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which it is preserved for future use, if not 

 immediately eaten. 



Rennet is also made by taking the maws 

 of such reindeer fawns as die in the spring, 

 putting milk into them, and hanging it up 

 to dry for use. 



I here made the following observations 

 relative to the remedies used by the Lap- 

 landers. 



Their Mo.ra, as the Japanese call it, but 

 which they term Toide, is made of a fine 

 fungus found on the birch, and always 

 chosen from the south side of the tree. Of 

 this they apply a piece as large as a pea, 

 upon the afflicted part, setting fire to it with 

 a twig of birch, and letting it burn gra- 

 dually away. This is repeated two or three 

 times. It produces a sore that will often 

 keep open for six months afterwards, nor 

 must it be closed till it heals spontaneously. 

 This remedy is used for all aches and pains ; 

 as the headache, toothache, pleurisy, pain 

 in the stomach, lumbago. Sec. It is the 



