122 WALRUS, OP SEA-HORSE. 



but it is by no means so useful, nor so durable as 

 in its green or raw state. Zorgdrager states that, 

 when procured in Canada, it was cut into slices, 

 and exported to America for carriage traces, and 

 into England for glue. We believe it is admirably 

 adapted for harness, and the manufacture of car- 

 riages . 



We have already had occasion to state that the oil 

 of the Morse is more valued than that of the Whale. 

 The quantity varies at different times of the year, ac- 

 cording to the condition of the animals. Scoresby 

 states that, at some seasons, the produce is said to 

 be considerable, but that he never met with any 

 which afforded above twenty or thirty gallons of oil. 

 Zorgdrager gives the average quantity at half a 

 ton. 



The teeth are usually more valuable than the oil. 

 We have already stated their usual dimensions. 

 The celebrated Gmelin, in his account of his journey 

 in Siberia, mentions, that at Anadeirkai the teeth 

 were found in such numbers on the shore, that there 

 was no occasion for the inhabitants to slay the ani- 

 mals on their account. The relative value of the 

 ivory from them and from the Elephant is variously 

 stated by authors. Thus, whilst Lord Shuldham 

 asserts that the ivory of the Sea- Horse is an inferior 

 sort, which soon turns yellow, Anderson, and after 

 him Schreber, maintain that, in hardness and per- 

 manent whiteness, it surpasses that of the Elephant. 

 Zorgdrager also states that it is more precious, es- 

 pecially the internal part, and Denis, that no ivory 



