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or other feafoning : in this manner they finifh their repaft. They 
have been accufed of eating their venifon raw, but that the mif- 
fionary affines us is never the cafe. Befides the fkfhy parts of the 
rein-deer, the mountain Laplander boils the legs for the fake of 
the marrow, which being confidered as highly delicious, is referved 
for the miffionary. They likewife cook and eat the entrails, 
but never with the meat. The mountain Laplander does not 
even give the bones to his dog, but ftews them as long as he can 
get any oil from them, for which purpofe he breaks the bones in 
fmall pieces.—Count Rumford himfelf could not exercife greater 
economy. The lights of the rein-deer he divides among his dogs. 
Thefe animals are of very great fervice to him in following the 
rein-deer, and fome of the Laplanders have to the number of 
eight. They are fed very fparingly ; for, except the lights, when 
a rein-deer is killed, they have only a little broth given them in 
the morning and at night. The Laplanders not only ftew their 
venifon, but often eat it roafted, of which they are particularly 
fond. In roafting they make ufe of wooden fpits, Ricking one 
end in the ground, by which means the fleffi hangs before the 
fire, and remains there until fufficiently cooked. Balling meat 
with butter is utterly unknown to them. 
From what has been faid, it will be concluded that the Lap¬ 
landers eat their venifon freffi, and are not accuftomed to keep it 
by means of fait: indeed, as they never kill deer during the furn- 
mer, they have no occafion to avail themfelves of this expedient 
to preferve the venifon fweet during the reft of the year. To 
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