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(1789) [MARC] Author: Matthew Consett
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towards Sunval where we arrived very late on the od. of
July. Having fo many rivers to crofs, and to travel over a
mountainous country, we found were great impediments
to expedition, A very great drought had prevailed for
many weeks and we fuffered much inconvenience from
the heat, but this evening a fine refrefhing rain feafonably
relieved us. While we were fitting at Supper this even-
ing we were agreeably entertained by fome Shepherdefles
who played upon a kind of lon trumpet made of the
bark of the birch-tres.-catled int the Swedifh Janguage,
Lur. This mufical Inftrument is fometimes four yards
in length, has a {trong and fharp found, and in calm wea-
ther can be heard at the diftance of four or five miles.
It is generally ufed by the Shepherds in the woods and
mountains, and employed by them with much faccefs

in frightening away wild animals, -
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