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A pn ') ii >- MI this sulijec! IN 1 1n- following " S^ote n ;hr Origin 

 o( Ambergris," published ly Mr. II. Crosse in /<//. <'n<-/ii//. 

 (8 ser., iii. Jul. 1863) : 



All the world is acquainted with ambergris, so frequently used 

 perfume, either ^in^lx <>! in comliiiiM ioi, 



luit the singular conditions under which it i> 

 are by no means so well known. I; is produced l>\- the 



c:dlcd cMchelot>. Mud is simply:! rcsul. of digestion. :i son of 



- . iiinl cnlciilns. ;i 



This ii:is Itccii coiilirnic(l h 



numerous observers, including l><>;h x-icniilic men :ind \vli:il-rs. 

 It is lonm-d in'.,) h;ills of v:irioiix si/i-x in ;lic di^o! ivc c:in:d :ind 

 .ippc:irs wiih iic excrement. I. is pn>li:il>ly cniiscd hy :in nn- 

 hc.-d h\ o^:i;r u f ; |u- :uiini:il. MS the quantity diflfers in dillci-cn; 

 individn;il> IVom :t few to :i hundred kiloo i-.-nnincs. iiccoi'din 



Wll.-llcrs. Mild SOliH- MllilllMls llMVC HOIK'. I'. is clICOll II ; (Ted ill 



ninny parts of the world. tloM;inu' on ;hc sni'l-icc of the \\ 

 liiMii which i; is much lighter. And now for 1 he conncc; ion of 

 > with our snltjcc!. The ( 1 etMceMiis consume IMI^V 

 (piMii.i. ic- of cei)liMlopo<ls MS food. Mild 111:11 iv of these IM! ler when 

 living exiiMle .-! strong odor of iniisk : tnnnnj;- ihese IHMV le espe- 

 cially men', ioned HIciloiH* mimi-hnhi*. Mild I lie iri^Mii i ic Lf>li</a 

 Now Minidsl ' he MinlKTiiTis :ire foiiinl pof! ions of { he 

 niMiidildes ol' ceph:iloi>ods. which ihe diu-e>;ion of ;hc 

 wlciie !IMS no! U-en :il>le 10 desl my. The Minltei^ris is then. 

 wiihoii, ilic I-M>: doiil*'. the result ol' the in ; enipern . c c.-i.inu of 

 ceplmlopods. Sonic of our re:ider> who Mppreci;i;e ;hcdelic;i e 

 pei'l'inne ol' Miiil>er^rls. will sc:ireel\- lliMiik us lor re\ c.-ilin^ M> 

 iliem ill wllMt M siiiLl'illMl 1 In I M >r:i i crv it is iv.M 1 1 \ prepMl v e(l; hi! 

 CMllllo; c|iMll'_l'e i lie re:lliiV of lllilli's Mild Sllcll person^ CMII. if it 



u.ood to tin-in, employ for .he future perfumes of h-^s pm- 

 origin. 



Cuttle-fish are used s> e\.ensi\ dy for l>;iit MI Newfoundland, 



h:ilf of Mil ihecodlMkeii is fished wiih'Jiem. The cuttle 

 occurs -in \.-:-t :iliiiinl:iiice. ln: M dilfen-n 1 : iinc- on di M'eivii. 

 for e\Miii|>le. :it Si. Tierre in .Itily.on ;he -on, hern CO 



'. \ii. '.10. is;:;. 



