THE REINDEER. 
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is 
^ entirely dependent upon the foremost deer, 
y ivhich the motions of those behind are 
entirely regulated ; and I observed 
• ^ when we first set off in the morning, the 
itiv head at liberty, it almost 
^jj^fiably commenced a full gallop, the rest 
following at a similar pace, as if moved by 
Common impulse. This was kept up by 
long as they remained unexhausted, 
*iriver having little power to stop the 
■ from the rein being merely attached 
''‘the 
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manner it is to the head. 
unwillingness to separate from his com- 
thi feature of the instinct given to 
^lUmal ; and it is this circumstance which 
tj, ^ than any other ensures the safety of the 
‘‘lore 
h Should any accident separate him 
Oc P^rty, the deer be fatigued, or other 
rg^|^'^‘^cnces throw him considerably in the 
6}^ ’ he trusts entirely to his deer, it will 
® him to overtake the rest, though they 
