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divides the two countries. Moreover, in certain 

 districts, such as the Alten and the Lax Rivers, 

 there are tribes of pure Finns which the Norwegians 

 call " Kvaens," and these they separate from the 

 pure Finns of Finmark, whom the Norwegians 

 consider to be the original inhabitants of Finmark. 

 The pure Finns, who number about 9000, origin- 

 ally came out of Finland, and retain the purity of 

 their race by intermarrying, but, on the other hand, 

 many of them have intermarried with river, lake 

 and sea Lapps, in which both the Lapp and the 

 Finn types predominate, and so much confusion 

 arises in differentiating the various races. The 

 characteristics of the pure Fjeld Lapps are, how- 

 ever, constant and unmistakable. They are of 

 very short stature, with straight dark hair, eyes 

 and complexion, and Mongolian features. Ethno- 

 logists tell us they are of the same stock as Finns 

 and Esthonians, but this is somewhat difficult to 

 believe, for their similarity to the Eastern Mongols 

 and even the Northern Esquimaux is much more 

 marked. The costume of some of the Coast and 

 Hill Lapps is very picturesque. I lured one into 

 my den to paint him. But how to prevent a 

 passage of " the friends who were always with us " 

 was the difficulty. I love animals, but not in this 

 case with the enthusiasm of the Hon. Charles 

 Rothschild and the Prince of Monaco. I did not 

 desire " the gleesome fleasome thou " to pass 

 unsolicited to " gleesome flealess me." So our 

 interview was short and conversation distant, and 

 he soon left when I refused to supply him with 

 ardent spirits. 



Some years ago the Prince of Monaco was here. 



