Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1899 — Reindeer Moss. [ARTICLE]

Reindeer Moss.

In Sweden the food given to reindeer Is “reindeer moss,” a lichen highly prized by the Lappe, and which grows abundantly In the Arctic regions—almost as luxuriantly on bare rocks as in the soil. It covers extensive tracts In Lapland, making the summer landscape look like a field of snow. The domesticated reindeer are never as large as the wild ones. The domesticated Siberian reindeer are larger than those of Lapland. No care at all Is taken of the deer. They thrive best by being ; permitted to roam in droves and obtain their own sustenance. The moss can be used as human food, the taste being slightly acrid. Attempts have been made to feed hay, roots, grain, etc., to the reindeer, but they have not succeeded. Secret Order In the United State*. There are in the United States over fifty distinct secret orders, with more than 70,000 lodges and 5,000,000 members. a cake baker In a house full of boys Is tty. ft—, igrtvts. / - : 'VV"'-