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The Blanket

           Likemostsea-terms,thisoneisveryhappyandsignificant.Forthewhaleisindeedwraptupinhisblubberasinarealblanketorcounterpane;or,stillbetter,anIndianponchosliptoverhishead,andskirtinghisextremity.Itisbyreasonofthiscosyblanketingofhisbody,thatthewhaleisenabledtokeephimselfcomfortableinallweathers,inallseas,times,andtides.WhatwouldbecomeofaGreenlandwhale,say,inthoseshuddering,icyseasoftheNorth,ifunsuppliedwithhiscosysurtout?True,otherfisharefoundexceedinglybriskinthoseHyperboreanwaters;butthese,beitobserved,areyourcold-blooded,lunglessfish,whoseverybelliesarerefrigerators;creatures,thatwarmthemselvesundertheleeofaniceberg,asatravellerinwinterwouldbaskbeforeaninnfire;whereas,likeman,thewhalehaslungsandwarmblood.Freezehisblood,andhedies.Howwonderfulisitthenexceptafterexplanationthatthisgreatmonster,towhomcorporealwarmthisasindispensableasitistoman;howwonderfulthatheshouldbefoundathome,immersedtohislipsforlifeinthoseArcticwaters!where,whenseamenfalloverboard,theyaresometimesfound,monthsafterwards,perpendicularlyfrozenintotheheartsoffieldsofice,asaflyisfoundgluedinamber.Butmoresurprisingisittoknow,ashasbeenprovedbyexperiment,thatthebloodofaPolarwhaleiswarmerthanthatofaBorneonegroinsummer

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