AND TRYING OUT.” 187 
strips of fat or blubber, as it is drawn up, with the junk 
and spermaceti from the case, then pass through different 
processes in the “ trying out ; 55 the two former, being cut 
up into thin pieces upon blocks called “ horses, 5 ' are 
thrown into the “ try-pots , 55 into which the oil is ex- 
tracted from them by heat. The crisp membranous 
parts after the oil is extracted, and which are called by 
whalers “ scraps , 55 serving for fuel ; while the sperma- 
ceti from the case is carefully boiled alone, and placed 
in separate casks, when it is called “ head-matter . 55 
These operations are not attended with any unpleasant 
smell, and are very quickly performed, as eighty barrels 
of oil may be stowed away in the hold of the ship in 
less than three days after the destruction of the animal. 
