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others, unknown, undefcribed, unfcen in for- 

 reio-n countries. Who ever difiedted, exa- 

 mined, defcribed thofe minute redferpents call- 

 ed afpSy or ^fpingar by the fouthern Swedes, 

 whofe bite communicates a deadly poifon ? 



It would be tedious were i to defcend to 

 the fpecies of infeds. The great Reaumur, 

 who has fnewn a fagacity, and accuracy, be- 

 fore him unknown, in examining infedls, up- 

 on feeing my colLeftion of Swedifli infers 

 owned ingenuoufly, that my countrey alone 

 contained more fpecies of thofe animals, than 

 anv other known in the world. 



The curious diaetetic, whofe bufmefs it is 

 to inquire into the various ways of living 

 among men, will fcarcely find any place, 

 where there are fo many different kinds of 

 food, as here. Here men vary in their food, 

 as they vary in fortune, fituation, and con- 

 dition. And what is very remarkable, the in- 

 habitants of this northern world have their 

 peculiar cufloms, and rules of eating in every 

 province, and territory. In Lapland they 

 live without corn, or wine, without fait or 

 any made liquor. Water, and flefh, and pre- 

 parations of thefe are their only fuilenance. 



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