Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-01-26

elled over all the Old World, and has spoken to au
diences in many places, but surely, he has never
spoken before more crowded house than was the
MelodeOn last evening The fact that the lecture
the last of the course, added its quota of mum.
bers to the immense company which gathered 70
see and hear the greatest traveller living.
Mr.. Taylor is of medium size with countenanee
Drowned with tropical suns and hardened by winds
and storms Of regions of perpetual SHOWS.
He said that although the cold Northern climes
are generally considered barren cherries portions
Of the earth yet he had found beauties in the
OF each zone and country of the globe, and had
found as much contentment and happiness among
the inhabitants of LapIand, whose rocky shores
spread like wedge into the Baltic sea about the
region of II deg. north latitude as in any other
nation. In Lapland there was a singular tract
which has temperature quite warm, and at the
most northern town in the world the mercury is
never below 90 deg, below zero. This belt of COM
paratiVely warm temperature goes around the north
cape and includes part of Lspland. This warm
current passes up to Spitsbergen and so on toward
the north POLE and this presents the most practi-
tuOsC uCSOldlc LIS HISb flolL
TO these climates was in truth journey in search
of cold weather, that he might experience more
perfect contrast to his previous travels The mer-
curry ranged during the winter months, from 90
deg. above, to so deg. below zero. The peculiar
features of nature in these high lattudes impress
ed him greatly. He lost sight of the sun but two or
three days, and at these times nothing could sur
II H., "a,
grand exhibition of aurora borealis and the beauty
of the clOudless sky. The scenery presents one
universal ezpause Of white, as though the world
was carved out of the purest alabaster. Festoons,
curtains, lsces and spangles of iee far surpassed
all the beauties Of tropical climes, These icy fea-
turas of the landscape reflected all the CoOrs of the
sky, giving such deicately eolored panoramas as
cannot be described.
But the terrors ofthe arctic winter equals beau
ties The intense cold penetrates all things and fin.
our ideas of cold are entirely relative, for at 40
deg below zero, person does not feel colder than
at 10 deg. below. But this low temperature must
be battled with manfully, or death will surely be
he result of the exposure. .|.H
All moisture, whether from the breath or exha.
lation from the body of or beast, is instantly
CONCEALED forming crust of ice about the traveller
There is too, degree Of cold when we can not only
feel the cold but see it, for the particles Of frozen
atmosphere can be seen driving through the cir,
and these cut like dull knife. This intense cold
is not as much felt during the first winter spent in ii
by Southerner as in a second reason. He endur-
ed the cold among the Laps as well as they did
test.
As to the inhabitants of these Northern coun-
tries there are three distinct classes in close proxim
~, the Swedes, Fins and Laps. The first being
strictly honest themselves take it for granted that
all men are so. Although apparently mild and
tame, yet behind the outside mildness, is the old
rage of the Norsemen, which may break out when
occasion calls The men Of the north are dark and
true, though cold and apparently stolid.
The Fins are Of different class. They are mort
like the people Of the Orient. They are passionate
and imaginative aud therefore impulsive and su
perstitious. We find among them peculiar ex
citable class of religious feelings, their natures
being nervous and active
The Swedes and Fins are indolent, both from the
influence of the cold and from their natural pro
clivities.
The origin Of the Laps is unknown. their ract
being surrounded with as much mystery as thu
Arabs. They are not as small or ugly as generally
reported they average five feet four or FIVE inche
in hight, although at Stockholm there is a skeleton
Of a Lapland girl who was seven feet and more il
hight
But little is known of theirreliglon. The "Wiz
ards Of the North" are no longer found amonl
| them.
The greater part of Lapland consists of higl
table land, than which more bleak and desolat
region cannot be imagined.
The Reindeer (Which is not much bigger than
large NEWFOUNDLAND dog) is the chief wealth of tn
Laps. OF all perverse, stupid, and unaecountabl
animals, the reindeer stands at the head. His spec
and strength have been oyerrated. A comical &C
count was given of the pecuiarities of driving tn
reindeer, especially when it is the first attempt
the driver. These deer are far worse than an.
baulky horse They however have many goo
traits They have great endurance, and viii felloV
hidden track under the snow with unerring Gel
talnty.
The summers ARE short and rapid in action
Grass and herbs grow with great rapidity.
While the inhabitants are confined in their rock
and ice, may they ever remain in blissful gnoranc
of summer and verdure in the outer world.
The lecture, of which we have given meagr
outline, WINS extremely interesting throughout, ian
was listened to by the large audience with th