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and the Four Cantons, there may still be found old-fashioned boats 

 duo- out of tree trunks, as used by the former inhabitants. 1 mention 

 these only as a curiosity. 



The pursuit of crayfish is also very amusing, the crustaceans being 

 taken in small hoop-nets baited with meat. This practice is likewise 

 regulated by federal, as well as by cantonal, law. 



