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204 GENERAL REMARKS
carried in the arms: it is fo fhort, that a Laplander, fitting in the
{tern, touches the head with his feet, its width juft admitting of
room for his legs and thighs clofed together, and fo low that
with his hands he can {coop the fnow on either fide of him. The
fecond kind of fledge, or the raido-kierres, an{wers the purpofe of
a cart, and is calculated to tranfport goods. It exceeds the giet-
kierres in length, breadth and depth, and is without a deck, like
the other; but in order to keep out the {now, when loaded, it is
covered over with fkins, which are faftened to the fides by means
of the twifted finews of the rein-deer, for which purpofe loops of
\cather are placed there. The third fort of fledge, called pulke, is
hikewife employed as a travelling carriage: it is payed on the out-
fide with pitch, and differs from the firft kind only in having a
feal-fkin fixed to the head, which covers the legs and knees of the
paffenger. To this feal-fkin is joined a rug, which fpreads over
his lap, and defends him from the fnow: this likewife is faftened
by leather loops fixed to the fides, fo that only the upper part of
the body of the traveller is uncovered, who is befides feated on
fkins placed in the bottom, as in the fledge called gict-kierres.
The fourth fpecies of fledge, denominated /ck-kierres, is likewite
payed on the outfide with pitch, and ferves for tranfporting provi-
fions: it is larger than the pulke and giet-kierres, and has a con-
vex deck over it from head to ftern: from the ftern there is a pro-
jecting bolt, by which they raife the hatch when any thing is to
be drawn out or {towed under the deck. The Laplanders keep
their tents under a wooden covering, called bi/dagak, where the
fledges
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