CONCERNING LAPLAND, 
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of the Laplanders, are never houfed during the whole year: in 
fummer they find plenty of grafs, and in winter they live chiefly 
on the white mofs before mentioned. In fome parts of Norway 
thefe animals are ufed inflead of horfes, and are there kept in flails 
during the winter. The rein-deer is particularly fond of man’s 
urine, and will greedily lick up the fnow whereon it has fallen. 
It is likewife faid that they hunt after a particular kind of mice, 
of which they eat the heads only : their drink in winter is col- 
lefted from the fnow, which they gather as they pafs along when 
drawing the fledges. 
The greatefl enemy of the rein-deer is the wolf, and it requires 
the utmofl diligence and circumfpedlion of the people to guard 
and defend their herds againfl the infidious attacks of this invete¬ 
rate and cunning foe. They endeavour to affright and keep him 
off by means of flakes driven into the earth, having pieces of worn- 
out and tattered tunicks and other garments hanging on them : 
but it is chiefly during any violent florm that they have occafion 
to be mofl vigilant; for at that time this depredator is on the look¬ 
out for an opportunity to invade the timorous herd : in the mo¬ 
ment of alarm, every one of the Laplanders houfehold is then put 
in motion, fome to look to the rein-deer, whilfl others make a loud 
noife by beating with flicks againfl a fledge, brought without the 
tent for that purpofe : and, indeed, there is a neceffity for the 
greatefl precaution on the part of the Laplanders, becaufe the tame 
rein-deer is fo fimple an animal, that if not carefully protected, it 
becomes an eafy prey to the wolf. No fooner is that voracious 
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