128 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



the Cow, the Sheep, the Goat, &c.; and from it he 

 derives 'the only comforts that tend to soften the 

 severity of his situation in that most inhospitable 

 climate. 



The Rein-Deer of Lapland are of two kinds, the 

 wild and the tame : the former are larger, stronger, 

 and more hardy than the latter; for which reason, 

 the tame females, in the proper season, are often 

 sent out into the woods, where they meet with wild 

 males, and return home impregnated by them. 

 The breed from this mixture is stronger, and better 

 adapted for drawing the sledge, to which the Lap- 

 landers accustom them at an early age. 



THE SLEDGE. 



The Rein-Deer is yoked to this vehicle by a col- 

 lar, from which a trace is brought under the belly 

 between the legs, and fastened to the fore part of 

 the sledge. These carriages are extremely light, 

 and covered at the bottom with the skin of the 

 Rein-Deer. The person who sits in it guides the 

 animal with a cord fastened to its horns ; he drives 

 it with a goad, and encourages it with his voice. 

 Those of the wild breed, though by far the strongest,. 



