OF FISHES. 
U'3 
SHARK. 
Of all the inhabitants of the deep, those of 
die Shark kind are the fiercest and the most 
voracious. The smallest of this tribe is not 
less dreaded by greater fish, than many that 
to appearance seem more powerful ; nor do 
any of them seem fearful of attacking ani- 
mals far above their size: but the great 
White Shark, which is the largest of the 
kind, joins to the most amazing rapidity the 
strongest appetites for mischief. As ho 
approaches nearly in size to the whale, ho 
far surpasses him in strength and celerity, 
tn the formidable arrangement of his teeth, 
and in his insatiable desire for plunder. Its 
head is large, and somewhat flatted; the 
anout long, and the eyes large. The mouth 
18 enormously wide, as is the throat, and 
capable of swallowing a man with ease. 
