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Of the Garments of the Laplanders. 95
Sometimes in pits and holes covered with Snow, to hide the deceit, as alSo
with Dcgs that will gripe them to death. Squirrels they Shoot with blunt
darts, that they may not do an injury to their skins, which they very
much esteem. ASter this manner alfo they take Ermines. Other beasts,
as Foxes, Beavers , they kill with Javelins Spiked with iron : but if they
meet with a beast that hath a pretious skin , they are So expert at their
weapons , as to direCt the blow where it will do it least harm. Foxes
are frequently tempted with baits upon the Snow stroked upon twigs over
deep pits, or caught in gins laid in theiruSuall haunts, orelSe poiSoned
with a Sort of moSs, which is peculiar for this uSe, but is Seldome made uSe
of where there are abundance of field Mice, which are the Foxes generall
food. They fasten Snares to bcughs of trees to catch Hares in ,and fome
of the above mentioned beasts: and jfany one find any thing fast in thefe,
he is obliged to give notice to the owner. I come now to the larger beaftr,
of which Wolves are moft commonly caught in holes, but fometimes Shot
with bullets: thefe are their game frequently becaufe they have the greateft
plenty of them , and fuSfer the moft dammages by them: and for their
greater destruction, Sithes are often hiden under thefnowto cut off their
legs. After this manner too Leopards and Gulo’s are destroyed , which is
now a daies almost left off, becaufe the Countrey is So well furnished with
guns, with which they alfo kill Elkes whet^theycan find them. But with
greateft care and diligence they hunt Rain-deers and Bears, the former with
all kind of weapons. At their rutting time in Autumn , about S. Matthuvt
day, they entice them to their tame does, behind which the Huntfman lies
to Shoot them. And in the Spring, when the Snow is deep, the men
them-felves Slide after them, and eafily rake them, or fometimes drive them into
traps with Dogs : or laftly they fet up hurdles on both fides of a way, and
chafe them in between them, fo that at laft they muft neceSfarily fall into
holes made for that purpofe at the end of the work. The hunting of
the Bear follows, which, becaufe it is done with the moft ceremonies
and fuperftitions, will require the more care and accuratenefs in the
relating of it.
Firft of all, their bufinefs is to find out where the Bear makes his.
den againft Winter. He that finds it is faid ha/ma nnget bioern, i. e. to
encompafs the Bear. He ufually after this goes to all his friends and
acquaintance with much joy, to invite them to the hunting as to a folemn
and magnificent feaft , for, as is before faid, this beafts flelh is a great
delicacy. But they never meet before March cr April, till they can ufe
their Sliding fhooes : at which time he choofes the beft drummer among
them, and by.his beating confults whether the hunting will be prosperous
or no, which done they all march inro the field in battel array after him
that invited them as Captain, who muft ufe no other weapon then a club,
on whofe handle is hung an Alchymy ring. Next him goes the
drummer, then he that is to give the firft blow, and after all the reft as
their office requires, one to boil the fleSh, another to divide it, a third
to gather Sticks and provide other neceffaries: fo they StriClly obferve that
one Should not incroach upon anothers office. When in this order they are
come to the den, they fet upon the Bear valiantly, and kill him with fpears
and guns, and prefently fing in token of victory thus, Xittulit pour re,
A a 2 hittulu
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