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THROUGH SWEDEN. 119
the draff, or grains, which had been of great benefit to them in
the feeding of their cattle. Such an innovation was as bold and
rafh an experiment in Sweden, as the fuppreflion of religious fhows
and proceffions would have been at Rome or Naples. A general
infurrection was apprehended, and the odious monopoly was aban~-
doned. It was faid by the beft humoured among the Swedes,
even when the popular indignation and rage againft Mr. Lilien-
crantz were moft fervent, that he was juftly and fufficiently pu-
nifhed for his mercilefs attacks on brandy by a certain domeftic in-
temperate ufe of that “ precious bane.” Laliencrantz has the re-
putation of being an honeft man, and an upright magiftrate. _
Mr. Ugla, a collector of manufcripts and fcarce Eookssle of which
he makes prefents to the academy.
Mr. Hellenius, profeffor of Abo. He has attended with ghia
diligence to the effects produced by intermixing the breed of dif-
ferent {pecies of animals.
Mr. Greve Ehrensverd, who has publifhed an account. of his
travels in Italy, written in a ftrange manner: his ideas are ex-
prefied in a myftical way, and as it were by hieroglyphics. He
is an excellent draughtfman, and is particularly happy in carica-
tures. When admiral-general at Carlfcrona, he was wont. to
_ draw caricatures of every one who came to vifit him.
Mr. Dubb, a phyfician at Gothenburg, and author of a payee co-
ceconomical journal, which is much efteemed.
To the firft clafs are alfo affixed the names of Count Bunge,
Mr. Baron Rappe, and Mr. Dahlberg.
CLASS
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