Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1891 — Whistling for Seals. [ARTICLE]

Whistling for Seals.

The well-known love of seals for musical sounds too often.?..leads to their destruction. When the Esquimaux hunter secs none of his prey about-he begins whistling, und sooner or latter is sure to Utruct an appreciative seal within reach of his harpdou. Lying at full length ut the edge of tho ice, ho continues whistling low, plaintive, calling notes, uu-I presently a few of the animals will draw near to tho spot, lifting themselves ns high as they can out of the water, and <’owly shaking their heads to and fro, ns if keeping time to the music. By-and-ii.v otic seal, more daring than its fellows, will co ne very close to the hunter, who then jumps to his feet and slays the creature, while ils mates make off us quickly is possible. The whistling is generally more successful when pe.’torme I by neither Esquimaux at a short distance behind the hunter lying motion less on tlul ice.—jN'cw York Disputch. 1