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for the complete equipment of an Arctic whaler. There 

 are words, too, used in the times dealt with, which do not 

 find a place in the English dictionary of to-day, and it is 

 hoped, therefore, that the information which is given in 

 these pages, will be found full of interest, not only to 

 the uninitiated, but to those who may remember their own 

 experiences in whaling. Thankful for my own escapes in 

 early life, I would beg to lay this narrative before the 

 general public. 



THE AUTHOR. 



