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THE BLOSS. 



who on tiie contrary should refrain from foUowins; it. 

 He ought not, nevertheless, to be altogether in ignorance 

 as to the manner in which it is carried on." 



THE BLOSS. 



In parts of Scandinavia, more especially in the 

 provinces of SmAland and Wcstergothland, the Cajiercali, 

 as also the Black-Coclc, are not uufrequently, when 

 roosting in the trees at night, shot by the aid of "bloss,''* 

 or by means of torchlight. 



* The hloss for spearing fish, as shown in " Scandinavian Adventui-es," 

 consists of chips of resinous wood placed in a sort of iron cradle at the 

 stern of the boat ; but that used by the fowler is composed of sevei-al long 

 strips of wood, inserted in an iron ring, or it may be of a single piece of 

 wood cleft lathwise to within a few inches of the hand-fast. Scotch fir is 

 preferred for the purpose, but it must be perfectly dry and of an inflam- 

 mable nature. If the bloss be a really good one, it throws out a splendid 

 light ; and whether it illumines the forest or the lake, the effect on a dark 

 night is strikingly beautiful. 



