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carried in the arms : it is fo fhort, that a Laplander, fitting in the 
ftern, touches the head with his feet, its width juft admitting of 
room for his legs and thighs clofed together, and fo low that 
with his hands he can fcoop the fnow T on either fide of him. The 
fecond kind of fledge, or the raido-kierres, anfwers the purpofe of 
a cart, and is calculated to tranfport goods. It exceeds the giet- 
kierres in length, breadth and depth, and is without a deck, like 
the other; but in order to keep out the fnow, when loaded, it is 
covered over with fkins, which are faftened to the fides by means 
of the twufted finews of the rein-deer, for which purpofe loops of 
leather are placed there. The third fort of fledge, called pulke, is 
likewife employed as a travelling carriage: it is payed on the out- 
lide with pitch, and differs from the firft kind only in having a 
feal-fkin fixed to the head, which covers the legs and knees of the 
paffenger. To this feal-fkin is joined a rug, which fpreads over 
his lap, and defends him from the fnow: this likewife is faftened 
by leather loops fixed to the fides, fo that only the upper part of 
the body of the traveller is uncovered, who is beftdes feated on 
fkins placed in the bottom, as in the fledge called giet-kierres. 
The fourth fpecies of fledge, denominated lok-kierres, is likewife 
payed on the outftde with pitch, and ferves for tranfporting provi- 
fions: it is larger than the pulke and giet-kierres, and has a con¬ 
vex deck over it from head to ftern : from the ftern there is a pro¬ 
jecting bolt, by which they raife the hatch when any thing is to 
be drawn out or flowed under the deck. The Laplanders keep 
their tents under a wooden covering, called btldagak , where the 
fledges 
