Risäter, town on the Răda Lake, fishing at, ii. 70
Risberg, town on the Răda Lake, opposite to Riäster, dance at,
ii. 65
Riukanfos, smoking waterfall, ii. 295
Roads in Sweden, good, i. 21
Robson, Mr. C. M., Bergsråd of Stockholm, in possession of
Schönberg's plans of skalls, i. 163
Roebuck, (Răget) found in various parts of Sweden, but not in
Wermeland, i. 83
Rooks, none in Scandinavia, i. 85
Rosen, Gen. Count, Governor of Gothenburg, friendly to Eng-
land, i. 402
Roughing horse-shoes, ii. 21
Ruffs and reeves, said to be common, but never met with by the
Author, i. 415
Russia, a club established in, for bear-shooting, i. 229.
Sabbath-breaking, statutes against, i. 65
Sala, silver mine at, i. 123
Salmon, sometimes caught in the Dal, i. 157; a large fishery of
at Deje-forss, 325; method of taking, 326; another fishery
at Forshaga, 328; not to be caught with a rod in the Klar,
329; may in the Wenern Lake, ibid.; plentiful below the Ca-
taracts of the Göta at Trollhättan, 352; number taken and
average weight, ibid.; angler allowed to keep his spoil, 355;
fishery in the Göta, at Lilla Edit, 398; quantity caught by
two gentlemen, in one season, 414; good angling at Drom-
theim, 420
Saterwälls and Svedje-falls, i. 47
Saumarez, Sir James, much respected at Gothenburg, i. 402
Schönberg, Hof-Jägmästare to King Frederick the First, plans of
skalls left by, drawn for the King, i. 163. 165; a bear ringed
by him, not found in the skall, but afterwards taken alive, 170
Schools, parochial, throughout Sweden, i. 62; Bell's or Lancas-
ter's in manufacturing towns, ibid.
Scripture, quotations from, inscribed against the walls of houses
in Dalecarlia, ii. 8
Servants, for travelling, easily hired in Sweden, i. 31; cautions
concerning them, ibid.; maintenance of, on a farm, 51; wages
of females, 52
Shoes, in cold climates, should be roomy, ii. 4
Shooting-party for hares, ii. 73
Skagstols Tind, highest mountain in Scandinavia, ii. 293
Skall, or Battue, the word defined, i. 42, (note); one ordered by
the Governor of Dalecarlia, 125; plan, ibid.; extent, 127;
enclosing part of a forest, 128; compulsory attendance, 130;
women and boys sometimes present, 131; no dogs admitted,
ibid.; irregularly conducted, 134; a bear roused, 136;
escapes, ibid.; night bivouac in the forest, 138; second bi-
vouac, 139; reach the skall-platz, 145; men concentrated
in a circle, ibid.; a bear killed, 148; another bear shot on the
lake, 150; a lynx, &c. shot, 151; conclusion of the skall, 152;
great expense attendant on, 153; return to Malung, 156;
peasantry return to their distant homes, 158; skalls in former
times, 160; winter-skalls, 162; Schönberg's account of one,
164; another described, 165; others, 166; unsuccessful one,
170; Dref-skall, and Knäpt-skall, 177; Mr. Falk's directions
for arranging skalls, 178; commander's duties, &c. ibid.;
posting and advance of the dref-skall, 182; posting and ad-
vance of the knäpt-skall, 186; another skall, 190; casualties
in skalls, 206; anecdotes relating to skalls, 207
Skarbogar, represented, ii. 230; described, 237; for horses, ibid.
Skate-exercise of the Norwegian troops, ii. 305
Sledge, description of, ii. 18; view, 19; accident to, 115
Smoking, gentry and peasantry equally fond of, i. 75
Snakes, some venomous in Sweden, i. 255; a dog bitten by one,
ibid.; persons killed by their bite, 256
Snee-hatten, (snow mountain,) ii. 294
Snipes, abundant in Sweden, i. 361; account of the double and
single snipe, 406
Snipe-shooting, good near Gothenburg, i. 405; time for shoot-
ing the double, i. 406
Snow, want of, inconvenient, ii. 51
Snow-blindness, ii. 359
Snow-shoe, American, compared with snow-skate of Sweden,
ii. 235
Snow-skates, view of and description, ii. 230
Snow-storm, ii. 17
Soldier, anecdote of, ii. 89
Sportsman's dress, its colour important, ii. 2
Springporten's (Baron,) speech on the game laws, i. 86
Squirrels (Ekorre) abundant in Sweden, i. 84
Staple commodities of Sweden, i. 9
Stjern, Author's abode at, described, i. 44
Stockholm, Hotel de France at, ii. 195; description of the town,
198; public edifices, 199; royal palaces, ibid.; salubrity,
ibid.; British Residents' place of worship, Rev. Mr. Stevens,
200; market, frozen game, ibid.; prices of meat and vegeta-
bles, 201; fish, 202; hotels and lodgings, ibid.; society, 203;
French spoken, ibid.; balls, dancing, dresses, 204; carriages,
ibid.; sledging parties, 205; court-etiquette, ibid.; King,
Count Wetterstedt, ladies, 206; Crown Prince and Princess,
207; appearance of the Court, ibid.
