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leaving the part first attacked. These 

 complaints happen in summer as well as in 

 winter. 



We continued our course up the river 

 of Umoea. At length, quitting the main 

 stream, we proceeded along a branch to 

 the right, which bears the name of Juita, 

 and left Lycksele church at about four miles 

 distance, as near as I could guess, for the 

 Laplanders know nothing about the mat- 

 ter. 



The inhabitants of this country no longer 

 use bows and arrows, but rifle-guns loaded 

 with bullets, not with small shot. 



They wear no stockings. Their breeches, 

 made of the coarse and slight woollen cloth 

 of the country called walmal, reach down 

 to their feet, tapering gradually to the 

 bottom, and are tied with a bandage over 

 their half boots. 



I observed the Red Whortle-berries (Fac- 

 cinium Vitis Idcea) were here of a larger 

 size than in the country lower down ; but 

 Juniper on the contrary was very diminu- 



