Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15


of rico with n wooden shovel and then
a,ldino n nnrtior of nntatoos. would slam
,,n tbc cnver .rd ,r,thinp a cube Of
bread vould nose A. o,or to The purchaser
with a in,c or -. fo,v pleasant words
MANI Of ~, o,,e,,,,Ir, sconnod ia he VOL
dressed nrcordiny TO- Tho Norway stand
ard but no nconIc In The world seem to
caro- ca ,itt1n car ,heir norsonal appcar-
nnre cxcont ~, curdovs yvben Won can
scnrcolv rdc,,nivo ,oon and women Won
have beon fon,ii,nr ,.ith durinp tho week
No matter hoy, ,oo. or humble every
Norvo,ion ,ron ,,or,or aud child has a
SunLay cd, rarof,,,i,. port snonrcd and
brushed ga ,,,ar,, c,,,, 80, ir,nortant oc-
customs rasb;ons da not chonpo exccrt
.n,none Tho ,,rnor ol,ssos whore both mon
nj ,,,o,,o, r me- .nr,t,,,1,r about tboir
attire as in otbor countries Among the
common noon,o with their homc-made
and oftor bo,nes,nr gormrrts tho same
rown Tho ean,c roat and trous,,.s and hat
vii, outIast Tho vanitv of ire owner. and
win good caro- r,o,. bo Lcnt until II il
needed to no worn fl, his conn. The w.
mon Of Tho ,vor,,irc cI.sscs do NOT wear
hats or hornets rho maidcns 20 bare
bradod. tbc married women ,yoor a little
shawl nf dpurod or cmhroidcrcd stuff over
thcir boads
In the restaurant nv ciccronc nointcd
out AZ tho dining tohIe t,vo nrofcssors of
the University CacuItv. a LAWYER of good
standing a rhotngranhor and a suh-oditor
of ono Of mo daily nancrs who were his
urrsouoI oc,uoIntnnccs rho remainder
of tho cuetomcrs nnnoarod "a hc nrofoe-
sionaI mon. clerks nooltliccncrs and a
GOOD many lohorors many of them COM
ing 10 their dinner without removing the
evidences Of toll from their hands and
recoe Al ono of tho tabIcs was = rrorn
Of students who worc inclined To he bois-
ferrous and vcro evidently cniovin. them
nrito eating Mace for the UNDERGRADUATES
of tho university. and tbo manager told
mo that duriur ,e.n limo he usually
served from 4nO TO 500 every dav. They
have apartments throughout the city, as
there arc no dormitorles connected with
the institution. take their coffee in their
rooms in the morninr ret thrir dinner at
the steam Kitchen" and 20 to a beer
rarden in the evening. where they eat
bread and cheese and drink a glass of
loot for their sumner
Such an institution ne the steam kitchen
is especially suitable to a Norwegian city
where a portion of the population work
for very small wages. the average in
come of the wage-earners being less than
500 a vear-so small that, measured by
the American standard. it would seem n
difficult problem to find food. clothing and
shelter for "A family Such kitchen
might be introduced into Chicago or New
York with equally good results. The ex-
pertinent is at least worth trying.
Wholesome lodgings are to he had in
Chris tiania and other Norwegian cities at
an eXceedingly low rental not more than
20 or IS per cent of what would be charged
for similar accommodations in an Ameri-
can CITY They arc not convenient nor
even comfortable. but they are clean.
Everything in Norway is clcan--even the
slums. or what corresponds to them are
unlike those of other great cities The
odors are not ALWAYS agreeable. but the
evidences Of soap and water and scrub
inch arc to he seen wherever human be-
ing lives in Norway. The tenement houses
have no sanitary arrangements, but the
people use plenty of water and elbow
grease