INDEX 



particularly exposed to subter- 

 raneous fires, violence of one 

 eruption at - - 140 



Bivers, account of the principal 

 in the ncrtnern quarter - 120 



Roek-crystal, description of a 

 species of - 77 



Hocks, conjectures respecting the 

 extraordinary appearance of 

 some - - - 117 



s 



Saddles, see Kicsar, 



Saga, signification of that word 25 



Sailors, English, hazardous un- 

 dertaking of two - - 73 



Salmon, method of fishing for, de- 

 scribed - - - 62 



Sarcophagus, curious anecdote re- 

 lative to one - 153 



Schneenssldjcekel, description of 

 the glacier of - - 72j76 



Schneeficeldstraud, see Drangue. 



Sea-dog, see ' Seal. 



Sea-man, see Marmenill. 



Seal,, important advantages de- 

 rived from the, 108 — natural 

 Justory and superstitious ideas 

 of the people concerning this 

 animal - - - - 109 



ShavkSy particulars relative to 

 the natural history of - 147 



Sheep, see Kiotar. 



Shell-rish, singular account of 35 



Skalholt, remarks on the bishop- 

 ric of 156 



Skidestead, destroyed by the dis- 

 ruption of a mountain - - 119 



Skins, curious method of prepar- 

 ing them in Iceland - - 79 



Snorro-Godi, instance of his in- 

 genuity - - - 153 



Sourther, description of the ca- 

 vern of, examination of its inte- 

 rior, &c 63, 70 — its dimen- 

 sions, 69. 



> & 



Springs, mineral, in Iceland, re- 

 marks on them in the diocese 

 MosfeltSweit - - 7 



farther account of them 



and their influence on the air 



in winter - 48, 50, 77, 87". 



Springs, hot and boiling, in the 

 district of the Hunavatn, ac- 

 count of the - - - 12i 



Superstition, singular instance of 85 



Swans, manner of catching them 59 



Time, the division described 21 

 Torf, see Turf. 



Travelling, manner of performing 



it in Iceland 

 Turf, accouut of it as it is found 



in Kiosar 

 • considered as a proof of 



the former existence of forests 37 

 V 



Vandlose Strand, short account 

 of the part so called - 14$ 



Vapour-baths, manner of con- 

 structing them - 126 



Videy, remarks on the isle of - 153 



W 



Weather, phenomena relative to 

 the 87 



Westfiord, account of some dif- 

 ferent voyages in the - 86 



Whale, remarks on different spe- 

 cies of the - - - 112 



Whale-hunting, description of it 

 in the western parts - 99- 



Winds, remarks on such as are 

 pernicious in spring - ib» 



Wood petrified, remarks on some 

 found in Iceland 89 



,mode of floating wood proved 



to be disadvantageous - 102 



Wrestling, peculiar maneer of 25 



Directions to the Binder for placing the Plates* 



1. The Map of Iceland to face the Title. 

 £. An Icelander's House to face p. 18. 



3. Figures representing the Costume of .celand amongst dif- 

 ferent ranks to face p. 20. 



4. Mount Hecla to face p. 139. 



5. The Geyser,, a boiling spring in Iceland, to face p. 140, 



