230 EAST BOTHLAND. 



of a bagnio in Smoland, but upon it is 

 piled a great heap of flat stones, to the 

 height of a man. The old women sit in 

 these huts half naked. 



Between Hyfoeda and Taftnen is a river 

 almost navigable. In some parts, as I was 

 told, it is nine fathoms deep, and- in one 

 place is a ferry across this river. Half a 

 mile from hence southward, close to the 

 road, between two small bridges which are 

 near each other, I noticed a sand-hill of 

 very fine sand, in differently- coloured strata, 

 some white, others reddish-purple. 



In the evening I arrived at the town of 

 Abo, which is as large as Örebro, and well 

 built. It has often been ruined by the 

 enemy, and often burnt down by acciden-? 

 tal fires, which, if not occasioned otherwise, 

 might easily happen from the stoves of the 

 huts. I remarked that these stoves were 

 less loftv than some I had seen, and that 

 several stones lay loosely piled on one an- 

 other above the opening, which serve to 

 retain the heat. 



