138 EAST BOTH LAND. 



ferciit here iVoiii those used in Smolaii({, 

 which arc fixed into the floor, and capable 

 of being raised or depressed at pleasure. 

 The fasteninir here is a kind of lonjr button 

 upon the door, on the side where the hinges 

 are fixed, which beina: turned horizontally 

 over the door-post, prevents the opening of 

 the door. 



By the road side grew an Amanita 

 (Agaric) with a stalk two inches high, and 

 as thick as a goose-quill. Its head was 

 hemispherical ; pale above ; concave be- 

 neath, with loose gills. (Probably Agaricus 

 n. 499. i'7. Lapp. ecL 2. 373. Fl. Sitec. 

 n. 1217. (^d. 2. 446.) 



The scythes used in this country nearly 

 resemble those of the Norwegians, but dif- 

 fer in this respect, that the upper projec- 

 tion from the handle stands out horizontally, 

 see figure e, b, while the lower, c, is per- 

 pendicular, and the top, a, which rests 

 against the arm, is flattened. The mower 

 is therefore obliged to take hold of the 

 foremost projection, with his left hand, 



