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grass,” which they, of course, through practice and 
tradition, had a special method of arranging in the 
Eicomager (Finn boots). The “serine grass," of 
which we brought several bags, is dry, although fresb. 
It is a kind of wiry grass growing near the beach in 
the north of Norway, and which has obtained there a 
certain commercial importance because of its use 
instead of socks amongst the Lapps. If you get wet 
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feet while wearing the grass in the “ Котасег” you 
will be warmer than ever, as the fresh grass will, by 
the moisture and the heat of your feet, in a way start 
to burn, or produce its own heat by spontaneous 
combustion. The great thing seems to be to arrange 
the grass properly in the boots, and although we all 
tried to imitate the Finns in their skill at this work, 
none of us felt as warm on our feet as when they had 
helped us. 
