Carl Linnaeus, The Lapland Journey, translated by Peter Graves (Edinburgh: Lockharton Press, 1995), p. 127.
The Mountains [1], 11/07/1732, ¶663:
Thus it is with the Lapps. The reasons why the Lapps are so healthy are:
- The absolute purity of the air – I myself was as if reborn.
- Well cooked food.
- Cold food. Cooked food is allowed to cool – they do not rush helter-skelter at their food.
4. The absolute purity of the water.T - ranquillity of mind. As in the Golden and Silver Ages: no strife, no excessive anxiety whether about their kin or about money.
- None of the heavy eating favoured by farmers, who eat until their coats burst before they are satisfied.
- Only occasional use of spirits; it would be even better if there was none at all.
- Adaptation to the cold and endurance learnt from early years.
- Meat eating: carnivorous animals live longer.