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surface to breathe.
WHY DOES A WHALE "SPOUT?" 57
and indicated there was a whale
beneath it.
Frank asked wliy it was the
whale " spouted," or blew up,
the coluuui of spray. Captain
Spofford explained that the
whale is not, pi'operly speak-
ing, a fish, but an animal.
" He has warm blood, like a
,g cow or horse," said the Cap-
tain, " and he must come to the
He takes a certain amount of water into his lungs
along with the air, and when he throws it out, it makes the spray you
have seen, and which the sailors call a spout."
It turned out that the Captain was an old whaleman. The boys
wanted to hear some whaling stories, and their new friend promised to
tell them some during the evening. A¥hen the time came for the narra-
tion, the boys were ready, and so was the old mariner. The Doctor joined
the party, and the four found a snug corner in the cabin where they were
not likely to be disturbed. The Captain settled himself as comfortably
as possible, and then began the account of his adventures in pursuit of the
monsters of the deep.
WHALE-SHIP OUTWAKD BOU.ND.