419. THAT CERTAIN SPIRITS, PARTICULARLY THE LAPLANDERS AND THOSE LIKE THEM, ARE GOVERNED BY THE PHANTASY THAT THEY ARE CARRYING INFANTS AND WANT TO SHOW THEM TO THE LORD OF HEAVEN There are those who when they enter the other life are governed by the imagination that they have infants in their arms, even as many as they are able to carry, placed without order provided there is a multitude of them, and at the same time they have boys and girls placed before them in a row, and in this manner they inquire for the Lord of the place; they want to show Him their infants and children. But yet when it was asked [why they did so], they said that they want to feed their children. On interrogation these are found to be like those who are formerly of Lapland, with garments not dissimilar. But this practice has now begun because they have now been instructed. At first they did not come in this way, but sending forth two of them with dark colored horns, they entered with horrid little animals. On account of their love of infants, they are more acceptable than many others, for this the heavens love. 1747, Dec. 30.