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%s AMOUR. FPUROUEH:
land poffeffes not his flocks and his herds, if he fees not a-
round him vallies {miling with corn, nor his rich paftures
and fine meadows, of this at leaft he is certain, that hehas
no occafion for them. His Rein-deer ishis Att. Of all
tame animals this is at once the mofl ferviceable and provi-
ded for with the leaft trouble andi inconvenience, I have
had occafion to remark that their ufual food j is mofs when
they are unable to procure grafs upon the Mountains.
Ihave before mentioned both the Rein-deer and the
Sledge; but as I have an “opportunity of fending you a
drawing of the latter, which has been purchafed by Sir
H. G.-L, for the purpofe of fending ‘home as a cutiofity, I
fhall add a more particular account of it,
~The Sledge isfhaped ikea {mall boat, , witha back-board
for the perfon to lean againft, who fits laced fafLin,and well
fecured fromthe cold. It is peaked before, to which part the
leather thong is fixed which yokes the rein-deer to the carri-
age, Theres) acloth girt around the body of the animal
which is faftened on the back. The bit is a piece of fall
leather tacked to the reins of the bridle over the deer’s
head and neck, and.from the breaft.a leather {trap palling
under the belly is faftered tothe fore-part of the Sledge
which ferves inftead of Shalts. ¢
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