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THROUGH LAPLAND. 49
CHAPTER VI.
The Plant Angelica, accounted delicious Food by the Laplanders : its
falutary Qualities—The Moleftation from the Mufquetoes aug-
meuted— Arrive at the river Pepyovaivi—Meet with fome Lap-
land Fifhermen, and two Children—Manners of thefe People; Be-
haviour of the Children—The Laplanders cook their Supper : their
Mode of Eating—Su/picion they entertain of the fuppofed Emi/-
Saries of Government—The Miffonaries in Lapland—Notions of
the Laplanders concerning Religion and civil Inftitutions—Their
unfocial Way of Living—Increafz of Wolves in Lapland during
late Years—Journey purfued in Boats, on the River Pepojovaivi.
y E gained at laft the oppofite banks of the lake, and without
any accident. Our Laplanders quitted the boats, and we
purfued our journey on foot as before. On the border of this lake,
one of thefe people {pying a certain plant, ran to gather it, and
devoured it with as much avidity as if it had been the moft deli-
cious morfel in the world. It was the famous plant Angelica,
the chief luxury of the North, and which is deemed a very great
antifcorbutic. Being defirous of tafting it, one was given to me,
and I found it fo agreeable to my palate, that I foon became
fonder of it than even the Laplanders themfelyes. I am fully
vot Ue H
convinced
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