. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. BookI. DENMARK. 471 suffer themselves to be taken by the hand. An unusually large elk, killed in Sweden, issaid to have weighed 1200 lbs. These animals do not now appear to be employed in anydomestic office. The Wolverine, or Glutton, is one of those animals whose history has long been shroudedin fiction and romance. It is only now that its true habits have been given to the world, bythat enterprising traveller. Dr. Richardson. The Wolverine of America, generally consi-
. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. BookI. DENMARK. 471 suffer themselves to be taken by the hand. An unusually large elk, killed in Sweden, issaid to have weighed 1200 lbs. These animals do not now appear to be employed in anydomestic office. The Wolverine, or Glutton, is one of those animals whose history has long been shroudedin fiction and romance. It is only now that its true habits have been given to the world, bythat enterprising traveller. Dr. Richardson. The Wolverine of America, generally consi-dered the same with the European Glutton, feeds chiefly upon beasts that have been acci-dentally killed; but it will hunt smaller animals, as meadow-mice, marmots, &c. and occa-sionally attack disabled animals of a larger size. In its gait it resembles the bear; and,although not fleet, is very industrious. Mr. Graham observes, that it does more damage tothe small fiir trade than all the other rapacious animals conjointly; as it will follow themartin-hunters path round a line of traps extending sixty miles, and rende
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