1 88 May 1749. 



our country. If other countries hare their 

 advantages, Sweden is not deflitute of mat- 

 ter to boaft of on this head : it likewife has 

 its peculiar advantages ; and upon weighing 

 the advantages and inconveniencies of dif- 

 ferent places, Sweden will be found to be 

 not inferior to any of them. 



I will briefly mention in what points I 

 think Sweden is preferable to this part of 

 America ; and why I prefer Old Sweden to 

 New Sweden. 



The nights are very dark here all the 

 fummerj and in winter, they are quite as 

 dark, if not darker, than the winter nights 

 in Sweden ; for here is no kind of Aurora 

 Borealis, and the ftars give a very faint light. 

 It is very remarkable if an Aurora Borealis 

 appears once or twice a year. The winters 

 here bring no fnow, to make the nights 

 clear, and to make travelling more fafe and 

 eafy. The cold is, however, frequently as 

 intenfe as in Old Sweden. The fnow which 

 falls lies only a few days, and always goes off 

 with a great deal of wet. The Rattle- fnakes, 

 Homed-fnakeSy red-bellied, green, and other 

 poifonous Snakes , againfh whole bite there 

 is frequently no remedy, are in great plenty 

 here. To thefe I mull; add the wood-lice, 

 with which the forefts are fo peflered, that 

 it is impoffible to pafs through a bum with- 

 out 



