What is the effect of the unique lighting method on the chamber with the blood red windows

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nasal septum (nay•zulo sep•tum]

The partition between the two nasal cavities in humans. nausea (naw•zhuh]

An unpleasant sensation, vaguely referred to the stomach, often cul

minating in vomiting. nautical mile (naw•tik•ul myl]

A unit of distance designed to equal approximately 1 minute of arc of latitude; according to the National Bureau of Standards, its length is 6,080.20 feet, or approximately 1.15 times as long as the statute

mile of 5,280 feet; also known as a geographical mile. neat's-foot oil (neetz.foot oyl]

A light yellow oil obtained from the feet and shinbones of cattle. neck dam (seal)

A rubber skirt that is attached to some lightweight helmets instead of a breastplate. A neck dam is tapered to fit tightly around the neck

like a collar. necrosis [nih•kroeosis)

The localized death or decay of living tissue in a part of the body, as bone; it is the result of loss of blood supply, burning or other severe

injuries. negative buoyancy (negouhotiv booy•yun.see]

State in which the weight of the submerged body is greater than the

weight of the displaced liquid, causing the body to sink. negative-pressure breathing (NPB]

Breathing from a mask, helmet, or the like, where the pressure of the gaseous mixture being breathed is less than the ambient pressure

thus requiring an additional conscious effort to inhale. nematocyst (nem•ut•uh•sist]

A structure consisting of a flask-shaped body bearing barbs and a long slender filament that can be discharged by the stinging cells of

coelenterates. neon (nee•ahn]

A colorless, odorless gas found in air (1 part in about 65,000 parts of ordinary air); has been used as a breathing gas for divers because it

has minimal narcotic effect. neoprene (nee•uh•preen]

An oil-resistant synthetic rubber; because of its insulation properties,

it is used for diver wet suits. nervous system (nurovus sis.tum]

Brain, spinal cord, and nerves of the body. neuralgia (nyoor al.juh]

An aching or spasmodic pain along the course of nerves. neuritis (nyooreye•tus]

Inflammation of a nerve, usually accompanied by pain, tenderness,

and possibly loss of sensation. neuromuscular (noo•roh•mus.kyoo•lar]

Intermediate in nature between nerve and muscle; pertaining both to

nerve and muscle, as neuromuscular cells. neuron (nyoor ahn]

The nerve cell body plus its processes; the structural unit of nerve tis

sue. neuropathy (nyu•rawp•uh•thee]

Any disease of the nervous system. neutral buoyancy (noo•trul booy•un•see]

The state in which the weight of the body is equal to the weight of

the displaced liquid, so the body remains suspended in the liquid. niggle (nig•’ul]

Mild, transient and poorly localized symptoms of decompression

sickness not requiring treatment. night vision (nyt vi.zhun)

The natural adaptation to darkness as a diver descends; includes no color perception; when a diver remains on the bottom for a period of

nitrogen (ny•truh•jun]

A colorless, odorless, tasteless, nontoxic inert gas found in great abundance in the atmosphere; nitrogen is commonly used as a diluent with oxygen in diving gas mixtures; when breathed under pres

sure, has narcotic effect. nitrogen narcosis (ny•truhojun nahr•ko•sus]

Narcotic effect resulting from breathing the nitrogen in compressed air at depths greater than 100 feet; also called air narcosis and "rap

ture of the deep." nitrox (nyótrahks]

A breathing mixture containing nitrogen and oxygen in various pro

portions. noble gases (no bul gas.uz]

Gases whose chemical structure is characterized by closed shells or

subshells of electrons. These gases are also called inert gases. no-decompression dive [no-de•kum.presh•un dyv]

A dive from which a diver can return directly to the surface at a controlled rate without stopping at shallower depths to allow inert gas to

be eliminated from the body; also called a no-stop dive. no-decompression limits [no-de•kum.presh•un lim•uts]

Specified times at given depths from which no decompression stops are required on return to the surface; also referred to as a no-stop

curve and no-stop limits. nomogram (nawm•uh•gram]

A graphic representation of mathematical relationships or laws. normal ascent rate (nor.muhl uh•sent rayt]

The ascent rate used under conventional or routine conditions, this

rate is 30 feet per minute. normoxic [noremahk•sik]

Relating to normal partial pressures of oxygen equivalent to those

found in air at one atmosphere. nucleus (nyoo•klee•us]

A small spherical body within a cell; in chemistry, the central part of

an atom. nystagmus [nis.tag•mus]

A physiological condition characterized by repeated, involuntary, rapid movements of the eyes, usually in the horizontal plane but sometimes also in the vertical plane.

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It was a voluptuous scene, that masquerade. But first let me tell of the rooms in which it was held. There were seven -- an imperial suite. In many palaces, however, such suites form a long and straight vista, while the folding doors slide back nearly to the walls on either hand, so that the view of the whole extent is scarcely impeded. Here the case was very different; as might have been expected from the duke's love of the bizarre. The apartments were so irregularly disposed that the vision embraced but little more than one at a time. There was a sharp turn at every twenty or thirty yards, and at each turn a novel effect. To the right and left, in the middle of each wall, a tall and narrow Gothic window looked out upon a closed corridor which pursued the windings of the suite. These windows were of stained glass whose color varied in accordance with the prevailing hue of the decorations of the chamber into which it opened. That at the eastern extremity was hung, for example, in blue -- and vividly blue were its windows. The second chamber was purple in its ornaments and tapestries, and here the panes were purple. The third was green throughout, and so were the casements. The fourth was furnished and lighted with orange -- the fifth with white -- the sixth with violet. The seventh apartment was closely shrouded in black velvet tapestries that hung all over the ceiling and down the walls, falling in heavy folds upon a carpet of the same material and hue. But in this chamber only, the color of the windows failed to correspond with the decorations. The panes here were scarlet -- a deep blood color. Now in no one of the seven apartments was there any lamp or candelabrum, amid the profusion of golden ornaments that lay scattered to and fro or depended from the roof. There was no light of any kind emanating from lamp or candle within the suite of chambers. But in the corridors that followed the suite, there stood, opposite to each window, a heavy tripod, bearing a brazier of fire that protected its rays through the tinted glass and so glaringly illumined the room. And thus were produced a multitude of gaudy and fantastic appearances. But in the western or black chamber the effect of the fire-light that streamed upon the dark hangings through the blood-tinted panes, was ghastly in the extreme, and produced so wild a look upon the countenances of those who entered, that there were few of the company bold enough to set foot within its precincts at all.

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