26 A SPRING AND SUMMER IN LAPLAND. 



on like grim Death, otherwise lie is sure to be shot 

 off his perch, every bone in his skin aching with 

 pain. Not a bit of use complaining to the phlegm- 

 atic driver, who seems to pick out the worst bits 

 of road, just to try the traveller's mettle. All the 

 answer you get is the usual long-drawn " Soo." If 

 you don't like it, you can get out and walk ; and, 

 as this saves his horse, this just pleases him. What 

 with bad harness and rickety carts, it is a wonder 

 we don't hear of more accidents on these roads. 

 Much as I have travelled in Sweden, I never had 

 but one accident; this was, however, an awful 

 smash. 



Each horse is by law obliged, if the traveller 

 wishes it, to draw 4001b., exclusive of the cart and 

 driver. The passenger is weighed in at 2001b., 

 and he can have 2001b. of luggage. By diligence 

 he can only have 301b. No box that ever was 

 made, unless strongly iron-bound, can stand the 

 wear and tear of a long journey in one of these 

 carts. A strong English leather trunk (but mind 

 and cover it with sail cloth) and carpet bag are as 

 good as anything ; but the passenger must be care- 

 ful not to have his trunk too large, or it won't fit 

 into the box about 2^ feet long, 1J broad, and 

 18 inches deep is the best size. A small glazed 

 carpet bag to hold his money, map, and other 

 little odds-and-ends, must not be forgotten. The 



