xl INTRODUCTION.
e Dugong, and for a time they answered the purpose; p
; but the

on the shoals frequented by th
destroyed by sharks and porpesses, and the affair fell ¢
0 the

menced setting nets
the nets were torn and.

men engaged got careless,

ground.

“The oil, owing t
considerable benefit from its use ;
etained in the stomach.
the condition 0
and when salted is much like bacon.
nd tail are dark broccoli-brown; the belly and under part of the fii

ppers light

is in considerable demand, and very many persons have qd

: ee . ve err
d-liver oil, as being less disagreeable to the palate and ved
Te

asteless, and is occasionally used for frying fish
sh. The

o its medicinal qualities,

it is preferred to co

easily r It is white and almost t

quantity varies, f the animal, from three to ten gallons. The meat is ve

flavour between beef and pork, TY good, is in
«The head, back, sides, a

according to Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours.”

according to

broccoli-brown,

Si