| Show A wass mass of ambergris arabic tho the fact that a schooner which v aich had arrived at gloucester had picked up off cape I 1 sable a mass of ambergris weighing pounds has started inquiry as to the nature aud market value of the substance its use in europe and the united slates is entirely confined to perfumery although it formerly occupied no inconsiderable place in medicine in the east cast it is used in pharmacy and as ai a flavoring mate material rigl in cookery its value is from 18 to 25 per ounce acco according arding to quality it is a solid fatty inflammable substance of dull gray or blackish color I 1 the shades being variegated ako marble I 1 and pam possessing Is istance a peculiar sweet earthy odor this substance is formed in the intestines of 0 the spermaceti whale being morbidly secreted and floats on the water vessels pick pick it up in the atlantic ocean ou on tle the coasts of brazil and madagascar on tho the coast of africa east indies china japan the bahama islands and sometimes on tho the north american coast the largest lump ever heretofore found weighed pounds the whales in m which it has been discovered were either cither dead or much wasted and evidently in a sickly condition but it is believed that ambergris from the position in v which it exists and its chemical constitution is a concretion analogous to what is f found in other mammals boston transcript |
