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water into their luoutlis. and in a little time do so heat it 

 tlmt, .^(iniilini;- it upon the doo-.^, the heat thereof so 

 scaldeth them tliat thcv dare not come nigh or approach 

 them any more." ' 



In Siandina\ ia, at the present day, there are two 

 leo-itimatc indhods of hunlini;- the elk, and in each a 

 trained doo- is tlie essential coadjutor, Imt th(^ principles 

 of his science diiler radicalh' in the two styles. In one 

 case the hind-lnnid is held on a leash, and depends 

 exclusively on a hi^hlv sensitive nose to lead the hunter 

 to the (juarry, either directly, or by following the tracks. 

 This method is generally pursued in Norway, and, indeed, 

 is now. I helieve, the (>nl\- one allowed there. The doo;s 

 so used are general Iv of the Esquimaux breed, protected 

 fnuu the cold and the consequences of their pugnacious 

 disposition by a splendid growth of hair, especially on the 

 ni^ek and shoulders. A friend of mine has trained a setter 

 to tliis work, and he requires no lead at all. With this 

 doo- as his sole companion he has killed many elk, and this 

 excellent sportsman scorns the idea of there being any 

 science in an\' other method. 



^ Tlii.s writer may Imvo takrn liis inl'iiniiatii)ii IV.. in tlu- ynuiigcr IMiiiy, 

 wlio was possibly not a very good authority about liyperborean rcgious, but 

 wlio lias the following pa.ssage — "Moreovei', in the Island Scandinavia there 

 is a boast called Macklis. Coniinnii he is tliere, an<l iuikIi talk we have 

 heard of liini. Ilowbcit in these parts hee was never scene. Hee reseinbleth, 

 I say, the Alee, but that he hath neither joint in the hough, nor pasternes 

 in his hind legs ; and therefore hee never lictli dowiie but slecpcth leaning to 

 a tree. And therefore the hunters that lie in wait for these beasts, cut 

 downc the tree whiles they are asleepe, and so take them : otherwise they 

 should never bee taken, so swift of foot they are, tl:at it is wonderfull. Their 

 upper lip is exceeding great, and therefore as they grasc and feed, they goc 

 retrograde, least if they were ]>assant forward, thoy should fold floiible that 

 lip under their muzzle. ' — J'litnj Secundiis, Trans. Philemon llullainl. 



