THE FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY ggs 



open fire until the oil has been cooked out. The pot 

 jnus be well stirred and slowly heated to prevent L 

 blubber from st.clung. About twenty gallons of oil 

 are obtained from a walrus. The oil is used for many 

 ot the purposes for which seal oil is used 



Walrus ivory is much inferior to elephant ivory in 

 that rt becomes yeUow with age and the tusk con- 

 tarns a large core of little value. The tusks of the 

 female are smaller than those of the male, but are of 

 finer texture and have fewer cracks 



