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CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
CHAPTER I.
Setting-in of the winter.-Winter clothing.-Frozen feet.-
Removal to Lapp cottage. My new Landlord; his farm, &c.
-Intelligence of Bears being ringed. - Disappearance of
Birds of Passage.-Visit to Jan Finne.-Jan Svensson.
Winter roads.-Snow-Plough.-Soned Larsson.-Per Jons-
son. Superstition. Bears attacking horses. - Capercali
shooting.
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CHAPTER III.
Journey to the Sätterwall. - Beating the Ring. -Indications by
which it may be known that Bears are in the vicinity.-Dens
of those animals.-Gun Cases. Finding and killing the
Bears. Storm at night.-Return to Tönnet.-Skinning, &c.
the Bears-fat; flesh; galls.-Manner of extending the
Skin. The Man who rings a Bear entitled to the animal.—
Rewards. Return to Lapp cottage.
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CHAPTER IV.
State of the weather.-Want of Snow.-Christmas customs.-
Christmas Eve.-Răda Church.-Personalia.-Collections for
the Poor.-Bells.-Marriage Ceremony.-Laws relating to
Marriages.-Peasants' Marriages.
CHAPTER V.
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Fishing under the ice.-The Hare.-Hare-shooting.- Hare-
lip.
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Journey to Brunberg.--Accident to Sledge.-Woman frozen to
death.-Shooting Bears from a Gäll.-Bear-traps.-Brun-
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Chasse and death of the Brunberg Bear.
CHAPTER XI.
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Beating for a Bear.-Capercali and Black-cock shooting in the
winter season. The Lynx.-The Wild cat.-The Badger.-
Snow-storm.-Return to Lapp cottage.
CHAPTER XII.
140
Journey to Näs.-English Dogs incapable of withstanding the
rigours of a Northern Winter.-Death of the Sälje Bear;
finding a cub in her womb.-Dog fondling with Cubs.-
Manner of rearing young Bears; their playfulness.
. 162
CHAPTER XIII.
Wolf-shooting-Anecdotes.-Expedients to intimidate Wolves.
CHAPTER XIV.
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Journey to Stockholm.-Lake Mälarn.-Franska Wardshus.
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CHAPTER XV.
Stockholm. Public edifices.- Salubrity.- English place of
Worship.-Game in Markets.-Provisions.-Hotels.-Lodg-
ings.- Clubs. Society. - Balls.-Sledging Parties. — The
King and Royal Family.-Count Wetterstedt.-The Court.
-Orders of Knighthood, &c.-The Army and Navy.
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CHAPTER XVI.
Winter Wolf-skalls.
CHAPTER XVII.
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Journey from Stockholm to Wermeland; thence to Warnäs.-
Wolves.-Snow-Skates.-Skarbogar.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Journey to Granberg.- Mattias Mattsson.-Warm rooms.—
Beating the ring.-Night bivouac.
. 238
Chase and death of the Aspberg bear.-Return to Aspberg.-
Entering a dog to a bear.
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CHAPTER XXII.
Norway. Scenery.-Sneehättan.-Glaciers.-Riukanfos.-Vö-
ringfos.-Act of Union.-Form of Government.—Chris-
tiana. Population.-Religion.-Revenue.-Trade.-Army.
Skielöbere.-Deficiency of Grain.-Weights and Measures.
-Posting. Society. - Nobility. - Peasantry. - Game. -
Game-Laws.
CHAPTER XXIII.
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Journey to Flisberg.-The Glutton.-The Rat.-Olof Mattsson.
CHAPTER XXIV.
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The Elk-his scarcity; size; description; gestation; longe-
vity; horns; pace; places of resort; food; flesh; skin;
domestication.-Chasse of that animal.-Anecdote
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Bear Hunt.
CHAPTER XXV.
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CHAPTER XXVI.
Lutenäs and Lima bears.-Gallåsen.-Flermön. -Nya Lördal.-—
Celebrated chasseur.-Anecdotes.-Snow-blindness.
CHAPTER XXVII.
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Remarks on Bear-shooting when on skidor; a good dog invalu-
able on those occasions; manner in which the dog conducts
his attacks; danger of shooting the dog; a dog a great safe-
guard.-Bears killing dogs; Bears throwing sticks; Bears
taking refuge in trees.-Bear-spears, guns, &c.-Danger of
attacking Bears on skidor. - Anecdotes.--Return to Lapp
cottage.
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CHAPTER XXVIII.
Chase of the Elfdal Bear.
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