Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 170
of whales are called Boned whales and Toothedwhales. The boned whales have no teeth, but have instead a massof what is known as whalebone, hanging down from the roof ofthe mouth at each side of the tongue. By means of this whalebonethey secure their food, which consists of very small, soft,… … But the letter says he is not a fish. And I am toldthat Mr. Ingcrsoll says the same thing about thosequeer creatures, the seals, in this very number ofSt. Nicholas. By the way, Jack does nt quite see how thatwhale ever got up on the shore so nicely. It is ntenough for some of you clever youngsters…
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