EAST BOTIILAND. 22.Q 



September' 29. 



I travelled the whole of Michaelnias-day. 



When a Fmlander has fired at a bear, he 

 immediately runs to one side, for the ani- 

 mal, if not killed, is sure to run directly 

 forward, towards the smoke ; by which 

 means the man escapes out of his reach. 



The peasants who reside near the cliffs 

 or rising ground judge by the crows (Coi^- 

 vus Comix), of the approach of bad wea- 

 ther ; for these birds seek the marshy 

 country in the evening before it comes on. 



Ulvila churchyard seemed to abound 

 with sculls. I reckoned forty of them in 

 one heap. This churchyard is built round, 

 after the old fashion. 



On entering one of the stove-huts of the 

 inhabitants here, it was so hot, that I 

 thought my nose would have been burnt 

 off. Nevertheless, the people within seemed 

 comfortable enough, and the boys, clad 

 in skins, were running up and down the 

 couch. The stove is constructed like that 



