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from the ship, a Sea-serpent of an immense length, the 

 head of which was shaped like that of a Flying-fish. 



§405. The Sea-serpent, as lately as 1848, was dis- 

 tinctly seen by an English man-of-war, the report of 

 which has not yet been published. 



QUESTIONS ON SECT. XXI. 



§376. What are Snakes? 



§377. How is the rapid motion of Snakes effected? 



§378. In what manner are the vertebrae of Snakes arranged? With 

 what is each scale of the body of the Snake provided, and why ? What 

 do you know of the elasticity of the body of Snakes ? 



§379. To what are Snakes subject during the winter, and to what can 

 this awaking be compared ? 



§ 380. How did the strong imagination of the ancients regard the annual 

 awaking of Snakes ? # 



§ 381. Why do Snakes inspire a general horror ? 



§382. What Snakes are venomous? 



§ 383. With what are venomous Snakes provided ? 



§ 384. What is the character of the fangs of Snakes ? Describe them. 



§ 385. How can the existence or non-existence of fangs in Snakes be 

 discovered ? 



§386. What are the different remedies for the bite of venomous 

 Snakes? 



§387. What use is made of Snakes? 



§ 388. How is the Rattlesnake distinguished ? Describe -it. 



§ 389. What is the size, color, and native country of the Boa-con- 

 strictor ? 



§ 390. Why have those gigantic Snakes become less common now ? 



§391. What says Livy of the Boa-constrictor? 



§392. What is the size, color, and native country of the Black- 

 snake? 



§ 393. What is the nature of the Black-snake ? 



§ 394. What is the size, color, native country, and nature of the Milk- 

 snake? 



§ 395. What is the size, color, native country, and nature of the Cop- 

 per-head ? 



§396. Where do Water-snakes live, and how are they distinguished 

 from others ? 



§397. What can you say of the gigantic Sea-serpent? Is it probable 

 that a gigantic Sea-serpent exists? 



§398. What did Pontoppidan say of the gigantic Sea-serpent? 



§399. What savs Nicolaus Cramius of it? 



§400. What does Paul Egede relate of it? 



§401. What does Captain Laurent de Ferry say of it? 



§ 402. What does Rev. M. Maclean report of it V 



§ 403. How did the Linnean Society of Boston report of it ? 



§ 404. In what does the report of the ship Havre consist with respect 

 to it? 



§ 405. What is the latest account we have of the gigantic Sea-ser- 

 pent? 



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