The Popular Natural History
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The sailors are fond of cleaning and preparing the skull, which, when brought to England, is sure of a ready sale, either for a public museum, or to private individuals who are struck with its strange form and temble armature. The spine, too, is frequently taken from this fish, and when dried it passes into the hands of walking-stick makers, who polish it neatly, fit it with a gold handle, and sell it at a very high price. One of these sticks will sometimes fetch six or seven pounds. There is a...lso a large amount of oil in the shark, which is thought rather valuable, so that in Ceylon and other places a regular trade in this commodity is carried on.
The fins are very rich in gelatine, and in SJloyed'iargelJ'inl^e ^"'™ ^"^■^'^' °^ ^^^^^-{Carcharodon RondeUtii.) manufacture of that gelatinous soup in which the soul of a Chinese epicure delights, and of which the turtle soup of our metropolis is thought by Chinese judges to be a faint penumbra or distant imitation. The flesh is eaten by the natives of many Pacific islands ; and in some places the liver is looked upon as a royal luxury, being hung on boards in the sun until all the contained oil has drained away, and then carefully wrapped up in leaves and reserved as a delicacy.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The sailors are fond of cleaning and preparing the skull, which, when brought to England, is sure of a ready sale, either for a public museum, or to private individuals who are struck with its strange form and temble armature. The spine, too, is frequently taken from this fish, and when dried it passes into the hands of walking-stick makers, who polish it neatly, fit it with a gold handle, and sell it at a very high price. One of these sticks will sometimes fetch six or seven pounds. There is a...lso a large amount of oil in the shark, which is thought rather valuable, so that in Ceylon and other places a regular trade in this commodity is carried on.
The fins are very rich in gelatine, and in SJloyed'iargelJ'inl^e ^"'™ ^"^■^'^' °^ ^^^^^-{Carcharodon RondeUtii.) manufacture of that gelatinous soup in which the soul of a Chinese epicure delights, and of which the turtle soup of our metropolis is thought by Chinese judges to be a faint penumbra or distant imitation. The flesh is eaten by the natives of many Pacific islands ; and in some places the liver is looked upon as a royal luxury, being hung on boards in the sun until all the contained oil has drained away, and then carefully wrapped up in leaves and reserved as a delicacy.
What to read after The Popular Natural History?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J G John George Wood to read onlineMoreLess
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