The Heidelberg Ton of the Sperm Whale

The upper part, known as the case, may be regarded as the great heidelberg ton of the sperm whale. As that famous great tierce is mystically carved in front, so the whale's vast, plaited forehead forms innumerable strange devices for the emblematic adornment of his wondrous ton. A large whale's case generally yields about 500 gallons of sperm,. though from unavoidable circumstances, considerable of it is spilled and dribbles away. The operator's instrument is brought close to the spot where an en ance is subsequently forced into the spermasetti magazine. He has therefore to be uncommonly heedful, lest a careless, untimely stroke should invade the