TIIK LAPLAND ALPS. 6l 



tioiis of the great ocean, collected by tlie 

 alps of this country, it should cease to 

 run when all the alpine tracts are frozen. 

 The stream must therefore be constantly 

 fed by neighbouring springs. 



The names by ^hich the Laplanders 

 distinguish the several times of the day or 

 night are as follows. 



Midnight is called in their language 

 kaskia. The remainder of the night be- 

 fore dawn, pojela kaskia. The morning 

 dawn, theleeteilyja. Sun-nse, peivimoroiak. 

 Two or three hours after sun-rise, areiteet. 

 The hour of milking the reindeer, which 

 is about 8 or 9 o' clock, arrapeivi. Noon, 

 or dinner time, koskapeivi About 5 or 6 

 o'clock in the afternoon, eketispeivi. Sun- 

 set, peiveliti. Night, iä. 



The days of the week are named as 

 follows. 



Sunday, Sot no peivi. 

 Monday, Mannutaka. 

 Tuesday, Tistaka. 

 Wednesday, K aska vacku, or middle pf 



the w^ek. 



