Johan Turi's Medical Knowledge

An Account of the Sami p. 124

Becoming Startled

 “Such ailments are not so bad except for women in childbed or women who have newly given birth and have not recovered yet. And a woman is very liable to take fright before her child is born. When she is pregnant, she can become so startled that she miscarries. And sometimes the fright arises from having a bad dream. And children can also become traumatized often, and that can remain with them even until they are fully grown.

For ailments related to fear: one should not let any blood from the heart artery for any other ailment. When the ailment has arisen from being startled, one must open the heart artery, but one must not let any more than three spurts of blood out and then the vessel must be closed back up. And that is hard to stop, but this is a method: pressing it with a silver ten öre coin.

Muitalus sámiid birra p. 124

Suorganeapmi

Suorganeapmi ii leat nu bahá boahtit iežáide go seaŋganissoniidda dahje dan nissonii guhte lea easka máná ožžon ja ii leat velá dearvvas- nuvvan. Ja lea gal nisu bahá suorganit ovdal nai go lea máná riegádahttán. Go lea gassat, lávejit suorganit nu nai ahte cuovkanit ‒ ja dat suorganeapmi boahtá muhtumin go oaidná fasttes niegu. Ja mánát maiddá suorganit dávjá, ja dat bistá guhká, dassážii go šaddet olles šaddui.

Suorgananvihkái ‒ váibmovarrasuonas ii luito iežá vigiin. Go suorganansivas šaddá vihki, de fertejuvvo rahppot váibmosuotna, muhto ii galgga golgat eambbo go golmma geardde cirge, de biddjojuvvo gitta. Ja dat lea bahá bissut gitta, muhto lea okta goansta: deaddilit ođđa silbba (logi evrre).

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