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men. In this refpeCl the mountain Laplanders are better accom¬ 
modated, as they ufe their rein-deer for that purpofe. Since agri¬ 
culture is not attended to, except on fome few fpots near the river 
Alten, the Laplanders confume by fire all the dung collected from 
their cows, Iheep, and goats. 
Thofe who by traffic have acquired wealth, have a cuftom of 
burying their money in the earth ; and this they do fo fecretly 
and effectually, that their heirs or fuccefiors rarely find it. That 
they ffiould preferve it thus whiHl they live, is not furprizing, be- 
caufe they have no iron chefts, or other fecurity againfl: thieves ; 
but that they ffiould conceal it from their pofterity is a matter, our 
miffionary confefles, he is not able to account for. He heard of a 
rich man, who, on having the quellion put to him on his death¬ 
bed, why he had fo carefully concealed his money from his fa¬ 
mily ? replied, that he ffiould have occafion for it in the country 
whither he was going. 
In fome parts of Finmark the Laplanders make ufe of the hot 
bath, fprinkling their heads at the fame time with the hot w ater, 
through the medium of a bunch of rods. 
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