NORWAY. SS5 



quantities as to be rather beneficial than 

 otherwise. 



8. Their being inured to cold from their 

 infancy renders them hardy. * 



9. Probably the quantity of flesh they 

 eat may prolong their lives, as carnivorous 

 animals are long-lived. 



NORWAY. 



I saw no flies in Lapland, but in Norway 

 the houses are full of them. I was however 

 no longer infested with swarms of gnats. 



At the place where I stopped to rest 

 after my fatiguing journey, they gave me 

 Sword-fish [Xiphias Gladius) to eat, which 

 very much resembled Salmon in flavour. 

 It was of a large size, with a dorsal fin 

 continued from the middle of the back to 

 the tail. 



