30 A SECOND KIND. 



it is more especially intended for the glutton, it not unfre- 

 quently captures other animals now and then indeed, even 

 the bear. But from the great weight of stones placed on 

 the drop, this sort of trap requires as well skill as caution 

 in the setting. 



Another kind of Jerf-FaUa, of a still more simple con- 

 struction, and one in which foxes are frequently taken, is 

 also common in the more northern parts of Scandinavia. 

 It consists of a sort of trough, formed of boards or planks 

 firmly put together. Within this again is a heavy block of 

 wood, of just sufficient size to fill up the vacant space. This 

 block is gillrad in the manner spoken of, and to an equal 

 height with the sides of the trough. The glutton, as well 

 as the fox, is said to crawl under the block without 

 evincing any remarkable degree of caution ; and when the 

 Giller-pin, to which the bait is fastened, is disturbed, the 

 heavy mass above falls and crushes the beast. 



