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reindeer I took out the maggots which 

 trouble them so much. I observed here in 

 plenty the large fly -with a yellow neck, and 

 yellow segments of the body, {OeHiriis 

 Tarandi,) which probably is the same in- 

 sect (in a perfect state), as I judge by the 

 length of the legs. 



My hosts gave me missen to eat ; that 

 is, whey, after the curd is separated from 

 it, coagulated by boiling, which renders it 

 very firm. Its flavour was good, but the 

 washing of the spoon took away my appe- 

 tite, as the master of the house wiped it 

 dry with his fingers, whilst his wife cleaned 

 the bowl, in which milk had been, in a 

 similar manner, licking her finger after 

 every stroke. 



I also tasted some jumo, which they 

 mixed with reindeer's milk, but it did not 

 please me. 



This day I gathered the following plants. 

 (The numbers are continued from p. 291 •) 



31. Siuifraga with a tuberous root, a 



