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GENERAL REMARKS 
rein-deer is put to the Hern of the Hedge, with a rein or halter 
fattened to his horns: this ferves the fame purpofe as the breech¬ 
ing belonging to the harnefs of carriages. It fometimes happens 
that the rein-deer which is placed behind the Hedge, bv moving 
forwards, does not anfvver the intention of checking its velocity 
in the defcent ; in which cafe, after a trial, the animal is rejected, 
and one found that is better trained and more docile. In going 
down fuch hills as are lefs fteep, the driver can, by a dexterous 
movement of his body only, regulate the Hiding of his Hedge, fo 
as to have no occafion to tack a deer to its Hern. Where the 
defcent is of the ReepeR kind, a further fecurity is required, 
namely, the rein-deer is taken from the head and made faff to 
the Hern of the Hedge, when the Hedge, gliding down, brings the 
animal after it, which ferves as a check-to the precipitancy of the 
motion. 
The following is the method taken in tranfporting baggage in 
the Hedges before-mentioned, to which the Laplander gives the 
name raido-klerres : the condu&or of the train of fledges feats 
himfelf in the firth Hedge, to the Hern-of which the rein of the 
fecond Hedge is faRened, and in like manner the reH follow to the 
-number of three, four, or five Hedges, connected with one another^ 
-each Hedge being drawn by its refpedlive rein-deer, and guided in 
the proper track by the one immediately preceding: the train is 
clofed by a rein-deer not harnefled to any Hedge, which is done 
with the intention that in defeending any declivity this rein-deer 
may be able to check and refiR the impetuofity of the Hedges in 
their 
