THE DUGONG, THE MERMAID OF EARLY WRITERS.

Of all the cetacea, that which approaches the nearest in form to man is

undoubtedly the dugong, which, when its head and breast are raised above

the water, and its pectoral fins, resembling hands, are visible, might

easily be taken by superstitious seamen for a semi-human

being.--_Edinburgh Journal._

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