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GENERAL REMARKS 
rope is thrown over their horns to fallen them. Although a rein¬ 
deer does not give more milk in common than a fhe-goat, yet, 
from the numerous herds kept by the Laplanders, they End no 
want of milk, cheefe, and butter. 
They fix yokes about the necks of fuch of their rein-deer as are 
particularly addicted to ftraggling from the herd. The ropes they 
have are made from feal-fkin, as are the reins ufed for the fledges. 
The Laplander, in performing the operation of gelding upon 
the rein-deer, makes no incifion with a knife, but employs his 
teeth for that purpofe, bruifing the animal’s teilicles by biting 
them, but without inflidling any outward w 7 ound. The callrated 
deer have different names according to their ages; one of two 
years old is called vareek , of three years voveers, of four goddodas, 
of five hioijlus-harerge, of fix makan : after they are feven years old 
they have no frefh name, but are ftyled namona-lapek, that is to 
fay, aged, or pall the full age or name. The rein-deer, after that 
operation is fuccefsfully performed, increafes in fize and flefh be¬ 
yond the other males, and becomes of great value to his owner ; 
infomuch, that any thing valuable is faid to be worth a gelt rein¬ 
deer ; and it is eflecmed the greatell compliment that one Lap¬ 
lander can pay to another, to tell him he has as great a regard for 
him as for a rein-deer gelding. 
When the Laplander is about to kill a rein-deer, he firll fallens 
him to a poll with a rope, and then flabs him in the neck with a 
knife, which he withdraws from the w T ound ; the animal then 
ilirs a few fleps and falls: after it has lain about a quarter of an 
hour. 
