Nor are their Owners of much leſs hardy Conſtitutions; the greateſt part of them, of both Sexes, go barefoot, except on Sundays, or when they are at Work in the Field, and have then only ſmall Pieces of Cows, or Horſes Hide, at the bottom of their Feet, tyed on with Packthread, which they call Carrans. Their Food is commonly Herrings, and Potatoes, or Bread made of Potatoes; for, notwithſtanding the great Plenty of Salmon, Cod, Eels, Rabbits, and Wild-Fowl of all forts, the ordinary People either can not, or will not afford themſelves any thing elſe. They are, however, exceeding ſtrong: I have ſeen a little Woman tuck up her Petticoats, and carry a very luſty Man on her Back thro' the River, and this they frequently do for a Piece of Money, the Water being too deep for any but the Natives to paſs on Foot.
Angling and Shooting would be agreeable Diverſions for Gentlemen here, were not the Air ſo extremely cold and aguiſh. 'Tis certain that there is not a Place in the known World, which af-
