Show wealth in lapland what the buffalo was to the indian the reindeer Is to the lapps at the present ilay lay the wealth ot of a lapp is calculated in reindeer thus when the people speak of a mans estate they say he Is worth so many deer 11 those who have only fifty or sixty bead head are poor servants and their deer are put with those of their betters to have any kind of social standing in lapland one should possess at least WO of these animals A lapp is considered well off when he be is the happy owner of not less than 1000 reindeer J L in our animal friends |