fuffer from b e in g to o clofely covered. I n o rd e r to effect th is , he
fixes a th o n g o f le a th e r to th e poles o f his te n t over his bed, w h ic h
raifes h is c anvafs q u ilt to a pro p e r h e ig h t, b u t fo th a t th e fides o r
edges o f it to u c h th e g r o u n d : u n d e r th is covering h e creeps, an d
paffes th e n ig h t fecurely. T h e fpecies o f g n a t th a t is fo tro u b le -
fom e , is th e eulex ptpiens o f L in n a s u s : i t is called, in th e D a n ifli
lan g u ag e , lys-myg, an d by th e L ap lan d e rs, zhinoil. T h e female
o n ly b ite s a n d fucks th e b lo o d ; b u t fo d ifficu lt is i t to g u a rd
ag a in ft th em , th a t gloves prove n o p ro te c tio n , as th e y pafs th e ir
flin g s th ro u g h th e feams. T h e y are fo u n d in fu c h fw a rm s in the-
wo o d s, d u rin g th e fum m e r, th a t whoever en te rs th em is fu re to
hav e his face in fla n tly covered, a n d is fcarcely able to fee his way
before h im . A flig h t fwe llin g , a tte n d e d w ith a difagreeable itc h in
g , im m e d ia te ly follows th e p u n itu r e , a n d th is is fucceeded by
fm all w h ite u lc e r s ; fo th a t th e face o f a perfon. c om in g from the-
c o u n try is fcarcely to be reco g n ifed , an d h e appears fu ll o f b lotches..
W h il f l th e L a p la n d e rs are em p lo y ed in th e woods, o n th e n e c e f-
fa ry bufinefs o f c u ttin g tim b e r fpr th e fake o f th e b a rk , th e y are-
u n a b le to tak e th e re fre fhm en t o f th e ir meals ; for th e ir m o u th s*
as foon as o p en ed , w o u ld be filled w ith th e fe in fe d s . I f th e w in d
h a p p en to b low briskly* th e y difappear for th e tim e ; b u t no-
fooner is th e w in d la id , th a n th e y r e tu r n w ith th e ir u fu a l b u z z
in g , a n d c row d every place. T h e fe flies equally in fe ft th e cattle-
a n d re in -d e e r: w h e n th e fe an im a ls re tu rn from th e woods, they-
are fo u n d covered w ith th em , a n d w h e n th e y are fw e p t from o ff
th e ir backs a n d fides, th e ir fk in s are red w ith b lo o d .. Sm o k e is
fo u n d
fo u n d to k e ep th e infe&s a t a d if la n c e ; th e re fo re , w h ile o n e L a p lan
d e r is m ilk in g , a n o th e r holds a fireb ran d over h im , w h ic h p re v
en ts th e g n a ts from a p p ro a ch in g , a n d a cco rd in g ly th e b e afl re m
a in s u n to rm e n te d a n d q u ie t. T h e p lea fu re w h ic h is ex pected
to be enjoyed d u rin g th e fum m e r, a fte r a ted io u s w in te r th a t lafts
from M ich a e lm a s to J u ly , as th e go o d miffionary obferves, is e n tire
ly m a rred b y th efe tro u b le iom e flies.