The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-19
THE SCANDINAVIANS.

southern part of Sweden was formerly called Scan
dn and hence the general term applied to all these
countries. They have attained much higher STATE
of civilization than Russia, and instead of being
Asatc in their manners, they are thoroughly Euro
peanized. They were formerly all united undel
one government; but Denmark is now alone, and
Sweden and Norway united. Denmark contains
about 1000 square miles, and 1900, 900 of inhab.
itants, who amoug the most civilized people in
Europe 1t consists of two parts, Jutland, a pen
lnsula, which forms the most northern part and
which is a sandy, poor country, Astounding in bays
and lakes; south of this is the Duchy of Scheswig,
and south of this is Holsien, with the small Duchy
of Lauenburg. These form The first part, in the
northern portion of which they speak Danish and
IN The southern part German. The second part is
composed of islands in the Baltic Sea-Zealand,
Funen, and some others-which very fertile,
and are cultivated like garden. Holstein was
conquered from Germany, and now occupies the
anomalous position of a subject 10 Denmark, and
a member of the German Confederation, to whose
Diet she sends a representative. About a year ago
she became involved in q war with Denmark, and
called Germany to her aid, who sent an army
against the Danes, with whom there were several
battles fought. The difficulty has not vet been
settled, and the war will probably be resumed.
Denmark is fine country for cattle and horses and
the productions Of the dairy, cheese butter, etc,
are excellent. The people live in villages, and the
houses are built with low walls and hgh-pointed
ants, with Lutheran doctrines, and the Episcopal
form of worship. As whole, they are agreeable
and accomplished. Education is general and there
are two unlversities-one at KEEL and the other at
Copenhagen. This city, the capital, is on the ISL
and of Zealand, and has a good harbor on the
sound. 1t is a beautiful city, and is noted for its
extensive Notifications. Esinore is at the head of
the sound, which commands the passage into the
Baltic, where all vessels entering have to pay
heavy tax, which the Danes have no right to exact
and which will probably not be borne great while
longer by the European Governments.
Norway and Sweden are entirely different coun-
tries. They are separated by the Dofrafied noun
talns, and Norway is very rugged and mountain
Gus thronehout. 1t is "a miserably poor country,
and Sweden is nor much better. The west coast
of Norway, bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, is
indented by numerous bays or .fords, and along
which are scattered number of small villages.
inhabited almost entirely by fishermen. Steamers
now run round the coast from Chrstiana, the CAPT.
tai, to the North Cape, touching at the principal
towns. Sweden has three millions and quarter
of inhabitants. 1t is clear, from observations
which have been made, that these countries are
rising from sea- at the rate of five six feet in
century There are numerous whirlpoos along
the coast of Norway, three of which are famous.
They are known Maelstroms, and though they
are often represented as dangerous, suppose that
our steamers would ride over any of them with
perfect IMMUNITY. The roads are not good, except
in summer time, and in many cases not then. In
the southern part of Sweden, complete line of
communication is established across the country
by means OF canals. In the northern part, when
grain is scarce, they make bread out Of mixture
of two-thlrds -four and one-third pine bark. As
they bake their bread but twice year, this be-
comes somewhat hard, as you may Judge. In the
northern part of the kingdom, there are about ten
thousand Lapanders who lead rowing lives. Their
wealth Is In their reindeer, of which animal some
of them have thousands, and who determine their
owners entirely in their place of abode. A large
body OF these animals sometimes start and proceed
twenty miles, and their owners under the ne
cessty of packing their tents and following. A
school has been established further south, on the
Gulf of Bothnla, for the children of these people,
but think more good might have been effected by
missionaries among the parents. There are an
other kind of Laplanders, who live along the coast
in villages, and subsist on fishing.
Sweden and Norway are Protestant countries,
and is only lately that liberation has been allow
ed. The children are taken into the church at the
age of fifteen or sixteen, and they required to
be able to read at that time. This knowledge they
get from their parents, schools are very seldom
seen. They are now, however, about establishing
a school system in Sweden There was and still
Is, a class of teachers who have circuit, in
which they travel, teaching a month in one part
and month in another The principal part of the
houses of these countries are built of wood.
Sweden and Norway form a constitutional
Monarchy, each State having its own constitution
laws, and national legislature. That of Sweden is
very Singular it consists of four distinct houses
parts composed of the different classes of people,
and must pass through all of these before it
can become law. The King has only veto
power. The administration of Justice is very per-
feet. No suit be heard before civil court
until it has been heard before in a court of
reconciliation, where the Judge attempts to recon-
cie the parties and adjust the difficulty, and he
Iy Az tba iu1ua ~,
sponsible for their decisions, they very careful
The only city worthy of notice in Sweden, is
Stockholm, which is situated chiefly on islands on
AXE Maar, near its junction with the Baltic sea.
1t is the capital Of the Kingdom, contains the royal
palace and public buildings, and has population
picturesque, and this city is the residence of the
writer, Fredrika Bremen.
There is great variety of dress in Sweden, but
in the large cities it is similar to our own. The
Swedes have some peculiar customs, and many of
hem are beautiful. At dinner where there are
invited guests soon it is over they go into the
Darlor, where the lady of the house stands, and
hey kiss her hand. The marriages are also curl
BUS they take place in the church, and after the
is over, the newly married couple are
equired to stand in the street for the people to look
1t, and to receive the congratulations of their
riends.. This is sometimes very fatguing, and
specially annoying to the bridegroom. In the
arge cities, where the parties are wealthy, instead
If standing in the street, they throw open the
louse, where every one is free to enter.-Dr.
Bdird's Lectures.
SULPHUR A SPECIFIC FOR CHoLERA.-An al
eyed discovery by DIR. J. H. Bird, of Mich, that
ulphur is certain remedy for Cholera, is exciting
great deal of attention and controversy. Dr.
Bird states the results of his own practice, and that
If other physicians, with whom he has been in
on the subject, and these results |
confirm his theory. They say the symptoms yield |
It once, and invariably.
The learned are publishing scientific disserta- |
ions on the properties of sulphur. and disputng |
whether it is possible that they can be specific |
or Cholera. There is a great deal of science de- |
eloped, and the nature and action of sulphur are |
cry thoroughly explained. on theoretical princi-
les; but, after all, these do not show why it did |
ure Dr. Birds patients, nor why it may not prove
0 be a certain remedy If it should, it would |
rove that it possesses properties for which the
earned directors have not given credit, or that
he disease is of character that they have not
ghtly appreciated. The thing most interesting to