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in VXctxvcQcn bejinbeit, befotibers berfic^ert pontoppiban, bo^ In ben tXotwe^U 
fcbcn §lu^mufd;dfc^alen blwroetlen 93eri[en finb, ble reifer unb beffer finb, al 6 btejentgeiv 
tie man In ben ^iujjern fnbef. S^efonberg Ijl eS ble XX)e|iM(le/ m ^Idffe unb 58dcf;e 
bcrgleic^en geben. pontoppibntl fi^elnet ^lev me^r bon elgettfllc^en 51 u§mufc()eln ak 
bon bet 95 «dmiifc^el 511 reben. 2 iber ct fd§rt nun fort: ber elgenfdcte ^erlenfang, bee 
unfer fbnlgllc^er ‘Jlufjtcfit unb ^eranfralfung unfemommen tblrb, 1 ) 1 : bIo 6 Im @clfte 
Cl;)i't|lwri 6 fdnt)/ m e 6 ble melflen ^erlenfJufjc glebf. Xie dcfjfen ^erlen, ble jd^rllc^ 
timSo^onuB unb nac^^ec. In blefen ^(djTen gejifdit roerben, ge^bren alg elneS berDiegallen 
be 6 ^onlgreld^^ rtoewegen ber ^onlgln allelne, meld;e jur Tluflicf^t unb S 3 ef 6 tberun 3 
be 6 ^erfenfangee adejeic elnen befonbern 7Iuf)*e^er ernennef. ®le ^er(en, ble man ba# 
felbjl finb grojlent|el(g mel§ unb ft(berglnn 5 enb, fte ^aben a(fO/ ml£ ben Suwelem 
Idnbicrn ju reben, nlcf^ bag XX^n|]et: ber oticnta[i(cbcn ^erlen ; bocf> trlffc man urn 
ter benfelben auc^ elnige an, ble an ©r 6 )Te unb @d; 6 n§elt l^reg ©lanjeg ben cfiirt^ 
t)i|y?crt ^erlen roenlg ooer gar nld)£g nad;geben. 3 n @(^web>en ^a£ man ^er# 
lenmufe^eln gefimben, ble elne ^lertcfelle Jang, unb einer bolijldnblgen 501annegf^anb 
fcrelf roaren. 
3n ^npplnnb f) finb ble ^erlenmufc^efn gro§ unb fd)bn, unb benen tin 
“X^clgtlurtbc, unb fofgllc^ ber bon mir ^ler befd^rlebenen ©attung boUlg glelc^. @le 
werben bafelbjl In elnigen gffunben, ba^er auc^ elnige bon ben ^applattb)em 
taju geje|t finb, ba^ fie blefelben auffifdjen. 3^re ^er(en finb, lule fid) Qcbeffer aug? 
brdeft, md)t ju berac^fen. (Diems tHagmis be^auptet jroar, bafl fte bldjfer rodrett 
atg ble deafen ojlmbif^en gjeden, unb fd;rel6et blefeg ber baftgen ^dlte beg lanbeg ju. 
TUIeIn 0 cbe|fee gejle^et blefeg nld)t gan3 eln. 5 }?an fann eg, fag£ er, niebt leugnen, 
ba^ ben me^reflen blejenige @d)6n§elt mangcif, roeld^e man an ben otlenwllfcbrit fie^ 
f^et-unb lobt. ©g roerben aber boc| berglelc^en gefunben, roelc^e fenen an ber @d)on^el£ 
unb ©dte nlc^tg nadigeben. !3I)enn an ber ©rbffe unb genauen ^unbung dberfreffen fie 
fene me^rent^ellg botllg. iSSenn fte nur relf finb, fo ^aben fie elne boUlge fp^drlfc^e 
gur, abet freplldi finb ble me^reflen unrelf, unb blefe finb auf ber elnen ^dlfte runb, 
<iuf ber anben platf, auf ber runben @elte fd)bn unb gidnjenb, auf ber platten @clte 
eiber getb, ober erbfarbig, braun unb bunfel. @(d)effer bejeugt, ba^ cr elne ^]|)erle ge^* 
fefjcn ^abc, ble bon ^ot^m'a nacb ©toc^^olm gebra^t wutbe, meld^e fo gro0, 
fo boUfommen runb, unb fo fd}6n an ber leb^aftlgfelt ber Jarbe war, ba^ elne borne^me 
®nme blefe cinjige mic 120 ^alfergulben be^a^len wol(te» ©In ©befjTeln§dnbler berfi# 
d^erte, wenn er noc^ elne ’^crl bon gleidjer ©roffc ^dtte, fo wdrbe er fte unter 500 ^al^ 
fergiilben niemanb abgeben. S)le ^erlcn, ble nod; nl(^t relf finb, ftnb In ber @d)ale 
befeftiget, ble relfen aber llegen barin frep, unb faQen fogleld^ ^eraug, wenn ble @c^ale 
gebffnet wirb. 
^ 2 ©g 
• «) 'Pontcppibaii Slaturgefcb* «0!t Slorwegctt, 
IL 0 . 309. f. SBonn Muf. Lib. I. Cap. 
19. p. no. .Stunbmaim rar. nat. et art. 0. 
442. ’S'artini adflcmctne @cfd). bcc Slatiir, 
IV. 'Jb, 0 . 487. 490. aieuec 0 cbaup(a§ bet 
3 lat. VI. S 3 aub 0 , 418* 
r) ©djcffec Lapponia 0 . 378. baton icb 
in meinem ^oncnal III. S 5 anb 0 . 124. f. cinen 
?(ui>5U3 geiiefert babe: (Plans tVJagnus Lib. 
II. Cap. 21. tTTattini 1 . c. 0 . 488. 489* . 
