H2 THROUGH THE FIELDS WITH LIXN.EUS 



way to the right. Towards noon we saw Segerstads 

 Church, and slept that night at Hulterstad. 



' Next morning (June 9), we went down to the 

 beach, which was Jth of a mile' [Swedish] 'from Hul- 

 terstad. The dew lay on the grass and the lark trilled 

 deliciously.' Here they looked up the seaweeds among 

 the pebbles, and reached Sandby at noon. 



Linnaeus often had the children of the poor Glanders 

 brought to him for medical advice. Though not caring 

 for medical practice, he was always ready to treat the 

 poor to the best of his ability. 



Passing G&rby Church they halted at Norra Mock- 

 leby, where they rested the night, after a very warm 

 day, at the pastor's house, who accompanied them next 

 day to show them all the remarkable objects about. 

 Linnaeus always thought clergymen had great oppor- 

 tunities for making discoveries in natural science, and 

 he made a point of opening their eyes to their advan- 

 tages in this respect. 



When it is remembered what important parts Oland 

 and Gothland played during the Iron Age, it merits 

 special attention that the relics from the Stone Age are 

 so rare on these islands. The ship-shape (Noah's ark 

 shape) monumental stones in Oland are remarkable. 1 



' There is a fine and very perfect fort of the Vikings 



at Ismanstorp, in Oland; its circular wall, built of 



granite boulders and limestone, without mortar, is 



fifteen feet high and nine feet wide. The diameter of 



' Du Chaillu. 



