Carl Linnaeus, The Lapland Journey, translated by Peter Graves (Edinburgh: Lockharton Press, 1995), p. 38.
Hälsingland, 15/05/1732, ¶96:
In the forest there stood a number of large pines and spruces that the local people wanted to dry out, so they have peeled the bark round them in a 6 inch strip and the trees have quickly dried out.