Carl Linnaeus, The Lapland Journey, translated by Peter Graves (Edinburgh: Lockharton Press, 1995), p. 143.
Jokkmokk [2], 19/07/1732, ¶741:
The Lapps staunch blood by binding a white woollen thread around the finger at its longest joint, continuing this to the top of the little finger of the left hand, and then tying 3 knots in the piece of string.