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liad once been brown, now turned grey. 

 Very few had it red. They wear their liair 

 rather straight. 



The physiognomy of both men and wo- 

 men is phlegmatic and stupid ; the body 

 clumsy, the complexion bad, and the fea- 

 tures- destitute of all delicacy of form or 

 expression. 



The boundary between West Bothnia 

 and East Bothnia is not formed by the 

 river of Kimi, but by another smaller 

 stream, not far distant, on the left. 



They catch Sijk {Salmo Lavaretus) in a 

 curious manner at this place. These fish, 

 like the common salmon, swim ao-ainst the 

 stream, and for that reason are to be caught 

 only near large falls of the river, which 

 they are unable to ascend. The fisherman, 

 beins: furnished with a net fixed at the end 

 of a long pole, strips himself naked up to 

 the waist, and walks into the middle of the 

 strongest cascade. To prevent accidents 

 from the force of the water, a rope is often 

 tied round his waist, the other end of 



