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baskets are hung and fastened, the trans- 

 verse chink in the bottom of each being 

 fitted to the saddle. 



I observed that the Laplanders, both 

 men and women, after borrowing a lighted 

 pipe, and passing it from one to another, 

 retain a mouthful of smoke as Ions: as 

 possible, that they may enjoy as much of 

 the flavour as they can. Old men chew 

 tobacco. 



The tendons in the legs of the reindeer 

 serve to make thread or cord. In each hind 

 leg are two tendons, one before the other; 

 in each fore leg one behind and two or 

 three before it. These the Laplanders lay 

 hold of with their mouths, split and moisten 

 them, rubbing them from time to time with 

 reindeer marrow, preserved in bladders for 

 that use, in order to render them as sup- 

 ple as possible. Each string is made sharp 

 at both ends, and drawn through holes of 

 various sizes inan instrument made on pur- 

 pose (of wood or metal) to render it as fine 

 and smooth as they can. Two such threads 



