48 THE LAPLAND ALPS. 



moreover add some cream. That fruit 

 is entirely neglected in the country of 

 Medelpad. 



In Dalecarlia the people generally keep 

 their cattle up in the mountains, twelve or 

 sixteen miles from their own dwellings, on 

 account of gad-flies and other stinging in- 

 sects. There they have their dairies, and 

 make cheese. The remaining whey is 

 boiled till two thirds are wasted, when it 

 becomes as thick as flummery. This is 

 sometimes eaten instead of butter, some- 

 times mixed with dough, or serves for food 

 in various other manners. 



The wind is excessively powerful in this 

 alpine region, so that sometimes it is im- 

 possible to stand against it, both men and 

 sledges being overturned by its violence. 



It blew so hard at the place where I 

 now was, that one of the windows of the 

 curate's house was blown in upon the floor. 



Every Laplander constantly carries a 

 sort of pole or slick, tipped with a ferule, 



