Mowry, William Augustus, 1829-1917, Mowry, Arthur May, 1862- joint author · New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett and company · leaf 76
it, is cut into smaller cubicalpieces, heated in a large pot, and the oil strained off. Thisis called trying out. The oil is stored in casks to be con-veyed home. A large whale will give two or three tons ofblubber. It is estimated that a ton of blubber will yieldnearly two hundred gallons of oil.… … WHALE FISHING. 74 AMERICAN INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS. accustomed to strike violently with its tail in the endeavorto destroy its enemies. Here is a true story about the ex-periences of one family engaged in the whale fishery. Longbefore the year 1800 and after that date for almost half acentury, New…
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