Johan Turi's Medical Knowledge

Lappish Texts

"XXXV. About tinder.

Tinder is a remedy for tooth ache; and it is good if one hurts himself, breaks [a leg or arm] or is injured. They have used it in former times for many kinds of illness – and also for rheumatism and for pneumonia and for headaches too. And whereever there is a sever pain, tinder is burnt exactly on the spot where the sickness is the worst. – Tinder is found in some cleft on an old tree as an outgrowth, and it is black; and one takes the red inner part which is the softest. And when one sets about burning with tinder, then he must have thick bark wherein he makes a holes; and through that he burns with the tinder. And it certainly pains, but it is not so painful that a person could not stand a much worse pain. And now when one has burned it [i. e. the sick spot], then a scab is formed where one burns, and then under the scab pus is evolved; and that continues long. And it is better the longer the pus continues to be evolved – then more of the illness comes out. Neither have I heard that any person has had any kind of harm produced through burning with tinder.”

Sámi deavsttat

XXXV. Duovlumuša birra. (p. 39)

Okta goansta lea duovlumuš bátnevárkii; ja dat lea dasa nai buorre, jus nordahuvvá daihe doddjo daihe cuovkana; ja gal dat lea boares áiggis atnán máŋgga vihkái ja jiktavihkái maid ja raddevihkái maid ja oaivevárkii maid, ja gokko lea garra várka, de dat duvlojuvvo jur dakko nalde, gokko vihki lea garraseamus. Duovli lea boares muoras, guras, dego ruobbi ja čáhppat, ja de dat váldo siste dat ruoksadas, mii lea dipmáseabbu, ja de go álgá duovlut, de dat galgá assás bárku, masa dahkko ráigi, ja de dan čađa boldo duvlliin. Ja gal dat lea bávččas, muhto ii nu bávččas, ahte ii šatta ollu bákčaseabbu gierdat olmmoš. Ja go dal lea dat boldon, de šaddá ruobbi dasa, gokko boldo, ja de ruoppi vuollái šaddá siedja; ja dat bistá guhká, ja dat lea ollu buoret, mađe guhkit sijolii, de boađálii eanet vihki olggos; ii ge leat gullon, ahte livččui geasage šaddan miige vahágiid duovluma sivas.

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