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CONCERNING LAPLAND. 163
of the coat has likewife a border extending round it, and of a
different colour; for example, if the coat be of red kerfey, the
border is yellow, green, or white. The Laplander has no pocket
to his upper coat, but inftead thereof carries a little bag, hang-
ing over his breaft, in which he puts his implements for lighting
a fire, which:he is never without, and other things of conftant
ufe ; and this bag he calls his miu/ak-gierdo.
The cold in this part of the world, during the winter, is moft
intenfe. A fingle inftance of it will be fufficient to illuftrate this,
namely, that the lakes and rivers are generally frozen to the thick-
nefs of two Danifh ells and an half. It muft, however, be re-
marked, that when there is much fnow upon the ground, the
froft does not penetrate fo deep. It is on account of this extra-
ordinary degree of cold, that the Laplanders are under the necef-
fity of covering their bodies with furs and rough {kins of different
animals. The upper coat, made of the fkin of a full grown rein-
deer, is called by the natives pae/k. But the {kin of the female is
generally preferred for this purpofe, and worn with the hairy fide
turned outwards, which gives the coat a rugged and uncouth ap-
pearance. Thefe fur garments are not left open at the breaft, but
are made intire. Round the neck isa border of fkin with the
hair on, called the pae/k-/ok. Two thongs of the rein-deer hide,
with toffels of fhreds of different coloured cloth, ferve to bring the
coat clofe to the fhoulders. This coat has likewife a high ftiff
collar, made of the fame fkin, with the hairon. The ufe of this
upper coat is asa defence from rain; and if it be worn, as it
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