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when rising to the surface. Approaching as near as possible, he hurls 

 his harpoon into the animal's body, the weapon being provided with 

 barbed hooks and attached to a long coil of rope (see the illustration 

 of the walrus). With lightning speed the wounded animal dives down 

 into the depths. An air-bladder attached to the end of the uncoiled 

 line indicates to the hunter the position of his game, which he finally 

 despatches with a spear. Every part of the animal 

 is turned to use. From the skin articles of clothing 

 are manufactured, the flesh is eaten, the blubber-oil 

 is either drunk or used to illuminate the miserable 

 hut. The intestines are used for window-panes ; 

 when sewn together they furnish a valuable 

 water-tight outer garment, or they are 



WALRUSES AT EBB-TIDE. 

 (The recumbent animal in the foreground about one-seventieth natural size.)* 



twisted into ropes and thread. The blood, mixed with sea-water, forms 

 a nutritious soup. All kinds of household articles are made out of the 

 large bones, while the small ones serve as toys for the children. 



Related Species. 



Of the numerous members of the seal family, we shall only briefly 

 describe the Walrus (Trichechus rosmarus), which inhabits the circumpolar 



* The second Eskimo carries the air-bladder of the harpoon-line. 



