GREEXLANDER HUNTING NARWHAL. 



ALTHOUGH the narwhal has not suffered from false reports 

 so much as many other animals, yet it has unwittingly con- 

 tributed to propagate a very old error. The spiral tusk of 

 the narwhal was accustomed to be sold as the real horn of 

 the unicorn ; and as an accredited part of that animal, forming 

 direct proof of its existence, it used to fetch a very high 

 price. Of course, when the whale fishery was established, the 

 real owner of the horn was discovered, and the unicorn left 

 still enveloped in mystery. 



