of which every memher made himself answerable." He him- 

 self held the governorship of the whole party, superintended 

 the enterprise, and took care that everybody discharged the 

 functions of the office allotted to him. There were seven in 

 number, besides Linneeus. The Jl?st "was to act as geographer, 

 to give an accurate description of all the villages, mountains, 

 lakes, rivers, roads, and districts, &c. — to say morning and 

 evening prayers, and to preach on Sundays." The second, as 

 general naturalist, " was to make observations on the quality 

 of the water, on mineral springs, on the snow and height of 

 the mountains, the weather, the fruitfulness or sterility of 

 soil, &c. &c. He was also charged with digesting, as secretary, 

 the transactions of the Society in proper written form." The 

 third, as mineralogist (or metallist as he is there called), 

 " besides collecting stones, minerals, earths, all kinds of 

 petrifactions, &c,, was further employed as groom, to saddle, 

 water, and attend the horses." The fourth, " a student of 

 physic, as botanist or herbalist, was to examine and to preserve 

 as well as possible all the trees, plants, herbs, grasses, and 

 fungi, which occurred to his view. He was moreover appointed 

 to precede the company as a quartermaster, to procure them 

 good lodgings, and to provide every necessary for their 

 reception." The fifth, " as zoologist, was to describe and 

 depict the quadrupeds and all the animals living as well in 

 the water as on the land, such as fishes, birds, worms, &c. 

 His collateral occupation consisted in shooting the game, 

 which was necessary for the support of the company, and in 

 fishing and angling whenever it was deemed expedient." The 

 sLvth " companion was commissioned to act as economist, to 

 examine the dress of the Laplanders, their dwellings, their 

 way of preparing provisions, their matrimonial and funeral 

 rites, their knowledge of medicine, mode of living, diet, &c., 

 and to describe with the pen or pencil such objects as were 

 most worthy his attention. His additional employment was 

 to communicate to his companions the dispositions and regu- 

 lations of the president, — in the same manner as the adjutant 

 of a regiment announces the orders of the general to his 

 corps, — and to call them together whenever it was required, 

 especially in the evening when an account was always given 

 of the transactions of the day ; he was also to take care that 

 every companion went to bed and rose again to continue the 

 journey at the time appointed." The seventh companion did 

 the duty " of a steward and treasurer ; he had the chief care of 

 the fodder, cattle, wood, buying and selling, and discharged 

 the expenses of the whole company." 



" Owing to these excellent regulations and their due 

 observance, the tour was continued and terminated with the 



