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ovate white bodies of a silky texture, ap- 

 parently formed of innumerable silky 

 threads. These contained each a small 

 insect. 



A little further on I observed close to 

 the road a rather lofty stone containing 

 in its substance large fragments of mica. 



At last to my great satisfaction I found 

 myself at the great river Liusnan. From 

 this part of the forest to the sea the di- 

 stance is three miles. Here and there in the 

 woods lay blood-red stones, or rather 

 stones which appeared to have been par- 

 tially stained with blood. On rubbing them 

 I found the red colour merely external, and 

 perfectly distinct from the stone itself. It 

 was in fact a red Byssus ifi. JoUthus). 



Many sepulchral mounds are in this 

 neighbourhood. 



Not far from Norrala, situated about a 

 mile from thelast post-house, the water in the 

 ditches deposits a thick sediment of ochre. 



Several pair of semicircular baskets made 

 of wicker work were placed in the water. 



