The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-10-23
ABOUT A WHALE.

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iu,tcad, tie proprictor las PRESERVED
>!c@tc;5rd on frame work, tie shiu en-
tire. The head rvmsin. attached with
tbs bones, whal, bone and all complete;
81 that it vas stuffed whale | went to
see, and not a skcleton-uone the less
interesting for that 1t rarely happens
that Londoncrs have chance Of secius
specimen Of tic largest animal in crca-
,ion. Pictures certainly convey an idea
of whale but to have notion Of its
huge bulk, the thing Itself must be seen
extended on the ground, examined by
the eyes, aud felt by the fingers. The
specimen WAS young female Rorqual. or
razor backed whale, SO called from its
/ having flu on its back somewhat Ike a
razor.) 1t was driven on shore at Win
terton, eight miles from Great Yarmouth.
/ \orr,ll, ;r :. ,rcmo,I,,, ,ole fr,, co,,
southeast, on the 5,h dav Of .Junrarv
1857. Her fuIl lcncth ia for,v r;,h,
/ fect . her vo;oht ,hon, ,vontv Gya tnrs
The color Of the skin il dark brown on
the back, vanishing off towards the BODY
in a bIuish grsv. The tail measures
from ii, to tin, eleven feet. This is
composcd of a dense Gbrous mass, and
feels to the touch like thick sheet Of
india rubber. |, is placed a, ri-ht an.
-les to the body. in the reverse wa; to
that usually seen in the fish. The eve
is remarkably small, and the folds of the
eve lids well marked; as it was impo..i-
ble to preserve the eve in its natural
bright state, an artificial glass model had
been inserted into the eyclids, the natu-
raj colors of the eye having been closely
initiated. The liver of this animal COM
pletely filled one horse cart, and was as
much as horse could draw. The heart
about filled good sized washing tub, and
a section Of the principal artery (the
aorta) would about Fl. round an ordinary
sized bucket, The weight of the bIub-
Der was not ascerta'ncd Ii seems extra,
Ordinary that the cap'ors were not aware
OF the value OF the oil! for they cut the
great masses OF the blubber OH, and
spread 1t as manure ever the fields. The
Ssn which is placed by the side Of the
animal is remarkable it contains four
fingers, like human fingers ; not, however,
all separated one from the other, but in
closed in the skin of the fin, which looks
ike that of an ordinary fish. Imagine a
human hand inserted into a hedge.
cutters glove, and wax poured round it,
and YOU have (mipus the thumb, OF