NORWAY^ 541 



to be at hand, the preparation of the milk 

 dishes falls upon the husband, but not 

 otherwise. The Laplanders in this part of 

 Norway, who have become cultivators of 

 the ground, use scythes whose upper end 

 rests on a projecting piece of wood set on 

 the ground, as on a pivot, another piece 

 opposite to it serving for a handle. 



This was a very hot day, with a few 

 drops of rain in the afternoon. 



The weather being now calm, we A^en- 

 tured to go out to sea in a boat, in order 

 to search for the natural productions of 

 that element. We soon caught, with a hook 

 and line, plenty of Sey-fish (Gadiis virens). 

 These were about ten inches long, very 

 smooth, fat and tender, covered with ex- 

 tremely minute scales. The back was of 

 a darkish green, the belly white. The 

 mouth toothed, like that of a perch. Some 

 of these fish had sticking to them several 

 Rcmora, or rather Pedkuli marini of 

 Frisch, of which I preserved specimens, 

 (Lerncea Assellina ?) The fish themselves 



