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GENERAL REMARKS 
often is, at fea, and chance to be wetted with fait water, the Lap¬ 
lander, immediately on coming on fhore, rolls himfelf in the fnow, 
to prevent the coat from being damaged by the falt-water. 
The mountain Laplanders, by way of protection againft the fe- 
verity of the weather, conftantly wear about their necks, whilft 
they travel, the fkin of a fox’s cub ; obferving always to let the 
tail reft on one fhoulder. When the Swedifh merchants make a 
journey over the mountains, they tie a marten’s fkin about their 
necks for the fame purpofe, and, to ornament it, have pieces of 
filver fixed “ in thofe holes where eyes did once inhabit.” An up¬ 
per coat, made of the fkin of the fawn of the rein-deer, is called 
by the Laplanders moedda; the fhape is the fame as that made 
from the fkin of the full grown one ; but it has a border round 
the fleeves, and is bound at bottom with a fringe of black dog’s 
fkin. The fur coats which the Lapland women prepare for fale 
to the richer part of their countrymen, are made of the fkins of 
young rein-deer of a grey colour, and have the opening at the 
bread; covered with a border of otter’s fkin. The lower extremity 
has trimming all round of black dog’s fkin. From the bottom 
upwards, on each fide, is a piece of fkin, cut in the fhape of a 
wedge, fewed upon the coat. It is to be obferved, that all the 
borders of the bread; and neck, with the other parts of the coat, 
which are of cloth, are wrought with tinfel wire in various dgures, 
according to the tafle of the purchafers. 
The men fometimes wear tanned leather gloves, which they 
call rappakak ; but mod; commonly they ufe gloves made from 
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