332 NORWEGIAN LAPLAND. 



6. The Laplander is satisfied with a 

 small quantity of food at once. He does 

 not eat his fill at one meal, but takes food 

 from time to time, as he feels inclined. 



On the contrar}^ the peasants of Finland 

 cram themselves with as many turnips, and 

 those of Scania with as much tiummery, as 

 their stomachs can possibly receive. The 

 inhabitants of Dalecarlia eat till the body 

 is as tight as a drum. Such people are 

 much better qualified to labour in the 

 cultivation of the ground, than to run over 

 the alps. The Laplanders are always of a 

 thin slender make. I never saw one of 

 them with a large belly. Milk diet also 

 contributes to render them active. 



7. I examined their knees, ankles, and 

 feet, but could not perceive the least dif- 

 ference in their shape from those of other 

 countries, except perhaps that the sole of 

 the foot seemed rather more concave, at 

 the inner side, than usual. How far this 

 may make any dillerence, a better mechanic 

 than I am must determine. 



