The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-16
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The LAplanders. history tells usrsre
generally short In stature, and they have
sharp chlns aud prominent cheek bones.
They have dark hair, though their com
plexiops are frequently light The mate
rails for dress are generally thu skins OF
ANIMALS. The men wear conlcal shaped
cap. and In the hunt. hood. covering the
hsuust and shoulders and with only
Email opening Tor the eyes. They rarely
wea- any covering around their necks
which are exposed in the severest
weather.
The Lsplander has no pockets, but
+ hRngs email bar at his breast, In which
he puts his little Implements. Their
gloves nre made OF skin and lined with
cypress grass. There arc no stockings,
and the pantaloons do not reach to tine
ankle. Instead OF stockings straw and
PUSHES are stuffed into the shoe around
the loot nnd ankle. The men ull wear
leather belts. The dresses OF the women
are not very dissimllar to that OF the men.
At Eight, even when the cold Is most in
tepse. the mountain Luplauders go to bed
naked. putting their feet in bags They
live In huts in the winter In the aummer
Ia tents. The huts are 20 small that the
people cannot stand straight except III the
centre.
They are built OF sods and stone and
covered with bushes. turf and earth. The
household furniture couslsts OF iron or
copper kettles and wooden cups, bowls ami
SPOONS. Some of the wealthy have tin
{ ANu even SILVER Dd5tnS. Inc IelnuS sup
piles the chief article OF food. though
something Is obtained by fishing aud
hunting. In summer the relndeeT's
milk Is boiled with eorrel to coDsls.
tency. and 10 thus preserved; in winter 1t
Is Kept frozen in the pauLeh Of reindeer
and mixed with cranbsrries. 1t Is oroB Gu
mp with a Ratchet.
WheL cheese is made the milk is mixed
with water, otherwise IL Ia too Itch to
curdle. They travel on sledges. drawn
lhaa lstla. 4 To
Fair We had tho pleasure of taking ride
behind pair of them, aud thought 1t was
grandA In descending hills In winter
long Skates are worn. With lLese the
1aplanders glide down the steep muun-
thlns So swiftly that the air whistles in
iheir ears and their hair becomes erect
with the downward motion. In Lapiand
xociety exists in its primitive elemonts;
men live In stute differing from that CT
Nightly civilized countries; there are few
crimes and there Is q perfecL security OF
property
The settlements are not near each other,
and whatsoever ereets hut without the
limits OF another becomes possessor of
the land Tor six miles around. There is
no temptation to commit tho crimes OF
; violence or fraud that are SO common in
other countries and lock as a security
70 property 10 unknown In Lapland. They
have never been known as soldiers for
-. they have great aversion to war. They re-
elet all Inducements to leurn their cOun-
Uy. They ara not without sensitive feel.
.ngs and are known TO weep from syn pa.
thy and compassion.
They are expert wresLlers and have sew
SRI athTJtlc sports. They have the game
q fo3 and geese. which is In great TO-
\ quest They throw iuvelins at a mark,
Lap over sticks held by two persons, etc.
Marriages and funerals are not cond ucted
= With much ceremony. The family and
grseada OF young man go In a body to
aniiait the lady In behalf OF the lover, and
ngeSsnts aro maoe. Should the parents
w Is2a2ls letraet their consent the