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Ul. — 17482 — Mr. Reurz of Herrée declared to Pontoprrpan 
Fig. 25. — Benstrup’s drawing as altered in Dr. Hamilton’s work. 
that the drawing of Parson Hans StroEm agreed even in particulars 
with what he saw of the serpent several times when he went in 
his boat to church. 
412. — 1749? — Also Mr. Tucnsen of Herrée made the same 
declaration. He too saw the animal several times when he went to 
church in his boat. Ponropripan adds: “and then I do not even 
mention many other persons of the same high rank and trustworth- 
iness. The same Mr. TucuseEn is the only one who told me that 
he distinctly saw the difference in thickness between the trunk and 
the tail of the animal, viz., the trunk is not gradually growing 
smaller where the tail begins, but becomes smaller at once and 
very distinctly. The body is as thick as a barrel of two hogsheads. 
The tail is tapering towards its end, which is very pointed.” 
This account is remarkable for the reason that it mentions the fact 
that the beginning of the tail is distinctly visible. So we must 
infer from it that the animal had thighs, and consequently had 
also hind-limbs. And knowing that the fore-limbs which Ecrpr 
saw, are flappers, the hind-limbs too must be flappers; consequently 
the animal has four flappers. 
13. — 17502 — Ponrorrman, telling what he has learned from 
the north-sailors says: 
“One of these north-sailors tells that he was once so close to 
the serpent, that he might have touched its smooth skin.” 
Here is stated by a person who saw the sea-serpent close to his 
boat, that the skin’is smooth, a statement apparently contradictory 
