136 LYCKSELE LAPLAND, 



ing from two to five divisions pointing up*» 

 ward (a). At the projecting part in the 

 middle of the horn is a httle short simple 

 branch (b). The summit is palmate, hav- 

 ing from two to five branches from its back 

 part, which are curved inward (c). 



I made some inquiries here concerning 

 the diseases of the people. 



They are subject to the ullem, or colic, 

 of which I have already spoken, p. 127> for 

 which they use soot, snuff, salt, and other 

 remedies. The pain sometimes seizes them 

 so violently that they crawl on the ground 

 while it lasts, not being able to stand or 

 lie still. They are also afflicted with the 

 asthma, the epilepsy, and a swelling of the 

 uvula. The husband of a woman who had 

 the last-mentioned disorder, cut away a 

 part of the swelling, but it grew as large 

 again in the course of a twelvemonth. The 

 prolapsus uteri also sometimes occurs. 



Many persons have the pleurisy, and 

 oth(M's rheumatic com})laints in the back, 

 which descend down the hips and legs, 



