24 Whalebone Oil. 



30. After a while the whale dies and floats at 

 the top of the water. Then the men jump on 

 him and cut out great quantities of the fat which 

 is found right under the surface of the skin. 

 They afterwards boil the fat, called blubber, 

 and make it into oil, which they take home in 

 barrels. 



31. The whalebone, which is obtained fiom 

 the inside of the upper jaw, is colored and pre- 

 pared for use. For what is whalebone useful ? 

 Oil ? The whale is an animal which lives always 

 in the water, and is the largest of all animals 

 111 draw a picture of one on the blackboard. 



A Whale. (Make the drawing: on the blackboard 3 feet in lengrth 

 by 7 inches in greatest width.) 



How long do you think a whale is ? The larger 

 ones are about 20 to 30 yards long and 10 yards 

 around the body. (Here show these distances 

 by comparing with your school-house, room, or 

 some other object.) 



SPELL AND DEFINE Oil, whale, whalebone, 

 animal, blubber, barrels, twenty, thirty, yard, float 



