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Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in Sheet-Iron; in Stone; in Mountains; in Stars

           But,ingeneral,theytoilwiththeirjack-knivesalone;and,withthatalmostomnipotenttoolofthesailor,theywillturnyououtanythingyouplease,inthewayofamariner’sfancy.

           LongexilefromChristendomandcivilizationinevitablyrestoresamantothatconditioninwhichGodplacedhim,i.e.whatiscalledsavagery.Yourtruewhale-hunterisasmuchasavageasanIroquois.Imyselfamasavage,owningnoallegiancebuttotheKingoftheCannibals;andreadyatanymomenttorebelagainsthim.

           Now,oneofthepeculiarcharacteristicsofthesavageinhisdomestichours,ishiswonderfulpatienceofindustry.AnancientHawaiianwar-cluborspear-paddle,initsfullmultiplicityandelaborationofcarving,isasgreatatrophyofhumanperseveranceasaLatinlexicon.For,withbutabitofbrokensea-shellorashark’stooth,thatmiraculousintricacyofwoodennet-workhasbeenachieved;andithascoststeadyyearsofsteadyapplication.

           AswiththeHawaiiansavage,sowiththewhitesailor-savage.Withthesamemarvellouspatience,andwiththesamesingleshark’stooth,ofhisonepoorjack-knife,hewillcarveyouabitofbonesculpture,notquiteasworkmanlike,butasclosepackedinitsmazinessofdesign,astheGreeksavage,Achilles’sshield;andfullofbarbaricspiritandsuggestiveness,astheprintsofthatfineDutchsavage,AlbertDurer.

           Woodenwhales,orwhalescutinprofileoutofthesmalldarkslabsofthenobleSouthSeawar-wood,arefrequentlymetwithintheforecastlesofAmericanwhalers.

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