The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-30

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/ Eyf aigs s sias q si1e fact that the
Z hs,ss-s< are mostly ssiiit without hre-
Z tkaces. Yer tae accommodation -
/ sbefy sheep and cattle the farinsfs
have small tBff slndozfe1s houses,
erected ss4ost distance fron the res
i.l@ssce. The stsbass have no stalls,
assd the horses move about rs they
+ ike. tsensgaEiY speaking the farm-
hoase~ are huIst eioSe together, each
( farmer requiring large gFa~s wsi&
( far his siOcks, which sometimes are
very numerous. and for has for The
winter store The leeiandic sgrieul
( tarist eareN nothing Tor gay coiofs-
and his house Is always painted
/ ssgnsteE grae or dark frsi. Cereals eau
uos to Erosn wiEh ans success ~ this
c1nntry. the OILS native grain being
slid sand oat. from sbtrf aa eatas.e
( kind of bread can tse made. In add
I sion Ia grass. @h}eh Is the principal
7 vegef ti,le prps!nss 81 the country, III
tie Elise ~ gr8xu beslsie fsototoks aud
( ihsnsps
The every day costume 81 ths
women consi ~ 81 4 tight-ftl
/ woassn kBifte3 bodice. 81 dark color.
with narrow sleeves buttonsd ai the
wrists and fali skirt As stt-Oa
stirred or CHECKED afsrpn, usually
green ag re-, j. worn. The character
istse head dress i small black cap,
I furnished siti a lDng. silken tAssei
When the state costume j. pui Ga the
cap - supplanted ~ high, white
hessi.ifess. something ia the shape Of
helmet. studded with silt stars and
/ envsiaped in white veil ii tRlie, The
bodice il Of black cloth, richly
hesusuesi wjsh goi3 or silver oaS leaves.
4 The skirt. also og cloth IS embroidered
with sllk ard silver. While gold belt
I of Ingenious workmanship epclFCies
the - aisf over all IS 'hrown 3 fuIl
cloak at hIaek cloth. wiia cape 81
green velvet trimmed With eTuiine
The ireianUic goiHen have yery thick
aud beautiful hair. which they ar
range IN erur.fai pla'ts. Sometimes
+ il + dark and curling. bat generally II
( i ~ "cornTko,s!en hue. Blne eyes
and pink and @hise chssks accompany
+ this. ard the result l. decidedly pleas
iaR.
/ The men are sell grown. beat are
not so good locking a. the women,
aud are remarkable for their long
I waists and short legs
The churches usually consist 81 a
lit1le. square shaped tar-eoyered barn
either made oui of planks o. uf earth,
With two small winl9Hs ia the gable
and 4 iitile aperture iu fhe root TX
teFnallg. with bat very few exceptions
they are destitute of any kind 81
asiornmeut. The churchvaris are
jast a. uuostentati0ns. for a tomb
stone is rarity. A cross even j.
scarcely 60 Re found upon grave in
Iceland, sHd the green mounds are
soon levele4 - the ground.
The usual fassti with which the tFav-
eler is entertained is smoked or dried (
mutton which. when not t1o old. j. T,
not an unpleAsaut dish. The common
bread consists - thin. Hat cakes. bat I.
even fhis il not an article of daily CON .
dried tsh instead pieatituliy smeared I.
over with sour butter. or even a mix
taye ef ialioW and oii On the coast
the people "a, a great quantity 81 fresh
fish. principally haiihut white In some
parts of the Interior trout and salmon
form a large part Of the daily menu
Corn brandy and coffee are the priucj-
pal drinks, vast quantities OF both be-
inE taken snuff taking end SMOKING
are also largely INDUCED in. There IS
uo deep ca iishing carried on however,
for. strange though Il may seem. the
icelanders though they are brongh,
up hy 'he sea. ard though they derive
a great part og their sustenancs
from H. afe not nation of sail
ors In some parts 81 the south
coast nf Iceland the people eat
horse flesh and thrive on IL. saving
that IL imparts good complications, hat
the animal II too expensive aud useful
- he used as an aFtis,ie uf food Dogs
are layofite animals. every iceiander
keeping protigi0us qaantity al ,hem
Whaling q not very vigorously prose
cuts,i pArtly because al fhe IcelandeTs
poor seawansh3p and partly tscanSe
the VARIETY found ia these waters T.
not valuable 0nr LASTLY come the
ses l4r,ls. which src quite an .mnoFl-
ant article ~ Diet
Iceland as has heen remarked IS 4
tresies- CopniYy. although here aud
there waY te sssp = plug containing
trees bnt wusnls are nnt really missed
ia thr iaalecaue when. for ln-
stance. ane lands un st,pn emineuev.
and booking toward a mnunfsln snfuc
miles distant cls3 IN les uark -biue
sun u5er tires uF II ose eaz~~ over
gFas~v p.affs Whe~r rn Hefyipe lsftes.s
ohs;riict tie view brt here 2 river
wsnds strH@1slF si,are oT a iske -.
Fesls Sc shsu5nE snrfsca THE svnseS be-
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efai hrsutilul and delicate studs og
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volcanoes the .avsb*astshle GELD tur
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