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SKALHOLT. 
towards the evening a thick misty rain came 
on. At nine in the morning, the thermometer 
was at 6o°. 
- Tuesday, Coffee was early prepared for us by 
July 18 * Madame Joneson this morning, and was 
succeeded by a glass of rum, previously to our 
taking our breakfast, which consisted of a large 
“ Lapponum terram nunquam intravit. Caulis hie, ante- 
“ quam umbella absolute explicata est (nam circa florescen- 
“ tiam lignosus evadit), abscinditur prope terram, folia 
(i avelluntur et cortex ad basin caulis cultro, dentibus vel 
“ unguibus solvitur, detrahiturque a basi ad apicem, canna- 
“ bis instar, remanente interiori caulis parte nuda nivea 
tc concava et pulposa, quse instar Rapse vel Pomi cruda editur 
“ et quidem summo cum adpetitu, deficiente gratiori in bisce 
oris vegetabili. Cum pueri vel puellae mense Julio cum 
i( rangiferis suis per Alpes errantes in pascuis illosque circa 
“ vespertinum vel matutinum tern pus ad casam, ut mulgan- 
ec tur, reduces comitantur, detruncatis caulibus totum sinum 
“ impletum reportant, quos in familia sua distribuunt, et 
1( summa aviditate devorant. Gratus hie Lapponibus cibus 
(( nec nobis displicebat, leviter enim amarus et simul aroma- 
t( ticus est, immo et gustui et ventriculo arridebat, adsump- 
tis scilicet tamdiu diluentibus ac emollientibus, cibo non 
“ salito, carnibus et piscibus sale nullo maceratis, lacte pingui 
“ rangiferino, haustaque pura puta aqua 3 tum,inquam, op- 
<( time conveniebat, sed nescio num in hortis nostris magis 
“ amara sit et acris, vel an gustus nobis in Lapponia fuerit 
alius, quam extra earn 3 extra Lapponiam enim nunquam 
te arrisit, forte fercula persica persicum requirunt adpeti^ 
turn.” FI. Lapp. p. 73. 
