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BY MEANS OF THE SKJUT-KO. 



that it was hollow, and the Jagare could creep into it. The 

 gun constituted one of the horns, and the Jagare's feet the 

 hind-legs of the cow ; but it was difficult to carry it 

 when fences and the like intervened ; and as one was always 

 obliged to walk in a stooping posture, the fatigue of getting 

 along in it was very considerable." 



THE SKJUT-KO. 



The above humorous sketch, from the pencil of M. von 

 Dardel, gives no bad idea of the device in question. 



But the greatest destruction made among wild geese, and 

 other aquatic birds, is probably during the moulting season. 

 In Lapland this usually begins about the middle of July, and 

 continues for some three weeks ; but its commencement and 

 duration much depend on the state of the weather ; for if 

 the summer be cold and rainy, it begins later and lasts 

 longer. Whilst moulting, the geese seldom frequent the 

 great lakes, but resort for the most part to the numerous 

 small tarns studding the face of that desolate country. In 

 the night time the moulting fowl are much in the water, but 

 during the day they are generally ashore, and often at a 



