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CHRISTIAN LAPLANDERS.
135
would an English capitalist say of using copper for the
construction of tan-pits ? They showed us two
vase-shaped silver cups, like common egg-cups, but a little
larger, and some silver spoons with large bowls and short
twisted handles; these were all of very antique pattern,
with ornamental designs rudely pricked upon them.
There was a decidedly pretty girl peeling bark. We
had read in many books that the inner bark of trees is
used by the Norwegians and the Laplanders for food;
but when we asked her whether she was preparing this
for food, she seemed as much amused and surprised at
the question as any Englishwoman would be. The
idea of using such a material was quite new to her;
but then she had never read any books of travel, poor
thing, and could not be expected to know so much of
the manners and customs of northern peoples as we
literary and scientific folk. 1 found similar ignorance
throughout Norway relative to the Scandinavian
practice of eating horseflesh.
The more I see of these gentle savages the more
I become interested in them. They are quite an
anomalous race. Here they live in direct contact
with the high civilization of the Norwegians, in free
communication and perfect harmony with them.
They are converted to Christianity, and from all I
can learn have a better claim to the title of Christian
than many of our own church and chapel goers; for
besides attending to the outward forms of devotion, they
illustrate the reality of Christianity by their simple,
unostentatious humility, their loving gentleness to each
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