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some value, even to civilised mankind, the oil and 

 skin being in considerable request, while the tusks 

 furnish valuable ivory, which has the advantage of 

 retaining its colour for a very long pei iod. 



Head of Walrus, 



To less civilised nations, too, the walrus is almost a 

 necessity of life ; nearly all the soft parts of its body 

 serve as food, while the intestines provide material 

 for the construction of fishing nets, hooks and other 

 articles being made from the tusks. The sinews 

 serve as fishing lines, and the skin as a covering for 

 the 'kajak,' or boat, so that from the animal are 



