32 A SPRING AND SUMMER IN LAPLAND. 



it is just when the winter is going that wolves are 

 most to be feared. We also were each provided 

 with a small tomahawk (which on a journey of 

 this kind may prove very useful in more ways than 

 one). Nor did we forget a coil of rope, and some 

 large nails, and a small canteen filled with the 

 common brandy of the country to give an occa- 

 sional dram to the drivers, on the principle that 

 " a spur in the head is worth two in the heel " 

 and it is wonderful how a stimulant like this acts 

 on these roads. 



