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London. Tubluhed m IheA ct directs 3 ^April.IXOZ. by J. ¿M awnum ., B ookseller. . P o u ltry .
tures, furrounding a large fire by which they roailed their fifh,
which, for this purpofe, was held in cleft {ticks, cut from the tree
which ihaded them. T h e girl was the firll who perceived
us, and pointed us out to the men, who feemed to pay -attention
only to their cooking, fo th a t we landed, and walked up to
them, without being the leaft noticed or regarded. T h e men
were clothed in a kind o f fmock-frock, made of the {kin of the
rein-deer, with a collar ereft, and iliffened behind. They wore
a belt about their waills, which confined their drefs clofe to their
bodies, and drew it into the form of a bag, wherein they put
W'hatever they had occafion to carry about with them. They had
pantaloons on, likewife made of rein-deer’s Ikin, with ihort boots,
the foies of which were wide, and fluffed out with dry grais. The
girl wore pantaloons and boots o f the fame fhape; but her clothing
was of wool, and her cap, which was made of green cloth,
was pointed upwards. They were moil o f them very ih o rt; and
their moll remarkable features were their fmall cheeks, lharp chins,
and prominent cheek bones. The face of the girl was not un-
handfome; Ihe appeared to be about eighteen or nineteen years
o f age ; her complexion was fair, with light hair approaching to
a chelhut colour. Four out o f the fix men had black hair ; from
whence I conclude this to be the prevailing colour amongft the
Laplanders, dillinguilhing them from the Finlanders, amongft
whom, during the whole of my journey, I did not remark one
who had hair of that colour.
The perfons and drefs o f thefe Laplanders, taken altogether,
G 2 were