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riage—The life of Vapour-Baths among the People at large, and 
efpecially among the Peafantry—Some Particulars of this Manner 
of bathing—The extraordinary Tranjitionfrom Heat to Cold which 
the Finlanders can endure — — ■— 2Q3 
CHAPTER XXIII. 
The national Poetry of Finland—Runic Verfes—Turn of the Fin¬ 
landers for Poetry—Manner in which they recite their Poetical 
Compofitions—Specimens of Finnijh Poetry—A Funeral Elegy on 
the Death of a Brother—An odd Tale, called the Paldamo-Pajly 
3 —The Females particularly acidified to the Anmfement of Poetry 
—The Jauho Runot, or Mill Songs—A beautiful Ode, or Elegy, 
by a Country Girl, on the Abfence of her Lover—Lullaby of the 
Finnijh Nurfes—Songs intended for magical Purpofes, and, among 
other Virtues, fuppofed alfo to pojfefs that of healing IVounds, and 
curing Dijeafes—This Superjlition prompts the Clergy to difcourage 
the Runic Poetry in which it is clad—Probability arifing from that 
Circumjlance, and others, of the Runic Poetry falling quite into 
Difufe —■ —- — 300 
CHAPTER XXIV. 
Departure from TJleaborg—Dijfculty of travelling to the North Cape, 
through Lapland, in Summer—Plan adopted by the Author and his 
Friends—Preparations for the Journey: an Accejfion of two Fel¬ 
low-travellers—Affefiing Farewell—Journey purfued — Defcrip ■> 
tion of a Finlandijh Dance—Some Specimens of Mufic-—Amufement 
at Hutta—Arrival at Kemi —- 324 
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