H a v in g fully defcribed th e h u ts a n d te n ts o f th e m a ritim e an d
m o u n ta in L ap lan d e rs, M r. L e em s proceeds to fpeak o f th e h a b ita
tio n s o f th e peafants in N o rw ay a n d L a p la n d . T h e fe are m e an
co ttag es, th e fide w alls formed o f wood, th e ro o f o f tu rf, fu p p o rted on
b o a rd s w h ic h ru n lo n g itu d in a lly over th e to p . T h e y a r e b u iltw ith o u t
c h im n ey s, in th is re fp e ft differing from th e h u ts o f o th e r peafants,
b u t have a paifage for th e fm o k e th ro u g h a n um b e r o f a p ertu res in
th e fide walls, b y w h ic h th e lig h t is likewife a dm itte d . T h e ir
fire-places are c o n ftru fte d w ith heaps o f ftones in th e fo rm o f
ovens. T h e fire is daily lig h te d , an d th e door an d holes beforem
e n tio n e d le ft o p e n , th a t th e fm o k e m ay pafs off. T h e fuel
b e in g fu lly eo n fum ed , th e ftones w h ic h fo rm th e oven are fo u n d
th o ro u g h ly h e ated , and th e door an d ap e rtu re s are clofed, by w h ic h
m e a n s a fu fficien t degree o f w a rm th is preferved to la ft till th e
n e x t day, w h e n th e oven is ag ain lig h te d . T h e fe peafants ufe
pieces o f th e fir-tre e in fte ad o f lam p s, an d pave th e ir h u ts w ith
fm o o th ftones,
S E C T IO N V II.
Of the Manner in which the Laplanders prepare their Beds— Precaution
ufed againjl the Mufquetoes.
r I ^ H E b ed w h ic h th e m a ritim e L a p la n d e r retires to in his h u t,
a n d th e m o u n ta in L a p la n d e r in his te n t, is alik e m ad e o f
th e skins o f th e re in -d e e r fpread over th e b ran ch e s o f trees, w ith
w h ic h th e floor is covered. T h e L a p la n d e r’s o u te r c o a t ferves as
a p illow, a n d a p rep ared fheep’s skin , w ith th e woolly fide inwa rd s,
as a b lan k e t, o ver w h ic h is laid a wo o llen ru g . F o r th e w in te r
th e m o u n ta in L a p la n d e r has a ru g , w h ic h has a b ag w ith in it, in to
w h ic h he places his feet. B e th e cold ever fo in te n fe , th e m o u n ta
in L a p la n d e r goes in to b ed nak ed . T h e beds a re b y n o o th e r
m ean s fep ara ted th a n by a lo g o f wood on each fide, as has b e en
already defcribed. T h e h u fb a n d an d wife fleep a t th e fa rth e r en d ,
th e ch ild ren in th e divifion n e x t th em , an d th e fe rv an ts n e a re ft th e
door, b u t fo n ig h to e a ch o th e r, th a t th e h u fb a n d an d wife c an ,
w ith th e ir h an d s, re a ch over to th e ch ild ren s’ bed, an d th efe ag ain
to th a t o f th e fervants.
In th e fum m e r feafon th e m o u n ta in L ap la n d e r, b e in g g re a tly
in fefted w ith g n a ts , o r m u fq u e to e s , has a c o n triv an c e to defend
h im fe lf from th e ir flin g s w h ilft in b ed, an d a t th e fame tim e n o t
A a 2 fuffer