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water, till the hair becomes loose, when it 

 is scraped oft' bj such a knife as tanners 

 use. The skin is then replaced in the tan 

 when cool, without any previous drying, 

 till the third day after the hair comes off, 

 when it is hung up to dry in the shade. 

 When the leather is but half dry, they 

 often cut it up for shoes, which are always 

 made by the women, without any last. 

 The thread used for the purpose is that 

 made of tendons. 



Some persons never scald the hide, but 

 scrape oft' the hair with a knife, soak it a 

 little in water, and then plunge it into the 

 tan. 



Near Swartlår I noticed a mineral spring, 

 but whatev^er may be its qualities, nobody 

 has yet made any inquiries concerning 

 them. 



The river Lulea divides into two branches, 

 not far above the bounds of Lapmark 

 and Westbothnia, one of which is called 

 the little river Lulea, whose origin is among 

 the mountains towards Hyttan, the other 



