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Dolphins. 



Butter your fingers, then dip tlieni in flour, or I sliall be 

 asked to dress blisters to-morrow. Meanwhile remember 

 that if any one asks you how you hioio that Whales are 

 Mammals and not fishes, remember to tell them that 

 the Wise Men say, — 



"' A fish has cold blood, breathes through gills, and lays eggs; 

 A Whale has warm blood, breathes with lungs, and cares for its 



young as a cow does. 

 A fish has tail fins that run up and down, lying flat with its body ; 

 A Whale's tail is set crosswise and it is moved in swimming like the 



blades of a propeller, while both tail and front fins do not look 



unlike the hind feet and flippers of its blood brother, the 



Seal. ' " 



'' Quick, Nat ! " cried Olive, " your lump of candy 

 w^ill fall if you pull so slowly. Now, one, two, — pull; 

 three, four, — double it over." Then, for the next 

 half hour, Camp Saturday Avas enveloped in stick}'- 

 silence. 



