he takes in bis right hand a heavy stone, to which is attached a strong line, and thus equipped he plunges in and quickly reaches the bottom. Instantly opening the bag over the strong jet of fresh water, he springs up the ascending current, at the same time closing the bag, and is helped aboard. The stone is then hauled up, and tbe diver, after taking breath, plunges in again. The source of these copious sub marine springs is thought to be in tne green hills of Osman, some five or six hundred miles distant.
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