The  above  drawing  represents  the  Brandar,  when  gill-
rade.  dd^  g  g,  and  hh,  are  three  pair  of  stout  upright
posts ;  L,  a  stock  lying  lengthwise  on  the  ground,  between
dd  and  gg^  but  which,  by  the  aid  of  moss  and  mould
cast  up  on  either  side,  is  completely  concealed  from  view,
c  c  is  a  heavy  log — the  drop,  in  short.  1 1  are  blocks
of  wood  or  stones  laid  on  c  c,  to  increase  its  weight  5
ee  a  stick,  resting  crosswise  on  pins,  in  the  upper
part  of  the  posts  dd;  f,  a  hank  formed  of  spruce-pine  or
juniper  boughs,  in  which  the  drop  c  rests;  K,  a  small
wooden  pin,  inserted  in  the  upper  part  of  the  hank  /,
and  resting  against  the  stick  ee ;  m,  a  pin  inserted  at  about
a  foot  from  the  ground,  in  one  of  the  posts  rf,  its  outer  end
resting  in  a  notch  N  in  the  inner  side  of  the  opposite  post  d  ;
o  is  a  brass  wire,  previously  glodgad — that  is,  exposed  to
the  flames,  as  well  to  discolour  it,  as  to  render  it  more
ductile — one  end  of  which  is  fastened  to  the  pin  M,  near
,  to  the  notch  N,  and  the  other  to  one  of  the  posts  jr ;  a
second  wire,  attached  to  the  lower  end  of  the  small  pin  K,  is
securely  fixed  to  the  middle  of  the  pin  m.