Sugar, much used in Swedish cookery, i. 76
Sugar-candy, substituted for sugar in Norway, ii. 325
Sunnemo, smelting-house at, ii. 190
Superstitions, of Swedish peasantry, ii. 24; anecdote of, 25
Svedgefalls, forest-lands, cleared for cultivation or pasturage,
i. 47; method of preparing, ibid.
Sevensson, Jan, celebrated Dalecarlian hunter, ii. 11; wounded
by a bear, ibid. and 15
Swallow, migration of, i. 249; valuable in Lapland, as the ene-
my of the mosquito, i. 251
Swearing, statutes against, i. 65
Sweden, scenery of, i. 13; temperature of, 254; scenery, ii. 293
Swedish language and science, i. 8
Syssalbeck, rapids near this hamlet, i. 242
Tank, Mr. of Frederick shall, remarkable for hospitality, ii. 353
Tappen, peculiar to the bear, i. 96
Telford, Mr. employed as engineer to plan Göta Canal, i. 427
Temperature of Sweden, nearly the same in summer as British,
i. 254
Thrush, common in Sweden, i. 255
Timber, British, duties on, ii. 299; injurious to Sweden, ibid.;
comparison of Swedish, Russian, Prussian, and American,
302; high duties injurious to Ireland, 304; climate of Ire-
land unfavourable to, ibid.
Tönnet, hamlet of, journey to, ii. 44
Traps, set for noxious animals, dangerous to sporting dogs,
i. 317; for hares, ibid.
Travellers, cautions to, i. 31; recommended to carry small
change and brandy, 32
Travelling in Sweden, observations upon, i. 21; on ice, ii. 188
Trees in Scandinavia, ii. 35
Trimmers, or night-lines used in fishing, i. 234
Trollhättan, magnificent cascades of the river Göta, at, i. 342;
a canal, ibid.; its inn, 351; fishing at, 352; unpleasant ad-
venture, 353; fearful accident, ibid.
Trout abundant in the Klar, 240; number taken in one day,
and their size, 242
Uddeholm, a depôt for forges, i. 40; belonging to a company,
41; Mr. J. G. Geijer, chief manager, ibid.; medical prac-
tioner there of great value to the neighbourhood, 254;
Christmas-eve at, ii. 53; fishing at, 70
Uddevalla, a handsome town, i. 363
Union of Sweden and Norway, and rivalry between the two
nations, ii. 297
Voringfos, stupendous fall of, ii. 296
Waterfalls, in Norway, superb, ii. 295
Wedel-Jarlsberg, Count, patriotic Norwegian nobleman, ii. 309
Weights, table of Swedish, i. 17
Wenern Lake, i. 38, 39; excellent angling in, 332; species of
fish, 333
Wenersborg, town of, described, i. 340
Wermeland, province of, its extent, population, aspect, minerals,
and navigation, i. 39; dress of its peasantry, 52; personalia,
ii. 56; marriage ceremony and customs, 66
Wetterstedt, Count, prime minister of Sweden, ii. 206
Wild duck, numbers of in reed-bed near Gothenburg, i. 409;
method of shooting, ibid.; abundant throughout Scandinavia,
Wild-fowl, abundant in Sweden, i. 361; and in Lapland, 411
William, Prince of Hesse, brother of King Frederick I. i. 164
Winter-dresses, of the Dalecarlian peasants, ii. 1
Wise, Mr. John Robert, many years British Consul-general in
Sweden, i. 517
Wolf, unsuccessful chase of, i. 158; few inhabit the same dis-
trict with bears, 227; many near the western coast of Sweden,
383; anecdote, wolf's glen, 384; cowardice of the wolf, 385;
black wolves, ibid. ; easily tamed, ibid.; grey wolves most
common, 387; sense of smelling of, 388; enmity between
wolves and dogs, 389; timid when not in want of food, 390;
ferocious and voracious when hungry, ibid.; their howl ter-
rific, 391; manner of seizing their prey, ibid.; teeth remark-
ably strong, ibid.; ferocious after a fall of snow, 392; if
bleeding, killed by other wolves, ibid. ; anecdote of a wolf and
a child, 393; more blood-thirsty in the South of Europe than
in Sweden, 394; increase in Sweden, ibid.; two great wolf-
skalls, 396; country infested by them, ii. 81; their boldness
in winter, 82; occasionally caught in traps and pitfalls, de-
scription of the latter, 83; attack a man, 86; particularly
fond of swines'-flesh, 87; anecdote, ibid.; plan for shooting,
176; horse pursued by, 177; anecdotes, 178 to 188; com-
bat with a drove, 182; means of frightening them, 188;
seldom hunted on skidor, 369
Wolf-skalls in winter, ii. 215; plan of the skall plats ex-
plained, ibid.; amusing expedient to confine the wolves, 216;
Greiff upon, 217; choice of spot, 218; preparing Plats,
ibid.; time, 219; watching, ibid.; surrounding, 220; men
employed, 222
Woman frozen to death, ii. 117
Woodcock, breeds in Sweden, i. 308; migrations to and from
309; scarce, ibid.
Woodlands in Scandinavia, cultivation of, i. 118
Yorke, Captain Joseph, R. N. extraordinary sport met with in
angling for salmon, at Drontheim, by him, i. 420.
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