Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-27
LIFE IN LA PLAND.
PECULlARlTlES OF A SEMI CrVILlzED
PEOPLE OF THE NORTH.
Sen. River. nuI Mountain Lamps Virtues
OF the NucL-iicluved Reindeer
Tine Lnpp at Hune--Drcss
AND Equipment.

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usually JiyijrJ INTO fisher. mountain and
forest iva. the latter two are the true
reprcsrutoii,c,o the race I'm Norway
thay urc c,o,,rd AS sen aops. river aims
and mouutain lappS. the tlrst two settled
the last wnudcrint or. MONA lie Their
habits are most con crvatiyr. and can
hardly have altered since the rnr.di.tnnt
time when they first tanned the reindeer
The mountain Iapps have learned TO drink
coffee and wear stout Norwegian cloth
but thcy SET AS much Store bv the reindeer
as ever \ poor family will have thirty
and upwald i'm u flock The middle clnescs
300 TO 200. and the richest / 600 ar more
The reindeer /, a, mn h be owed Inv the
Iappn, i. Iii, nir by the Irishmon and
the rciud or often slcrDs in his hut i'm
much thr .onr fashion Tho I ann will
whistler to his reindeer when HARVESTING
him IN hi. .l,,i,rl, nnJ viii TON hin, uhnro
he is to 20 and declares he understands
him
The reindeer is much like stag. only
smaller. all the pcoplc animals and trccs
in Iaplnnd are very diminutiye the men
are mostly under i've feet hirh and the
women under four feet nine inches. so
great are the rirors of the climate in This
as in all countries under the nrctlc circle
and the cows, sheep, and goats are ali
small in PROMOTION. In summer the rein
deer feed upOn grass. and rive excellent
milk; in winter they feed uuon moss
which thcv scratch up under great dcpths
of snow with marvellous Instinct When
winter draws near great numbers arr
killed. and the flesh i dried and smoked
to provide food when The ground is COW
cred with snow. and but few birds
/ like ptarmigan. partridres and Gamer
cailzic, are met with Tine flesh is VERY
feeding it is SURPRISING how soon lLc rein.
deer becomes fat and p!umn Tie skin
makes their dresses and boots the su.ws
their thread and fishinr-lincs. and the
horns their spoons and domestic utensils
The ut, nsils are not all of horn the aims
have ALWAYS some kettles f conner md
iron. and Sometimes Also bowl, of wood
and tin, or even of silver nmong the rich
ones.
The wandering Lapps usually live in
rude huts. formed of trees or poIc, in the
shape Of a cone with am opcninr in the
center TO allow the smoke 10 cs,ane and
a few mat, are 5, read ON tLa DOR Each
side of the t,eulace is diyiu,d into three
chambers. separated II, mai. or SKIN, Inc
innermost for husband and wife the next
for the children and the outer for serv.
ants. When tLcv are too moor for sorry
ant, tie. often ma room for some re- II.
deer The winter DWELLING, ARE much
more substantial and nrr rrofrI witn
beams. on which ae huuu lie dried
cakes and reindeer rc,h will ou,sidn
the huts are covered with nushc- and
earth The door i very low ,nd small
and can only br eutrrn1 l., cr,,ni,,,, ~,
the hands and knees No.n,.,.n,r. ihr.n
winter h,.t, ur,. made lnr'rn r,n..oh 1n
hold A do/rI. families snnar,,t Il Inv rur.
,ans Of skins. The windows are made
from fine iut,siiueS nf .,,Is ,ra,',rnl
and seJyrd torrthcr TIL, rnrn mr." 10
very primitive -urh us II * il is In,In
by the men vino ni,n,.o the coal, ',nI
make the .bools sIci,hs snow hoes nrI
the bows and arrows
Tie Lam a, he anncors in hi. own
country is very di,,orr,,t from many If
the nj 'tuIc, 40 ,amili,, TO ms Ills iisuoi
dress consists Of d.r,v oli rri,inrr ,,nIIs
and a filthy urokri blrc ,on In tho
winter ali the dress is u,.,d,. 81 r.;u,rcr,
skins. EXCEPT die CAP when is manc Of
blue cloth. and shared li,,. a su,nr loaf
The dress of mon and ,y,,n,.n !. ,n,,'h
alike They wear their hair Ion, and
straight, failing down the sides Of the.
head and the ia, and MS bra,,ls and
whiskcrs are never seen there i, some
difficulty in DISTINGUISHING 1hc secs ! ON
can tell them by Their boots the men
wear long the women short ones Tho
costume is in the bln,urr styIn anil CON.
sists Of IL short skin coat with the hair
outside. fastened round tbe whist win a
belt and buckle. and pair Of tirht-tttin~
brooches of tanned reindeer lrn,Lnr Jhe
breechcs are fastened round The ,pl !"
and the boots are also of tannoJ reindeer
leather. peaked and turned mn nj the toes
and are drawn over the lcps of the
breeches and fastened at The to6 by a long
niece of list which kcens oui The snow
and make, themmearIy Water proof, ''''
Even in the depth Of winter the LAMBS
have their necks always bare. They Wear
no linen or stockings, and stuff the boots
which are roomy, with soft huy made
from cvlrcss grass Their gloves are like
mittcns. and often ornameuted with treat
taste i'm summer The same leathnr
breccbcs are worn hut the cont i made
of coarse blue cloth The women carry a
Tobacco, nourb nine scissors and a @ s,Gon n
10 dri,,l ,,;,i,s fr -, h,,,i,'. rF H.