Travels through Sweden, Finland, and Lapland, to the North Cape, in the years 1798 and 1799 . s. We arrived at Lappajervi in the evening, and our boatmenwere glad to take fome reft after their wearifome voyage. Whenwe arrived on the borders of the lake, we fell in with two Lap-land fifhermen, who had returned from their days fifhing, andwere preparing to pafs the night there. We were guided to thefpot where they were by a large column of fmoke, which mountedinto the air. On approaching them we found that they had be-fmeared their faces with tar, and covered their heads and fhoulderswith a clot
Travels through Sweden, Finland, and Lapland, to the North Cape, in the years 1798 and 1799 . s. We arrived at Lappajervi in the evening, and our boatmenwere glad to take fome reft after their wearifome voyage. Whenwe arrived on the borders of the lake, we fell in with two Lap-land fifhermen, who had returned from their days fifhing, andwere preparing to pafs the night there. We were guided to thefpot where they were by a large column of fmoke, which mountedinto the air. On approaching them we found that they had be-fmeared their faces with tar, and covered their heads and fhoulderswith a cloth to protect themfelves from the mufquetoes. One ofthem was fmoking tobacco, and the other was fecuring the fiflithey had taken from the depredations of the infects. Theirmeagre and fqualid looks difcovered evident figns of were covered from head to foot by fwarms of mufquetoes,from whofe ftings their clothing fcarcely fhielded them. Theywere melting with heat, yet they durft not throw off their cover-ing, much lefs remove from before the fire. Our arrival added millions. ?— /// y 7^/ 9 THROUGH LAPLAND. 35 millions of thefc flies to the myriads already there, as their num-bers were continually increafing in our paiTage thither. It wasimpoffible to ftand a moment ftill; every inftant we were forcedto thruft our heads into the midft of the fmoke, or to leap overthe flame to rid ourfelves of our cruel perfecutors. We drew our boat afliore, and walked about a mile into thecountry to vifit the families of thefe two Lapland fifhers, who hadfixed their conftant habitation there. We found fires every wherekept up : the pigs had their fire, the cows had theirs; there wasone in the infide of the houfe, and another without, clofe to thedoor, The Lapland houfes are not fo large as thofe of the Fin-landers. The door-way of the one we faw here was only fourfeet high, fo that we found it neceffary to ftoop as we enteredWe had left our tent behind us, fuppofing we fhould fi
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