CONTENTS. ix 



CHAPTER VII. 



THE WHALE'S BIOGRAPHY AND INCIDENTS IN THE CAPTURE. 



Amicable Temper of the Right Whale Wisdom of the Crea- 

 tor Whale's maternal Affection and Boldness in Defense 

 of its Young A Sperm Whale feeding A Sperm Whale 

 dying A Sperm Whale Sick and wanting Physic Am- 

 bergris Its Origin and Uses Deformities and Wars of 

 Bull Whales Probable Age of the Dam and Size of the 

 Whale Calf The Whale's Enemies Terrific Combats with 

 Killers, Thrashers, Sword Fish, and Sea Serpent Deubt- 

 ful Morality of the Whale Fishery The Sabbath a Whale- 

 man's Right Page 1 1 



CHAPTER VIII. 



ATLANTIC OCEAN MAMMOTHS AND MONSTERS. 



A Day and Night off Cape Horn Capture of a Calf and Escape 

 of a Cow Harpooning of a Sun-fish Metamorphosis into 

 a Chowder Sinking one Thousand Dollars in a Right 

 Whale Making Twenty-five Hundred in a Sperm Lodg- 

 ing Harpoons in a Third Whales Reading Lectures to 

 Men 128 



CHAPTER IX. 



EPISODES IN THE FORTUNES OF WHALEMEN. 



Stirring Adventure amid a Gam of Whales Captain Over- 

 board with a tangled Tow-line Sensations while being 

 drawn down with the Sounding Whale Providential Res- 

 cue Boat-race with a Team of Whales A Monster in his 

 Flurry pitching downward and Dying without Rising One 

 Whale Falling bodily upon a Boat fast to another Limbs 

 broken and Lives lost Reflections of the Rescued The 

 Heart under the Pea Jacket 136 



