WHALE HUNTING WITH GUN AND CAMERA 



other parts of the viscera are prepared for human con- 

 sumption, and what little remains is first tried out 

 to extract the oil, then chipped by means of hand 

 knives, and dried in the sun for fertilizer. 



Whale meat is coarse grained and tastes something 



"What . . . remains is first tried out to extract the oil, then 

 chipped by means of hand knives, and dried in the sun for 

 fertilizer." 



like venison but has a flavor peculiarly its own. I 

 have eaten it for many days in succession and found 

 it not only palatable but healthful. In fact a chemi- 

 cal analysis shows it to contain about 98 per cent, 

 of digestible material, whereas ordinary beef has sel- 

 dom more than 93 per cent. The Japanese prepare 

 it in a variety of ways but perhaps it is most fre- 

 quently chopped finely, mixed with vegetables, and 



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