^ RUMINANT?. 18111

'° tine, and by the vomer on this line. The intermaxill* project

higher n. 6 an *' er ' or part of the snout. Posteriorly the right one ascendsSublet an , loft- The spout hole is single (in most cetacea it iss P°uts ,’, a , greeted towards the left side, so that whenever the animal

a * er> ^ ts to that side only.

S.S. mive,r E ! M .f E , TI - ~ S P ermaceti is found in several parts of the body of the1 / 11 ^b.tbe common fat. The head, however, is the graud reservoir

J’Po- j aiv ere a is found (mixed with oil) in a large excavation of theon brain/ A utenor t0 > an< * quite distinct from, the true cranium which containsfa, . are com. • , u P ter (.Phil. Trans, vol. lxxvii. 390) states that the spermaceti and

li n other ai - ce " s , or cellular membrane, in the same manner as the

toils a,1 "? , ? ls ; but that besides the common cells there are larger ones, or'bulk of , l Pa 7 ,ti <>u s going across, the latter to support the vast load of oil, of which

lift ere are ’ e lea< * ' s principally made up.

P|ie r wo places in the head where this oil lies; these are situated along its

and a vast number of tendons

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if /'“nns going across, the tatter 10 si.,,,..

re are tw * S l'. r '" c ’i ,a **.>’ wade up.

a,) d | ow ° P‘ aces in the head where this oil lies; these are situated along its’ to the W P art ' between them pass the nostrils, and a vast number of tendonse s mal] e '.° Se an< l different parts of the head. The purest spermaceti is containedCeh' the he | * east . ligamentous cells. It lies above the nostril, along the upperS rcs embl Imme diately under the skin and common adipose membrane. These

ski,, e bose which contain the common fat in the other parts of the body nearest

- e .i.„ i, or between it and the nostril, is

l ' whnsfi

i^|. .he h ea f 11 ' east . bgamentous cells, u ..—

tlie , r P Se n)bl e tf ,mme di a tely under the skin and common adipose membrane.

, 0 S. nose which contain the common fat in the other parts of the body nearest.’ >i ternu X g ( i VV • c b *’ es a b° ve the roof of the mouth, or between it and the nostril, isc, '.'boils are e< Wl, b a ligamentous cellular membrane, and lies in chambers whoseW l, tg larg e I >er l*( ri<1 licu 1 ar. These chambers are smaller the nearer to the nose, be-1’Ure. ” r ana latger towards the back part of the head, where the spermaceti is

a , e ! s hav° VPre< ' a bout the nose, or anterior part of the nostril, a great many

in,..,. g the appearance of a plexus of veins, some as large as a linger. On

’ J — •*'' cnermaceti and oil; and some had

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t a .' "avhiV"T( UVlrri:u a,,out tbe nose, or anterior part of the nostrn, .. h -

l be appearance of a plexus of reins, some as large as a finger. OnP'"idii )e . m> 1 . ^ were found loaded with spermaceti and oil; and some had’ r, N arte nes. They were most probably lymphatics, whose contents had been

iJ Uj ° ,n ll >c cells of the head.

o„„ s Especially off New

fro,? artcr >e s . 1 hey were mo.,, -

If r ° m ‘be cells of the head. ' “ ’

^Se a and aC ^ C ^ean, Indian and Chinese Seas. Especially off NewTract * >artS a A) acen ti Timor, Australasia, Polynesia, Peru , &c.

of Spermaceti.—I n the right side of the nose and upper

1 — 1 ' > o triangular-shaped cavity, called by

-am

'■'‘Tract ^ )arls au .l acei1l i j_ jiiuji, __

u ^ c e of t r. <JN , 0F Spermaceti. —In the right side of tlie nose .. rj

tat " balers « , ead ot tiie "’hale is a triangular-shaped cavity, called bykeflll *th r ■ case -” Into this the whalers make an opening, andhi ” UJ cell contents (oil and spermaceti) by a bucket. The dense(j^ly Ca p alar tissue beneath the case and nostril, and which is tech-•si,„ .• . ea -- . • —with which and oil its

of ceii“, l ! U ‘ UcuiueiI ‘ a V— -- 1

^ly Ca jj a T tissue beneath the case and nostril, anu mmui f S|,e is inf), "jooV’ also contains spermaceti, with which and oil itsll? e> and la t e <l. The spermaceti from the case is carefully boiledin separate casks, when it is called “ head matter ”

"Pe 1 !, Tcat lSt ' ^ ie ^P erm Whale, p. 180, 1839).

' v iu ace ti l0 , N ‘ — The substance called “ head matter" consists of

hthe I ,,/. 1111 s l ,en n oil. Its colour ?= vullow. Its consistence variesr, e Tll)ai‘i,(;\ti >er ‘TturC. Tr> nnld weatlie 1,1 "«SS

, ilci

p hUUOtUuvM - —- , •

/'tl, (|.' tai a nd sperm oil. Its colour is yellow. Its consistence vai .

> hha e . m Peraturc. In cold weather it consists ot a congea ec m ^Jbch aC c etl ) surrounded and infiltrated by oil. To separate the lattei asS s U ff P° s sible, it is put into filter bags. The solid thus obtained 111 .‘ s Uuu tle<1 to compression in hair bags, placed m an liydiau ic P . •tl,' & ' n water 5 an( l the impurities skimmed off. Su sc( l'' ^

lted in a weak solution of potash. It is then fused in a tub byla^’ of steam, ladled into tin pans, and allowed slowly to concre

*'R0)., e ’ "’tide, translucent, crystalline masses. «

J Ties..—C ommercial spermaceti ( cetaceum; spertna cei) > P1 - ■ • 1 removed by boiling

(> sv, ;y, t ill >5 lamea uuu un ..c ')m H0li RR Tlf llte ’ tianslucent, crystalline masses,

it) /ns a m - '~~ti°nnnercial spermaceti ( cetaceum; sperma ceti) usually*T, ute P or tion of sperm oil, which is best removed by boiling* f/; s, ibst ai Absoll ti el y P u re spermaceti (called cetine) is a white lami-

tirous ( ,c!j without taste, and almost odourless. By the addition of' "t’nnnrf oil, it may be reduced to powder. It is

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r ^ps ot alcohol