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yield seven or eight Barrels of train Oil. Upon his Head 

 there is a Bump, and before his Eyes and Fins at the top of 

 this Bump on each side, thc^re is a spout hole, bended like an S. 

 out of which he blows the Water so fiercely, that it roars like 

 a great Wind. Just before in the under Lip, there is a Cavity 

 or Hole, which fits the upper as exactly as a sheath does a 

 Knife, and through this hole he draws the Water he spouts 

 out ; when he is wounded, his blowing resembles the roaring 

 of the Sea in a great Storm. N^either does he hear when he 

 spouts the Water, and is easiest struck at that time. The 

 Belly and Back are quite Red in some, but under the Belly 

 they are sometimes White, and some of them Coal Black. 

 They look very beautiful when the Sun shines on them, and 

 the small clear Waves over them, glitter like Silver. The 

 outward Skin is thin like Parchment, and easily pulled off 

 when the Fish grows hot, which they frequently do by swim- 

 ing, and then they stink. 



The Yard is a strong Sinew, and from six to eight Feet 

 long, and where the Yard is fixed, the Skin is doubled, so that 

 it lies like a Knife in a Sheath. The Pudenda of the Female 

 is shaped like that of a large four footed Beast. They have 

 Breasts, with IN^ipples at the sides of it, like those of a Cow. 

 When they couple together, they stand upright, with their 

 Heads out of the Water, but how long they carry their Young, 

 is uncertain. Xeither are they ever observed to have more 

 than two young ones at a time. When they are brought forth, 

 they are as big as an Hogshead ; they suck their Dams, wdiose 

 Milk is very white and sweet, but tastes Fishy. The Sperm, 

 when fresh smells like wheaten Flower boild in Water, and 

 may be drawn out in Threads like hot Sealing Wax or Glew ; 

 when cold, it turns to a ^lusk colour, smells strong, and is to 



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