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mere composition: the taste, the rhythm, and form of the versification, is altogether Swedish.

Hesternis vitiis animum quoque degravat una." Hor.

"Non solum ipsa Fortuna cæca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit cæcos, quos complexa est."

Cic.

We have thought it right to copy Dr. Nazén's MS. exactly as we received it from him. Like all foreigners, among whom every Englishman is called Milord, he has dignified us with a title (Nobilissimi), to which we had no pretensions; but as nothing has been altered, even this was suffered to remain.

* Crystals, the blossoms of the mineral world; disclosing the nature and properties of stones, as those of vegetables are made known by their flowers.

Second Reception at Umeå-Anecdote of Colonel Steinbock -Overwhelming Hospitality of the Swedes-Names of Rivers-Return to Sundswall-General Remarks on Angermannland-Sundswall - Cultivated Appearance of Helsingland-Bergsiö-Dellen Lake-Delsbo-Singular Adventure there-Runic Staves-Description of those Calendars-Written Rods of Sacred Scripture-Llusdal -Burnt Forests-Lichen Rangiferinus-Method of making and mending the Roads-Falls of LaforssenBanditti of the Cataract-Price of Labour-Entrance of Herjeådalen-Nutritious Quality of the Reindeer Lichen-Other species of Lichen-Ran Sion-Employment of the Lapps-Swedish Wedding-Original Identity of the Goths and Greeks-Appearance of the Alpine

Barrier

!

III.

Barrier Resemblance to Switzerland Luongosby→→→
Ingenuity of the Peasants-Their Hunting Occupations
·Beggars unknown in Sweden-Condition of the
Peasants—their Seizure of a Smuggling Cargo-Tradi-
tionary Origin of the Name of their Province-Grey
Squirrels-Turnip Field on the Roof of a House
Beautiful Valley-Funnesdal Sion-Alpine Plants →
Malmagen-Curious Fish-Extraordinary Rencontre-
-Cause of the Prohibition of Coffee.

CHAP. DURING the short time that elapsed after our return to Umeå, the Swedish hospitality was We expe

Second

Reception again displayed, in all its force.

at Umeå.

rienced the greatest kindness and attention from all the principal inhabitants; and among these, the civilities and friendship shewn to us by Captain Donnar and Mr. Thalin ought to be more particularly acknowledged. As we had visited Lapland, we were regarded with an increased curiosity; which the more amused us, because they are themselves considered, in England, as a people belonging to Lapland, and they actually reside upon its frontier. The Lapland wizards are supposed to possess the art of palmistry: this being believed in Umeå, as we were now somewhat acquainted with the gossip of the place, we pretended also to have acquired the same art, and contrived to foretell events after the usual manner of all fortunetellers; an expedient which afforded no small