Down North and Up Along 
" The Sea Wolf, or the Seal," says he, " takes its 
Name from its Cry, which is a Sort of howling ; for 
in its shape it resembles not the Wolf, nor any land 
animal that we know. Lescarhot asserts that he has 
heard some cry like Screech-Owls ; but these might 
be only young ones, whose Cry was not quite formed. 
They make no Hesitation here. Madam, to place it in 
the Rank of Fishes ; though it is not mute, though it 
is brought forth on the Land, and lives as much on it 
as in the Water, and is covered with Hair : In a 
word, though it wants nothing to make it to be con- 
sidered as an amphibious creature. The war they 
make with the Seals, though it is often on Land, and 
with the Gun, is called a Fishery. 
*' The Head of a Seal is something like a Bull-Dog's: 
He has four Legs, very short, especially those behind : 
In every other Respect it is a Fish. It drags itself 
rather than walks upon its Feet. Its Legs before 
have Nails, those behind are like Fins ; His Skin is 
hard, and covered with short Hair of divers Colours. 
There are some Seals all white, and they are all so 
when young ; but some, as they grow up, become 
black, others tawny ; many are all these Colours 
mixed together." 
The skins of these creatures were tanned 
with the bark of the spruce-tree and used for 
boots and all other articles made of leather. 
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