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... sometimes dangerous Destruction of skin - covered boats by seals - Different species of seals - The sea - calf - Encounters with bears - Subject to violent fits of anger - Irritation of the muscular parts after death- CONTENTS . xi ...
... sometimes dangerous Destruction of skin - covered boats by seals - Different species of seals - The sea - calf - Encounters with bears - Subject to violent fits of anger - Irritation of the muscular parts after death- CONTENTS . xi ...
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... sometimes called the " drum - fish " -Incident related by Sir Emerson Tennant at Ceylon - Sounds from under water heard at other places - Queer fish- The devil - fish - Lieutenant Lamont's account of one taken at Jamaica —Its enormous ...
... sometimes called the " drum - fish " -Incident related by Sir Emerson Tennant at Ceylon - Sounds from under water heard at other places - Queer fish- The devil - fish - Lieutenant Lamont's account of one taken at Jamaica —Its enormous ...
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... sometimes — Violence of the waves — The Casket light- house much exposed to storms Privations and ailments of some keepers - Black flags hoisted on the Longship lighthouse - A distress signal - Bishop's Rock lighthouse at Scilly ...
... sometimes — Violence of the waves — The Casket light- house much exposed to storms Privations and ailments of some keepers - Black flags hoisted on the Longship lighthouse - A distress signal - Bishop's Rock lighthouse at Scilly ...
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... sometimes meet and conflict ; and when this occurs in narrow channels , it renders their passage troublesome and dangerous . When two currents thus meeting together are of equal force , they often cause eddies or whirlpools , such as ...
... sometimes meet and conflict ; and when this occurs in narrow channels , it renders their passage troublesome and dangerous . When two currents thus meeting together are of equal force , they often cause eddies or whirlpools , such as ...
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... sometimes becomes lined with a thick crust of ice ; and , if a window is opened for a moment , the moisture of the confined air is immediately precipi- tated in the form of a shower of snow . Without interest and adventure to stimulate ...
... sometimes becomes lined with a thick crust of ice ; and , if a window is opened for a moment , the moisture of the confined air is immediately precipi- tated in the form of a shower of snow . Without interest and adventure to stimulate ...
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