S6 WESTBOTHLAND. 



I observed they had gathered some of 

 the Water Trefoil {Menyanthes trifoliota), 

 which is the plant here called Missne. It 

 is ground and mixed with their corn to 

 make bread. They also boil it with some 

 kinds of berries into an electuary, but it is 

 in every state very bitter. The root only 

 is used. 



Part of this day's journey was performed 

 in a.Lapland boat, which will be described 

 hereafter. 



The peasants of this country, instead of 

 tobacco, smoke the buds of hops, or some- 

 times juniper berries, and when nothing 

 else can be had, the bark of the juniper 

 tree ; but to supply the w^ant of snuff they 

 use ashes mixed with a small portion of 

 real snuff. They strain their milk through 

 platted tufts of hair from a cow's tail. 



In the evening I reached Teksnas, situ- 

 ated in the parish of Umoea. Seven miles 

 distant from this place is the church, the 

 road to which is execrable, insomuch that 

 the people are obliged to set out on Friday 



