4° KALM'S ENGLAND. 



He said that among other things, the difference between 

 a viper and a snake, Huggorm OCh en snok, was 



this that the viper when he sees that a human being 

 wishes to strike him dead, always holds the head higher 

 than the neck ; but a snake in the same case holds it 

 lower down than the neck. 



[Defer a note on North America.] 



[T. I. p. 408. ] The 18th May, 1748. 



At tundra damm pa gator. To prevent dust on roads. 



From the great drought which there had now been 

 for several days there rose a strong and thick dust in the 

 streets of the town ; but still more outside the same from 

 the grinding of horses, wagons and carts, so that one 

 could scarcely open his eyes, sa at en knapt .... 

 kunde se up med Ogonen, especially outside the 

 town. To somewhat prevent this in the streets of the 

 town, there were here and there men or boys who with 

 shovels cast about the water which had come to run out 

 of the pumps on to the street, and thus made the streets 

 wet. Those who had their shops close to each other, 

 Strax bredevid, where there was much wheel traffic, 

 had the streets sprinkled in this way. On the places in 

 front of the houses, platsar utanfor hus, where people 

 walked backwards and forwards, water was also spread 

 for the same reason. 



[Defer the visit to Sir Hans Sloane.] 



[T. I. p. 409. J The igth May, 1748. 



[Defer Friesland, &c.J 



[T. I. p. 410] Cedrus af Libanon burit frukt. Dr. 

 Mortimer said that he had been out into the country to visit 

 an acquaintance, where some cedar trees from Lebanon 

 had been planted, one of which had now for the first time 

 borne fruit and had cones, kottar. It was planted there 



