TH^ LAPLAND ALPS. SQ 



very of the former is thought to be pro» 

 moted by cutting their ears, so as to cause 

 a great discharge of blood. 



The Kurbina, or ulceration caused by 

 the Gad-tly, (see vol. I. p. 280.) takes place 

 every spring, especially in the younger 

 fawns. Such as are brought forth in the 

 summer season are free from this misfor- 

 tune the ensuing spring, but in the follow- 

 ing one many of them lose their lives by it. 

 When come to their full size and strength, 

 the consequences are less fatal; but no rein- 

 deer is entirely exempt from the attacks of 

 this pernicious insect. 



The fawns are of a reddish hue the first 

 season, during which they cut their fore- 

 teeth. In the autumn they turn blackish, 

 and have fodder given them. They are 

 when young frequently afflicted with a 

 soreness in the mouth, so as to be unable 

 for a while to eat. 



Reindeer are subject to a disease called 

 by the Laplanders Pekke Kattiata, accom- 

 panied with ulcerations of the flesh, which 



