Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 696
ales are called Boned whales and Toothedwhales. The boned whales have no teeth, but have instead a massof what is known .xs whalebone, hanging down from the roof cfthe 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 1 am toldthat Mr. IngcrsoU 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 upon the shore so nicely. It is ntenough for some of you clever youngsters…
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