. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . DK1VING SEALS OVERLAND. 2S2 THE YOUNG IN THE EOOKERIES. 283 oral hours, and sometimes for an entire day, so that they can becomethoroughly cooled off before slaughtering. A few men and boys watchthem to prevent their straying, and they remind you of herders watchingtheir sheep. We went a little way with the drive to see how it was managed, andthen continued our inspection of the rookeries. Some of these are quitenear the village; and as you look out from the windows of the principal1 louse of the Company you can see thousands o
. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . DK1VING SEALS OVERLAND. 2S2 THE YOUNG IN THE EOOKERIES. 283 oral hours, and sometimes for an entire day, so that they can becomethoroughly cooled off before slaughtering. A few men and boys watchthem to prevent their straying, and they remind you of herders watchingtheir sheep. We went a little way with the drive to see how it was managed, andthen continued our inspection of the rookeries. Some of these are quitenear the village; and as you look out from the windows of the principal1 louse of the Company you can see thousands of the seals of various ages,and if you could not see, on account of the fog, you would be sure to hearthem. The roaring is continuous, on account of the (parrels of the oldones. It is a pity they fight so much, as they not only tear and kill eachother, but they trample a good many of the young pups, and roll overthem in their struggles. A pup seal is of no consequence when a greatfellow weighing three or four hundred pounds has rolled over him twoor three times, and crushed him as flat as a very thi
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