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THE DEER 



spreading hoofs (Fig. ii6) for the purpose. In Lapland 

 the wealth of a Laplander is estimated not by dollars, but 



Fig. 115. — The Reindeer. 



by his reindeer, these animals being the standard of values. 

 They provide milk, their skins are made into leather, and 



their horns are used as 

 handles for various imple- 

 ments. They are so fleet 

 of foot that they easily 

 travel from fifty to sev- 

 enty-five miles a day. In 

 India the rich rajas as- 

 semble with their herds 

 of elephants; and in Lap- 

 land a millionaire is he who possesses one thousand or 

 more reindeer. In Kamschatka the reindeer is saddled 



Fig. 116. — Feet of the Reindeer. 



