Carl Linnaeus, The Lapland Journey, translated by Peter Graves (Edinburgh: Lockharton Press, 1995), p. 105.
The Prefecture of Luleå [1], 27/06/1732, ¶521:
People who are afraid that their children will be scarred by accidents with fire etc. brush a few drops of blood from the umbelicus on their faces, hands and chests when it is being cut, and that prevents it.