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of the coat has likewife a border extending round it, and of a 
different colour ; for example, if the coat be of red kerfey, the 
border is yellow, green, or white. The Laplander has no pocket 
to his upper coat, but inftead thereof carries a little bag, hang¬ 
ing over his bread:, in which he puts his implements for lighting 
a fire, which he is never without, and other things of conftant 
ufe ; and this bag he calls his nlufak-gierdo. 
The cold in this part of the world, during the winter, is mod: 
intenfe. A dngle inftance of it will be fufficient to illuftrate this, 
namely, that the lakes and rivers are generally frozen to the thick - 
nefs of two Danidi ells and an half. It mud:, however, be re¬ 
marked, that when there is much fnow upon the ground, the 
frod: does not penetrate fo deep. It is on account of this extra¬ 
ordinary degree of cold, that the Laplanders are under the necef- 
fity of covering their bodies with furs and rough fkins of different 
animals. The upper coat, made of the fkin of a full grown rein¬ 
deer, is called by the natives paejk. But the fkin of the female is 
generally preferred for this purpofe, and worn with the hairy fide 
turned outwards, which gives the coat a rugged and uncouth ap¬ 
pearance. Thefe fur garments are not left open at the bread:, but 
are made intire. Bound the neck is a border of fkin with the 
hair on, called the paejk-lok. Two thongs of the rein-deer hide, 
with toffels of lhreds of different coloured cloth, ferve to bring the 
coat clofe to the dioulders. This coat has likewife a high Biff 
collar, made of the fame fkin, with the hair on. The ufe of this 
upper coat is as a defence from rain ; and if it be worn, as it 
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