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ing at pleasure. See what I have already 

 mentioned (toL 1. p. 280), concerning the 

 spots in the reindeer skins, as caused by 

 this insect (Oestrus Tar audi). 



When the Lapland children are laid into 

 the cradle, they seldom cry, although their 

 hands are confined down to their sides. 

 If they cry, it is generally from hunger. 

 The cradle is placed in a sloping position, 

 so that the child's head is half upright. 

 The bottom of the cradle is hollowed out 

 of a piece of fir wood, consequently not 

 very heavy. Over the head of the child is 

 a hoop forming an arch, to which a trans- 

 verse bow is fixed, the whole being covered 

 with cloth, like the rest of the cradle. In 

 summer the child lies without any covering 

 of reindeer hair, only having under its head 

 and body either some walmal cloth, fur, or 

 moss. 



The Laplanders use a curious kind of 

 box or basket, which they call kisa, for 

 keeping or carrying various articles. It is 

 of an oval form, with the bottom and sides 



