342 THE SWEDISH PAN. 
takes in all thofe animals, which are natives of 
Sweden ? For a like reafon we have entitled this 
finall traft the Swedijh Pan ; intending thereby 
to denote the five domeflic quadrupeds, which 
live upon plants growing in Sweden ; or the de- 
vouring army of Pan , which lays wafte the pro- 
vinces of the Swedijh Flora. We choofe by this 
means to avoid a prolik definition, which is al- 
ways difagreeable for the title of a book. 
§• 2 . 
The paftoral life, by the teftimony of both 
facred, and prophane hiflory, is nearly as old 
as man himfelf •, fo that i would willingly derive 
the knowledge, which i am going to deliver, from 
the moft ancient times. But altho’ plants have 
been conftantly obvious to the eyes of every man i 
yet i am obliged to declare, that we have no- 
thin o* delivered down to us in any book con- 
cerning the kinds of plants proper for the dif- 
ferent kinds of cattle ^ fo that i may be fure of 
not difgufting my reader with ftal'e matter new 
dreffed up. For the whole of what i prefent to 
him is new.— Our illuftrious prefident in his 
journey thro’ Dalec-arlia ann. 17343 made the 
jirft attempt this way, as may be feen Flor. 
Lapp. 
