The Greenland Whale Is Not a Sperm Whale

The picture of the greenland whale, that is to say, the right whale, even scoresby a long experienced man as touching that species, declares not to have its counterpart in nature. To all this blundering business was reserved for the scientific frederick cuvier, brother to the famous baron. But whence he derived that picture? Who can tell? Perhaps he got it as his scientific predecessor in the same field, de marst, got one of his authentic abortions from a chinese drawing. Many queer cups and saucers inform us. As for the sign painters, wales seen in the st s hanging over the shops of oil dealers, much shall be