Mr. Merrill, the Acting Curator of the Smithsonian Institution, has been kind enough to send us the following letter about the monster that was washed ashore on the coast of Florida.
Our young readers should get The American Naturalist, and read the article. Editor.
Editor of the Great Round World:
In reply to your letter of April 4th, I regret to say that the nature of the animal which was washed ashore on the coast of Florida is still undetermined. Some authorities are inclined to regard the remains as a portion of the head of a whale. On pages 304-307 of the April number of The American Naturalist is a very full discussion of the subject by Professor A.E. Verrill, of Yale College. This may be of interest to you.
Yours respectfully,
George E. Merrill,
Acting Executive Curator.
Washington, April 9th, 1897.
