But I advise you, if you go to Bakony forest,
liot to go too near the pigs, for they are very



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fierce. The swineherds say tbey wish fliem ta
he fierce, that they may ^ht ihe wolves and
the shepherds' dogs : so these swineherds teach
them to kill yoimg dogs and to eat them, and
then to eat older dogs, till the pgs are airajA
of neither dogs nor wolves ; but the wolves are
afraid of the pigs, and very seldom dare t€^
touch them. The swineherds, when tiiey please,
can make their pigs attack men and tear them
to pieces*

I have told yon of a forest in Hungary. I
will now speak of a marsh, called Hansag ; for
there are marines in Hungary. Bohemia is in
shape like a saucer; there are high places
around, hut no deep place in the middle ; all
is high and dry ; but Hungary is like a cup,
and has a low part in the middle. The water
from the mountains makes this part wet. It
is unwholesome to live in such a place, but
plenty of grass grows there. There are great
numbers of oxen fattened in the marshes of
Hungary. The ground is so wet, that when
the men want to drink they put a reed in
the ground and suck up lie water. They
feed on beef, as you may suppose, and they
cover it with pepper. They live in huts
made of reeds, built in the shape of an ex-
tinguisher. These huts are very uncomfort-
able. The fire is made in the middle, and the



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