New-York tribune., 1905-06-04
DAYS IN NORW4Y.
Irauel in a Land of Equality, Hon
esty and Beauty.

To the many landscapes and figure pieces in
color provided by Mr.. Jungman his wife mas
added an agreeable account of their tour IN NOR
ysv The view of the country thus presented Is |
of course superficial, but it is none the less
amusing The pleasures and uIishaps OF posuhs'
by which system almost all travelling is carried
out experiences at country inns and at lonely
inland farms and syrnpathetic observations of
the people and their customs set forth in
genial spirit The most fearsome episode OF
their posting days was the stumbling OF their
pony on a narrow road cut out of the almost
perpendicular side OF mountain three thousand
feet above a roaring torrent The only thlllS
that saved the travellers was the falling OF the |
horse on the shaft that was on the mountain
side of the road-the wheel on the other slde |
hing in rnidair over the precipice. The noun
tain monies are usually surefooteG, but such ac-
cidents as this, generally resulting in Tragedy
are not uncommon in Norway
The country hotels are, a rule comfortable
the feminine service therein being quick, cieah
and pote and the food reasonably good Eggs
excellent bread and delicious fruit and cream
were usually obtainable by our travellers; 1resh
salmon was SO plentiful in some places as TO pe-
.oroe tiresome 1t was rarely they encountered
q trial like that they went through in remote |
farmhouse where they Were Unexpectedly
landed:
When we arrived We went to bed In the ta mSTr SIco
Dte inE ws h1a At oeocR we We're and when
length pGeparatl0nS for es4 9as little girl waited
aesss 9 % ver1 el pretty child beautiful hair She
bTongnt & On Ine and some caraway seed bread. Hun
Ery as We could not eat that She Te left 'Fse sa
room and came back CARRYING the ,I Plece t qS
r nssfe made Of flour and water such as we used
to @ employ in the & dayS eited 81 butfeG with this she
brought basin of powdered cinnamon t idt naone mic
hat we feared to their feelings and Nico are
Al his is, pep 1de a9d betMeen enf Gf our plates which
booked quite empty enough We ate cirtmdS 49, for
bTaf f9r Wh the I help phFasebook we
rathered that they never ate meat ana very rarity
had fresh fish.
The "antfouities' which the traveller Is prone
IN buv of the peasants comprise beautlfuily
carved and painted objects of wood and quaint
jeweIry made generations ago by the peasants
themselves The tourist always pays large
prices for these things, both to the oedieFs III
towns and to the country people, VINO requi'e
themselves thus for the pittance they are forced
n take for their possessions in the winter for
II is then that the crafty dealers, knowing that
money is scarce on the farms, merclessly heece
tba neople Mrs Jungnan expresses much
.ar,i-ation for the old silver jeyelry maze
by hand jewelry which often SHOWS orisiii'
talent In the artifcer. one OF lhe iiioS'
s+ril-ine- nieces she describes as an eHol-
mons round brooch buckle, often as large
small plate Dozens oI lhe0o
Ii,,a nieces of metal, highly polished, are suS-
-ended Inv links to the body OF the BROOCH
shaking and glittering with every movement
Tho snlendid embroidery and picture weaving
of tbe Norwegians are also objects or our au-
fhor,s enthusiasm The authorities IN norway
bv the wav are evincing pralseWorthy oesiie
tn preserye representative relics Oh the oio'h'e
life and arts of their country A piece Oh lailo
near Christiania has been acquired py d Coiii
rnittee of citizens and to this site nave peeh
transnorted various old Norwegian pululhsS
from, other regions. Ancient furniture, rehslous
objects clothes and domestic utensils Oh various
dates are to be found in this peoples hu-
scum"
Norway is one of the countries which the tour
tst leaves with genuine regret. and with a gehu-
ine liking for the inha abitants- The points ABOUT
then, which most impressed Mrs. Jungrnan were
their absolute honesty and the coiipie'e az
sence OF servility. The spirit OF money sreeu
has apDarentIy not yet touched them They are
joyfuIlv beIpful and courteous to the stranger
without thought of reward. Their deep and per-
vadin1 Iove of their country is continually eH-
Pressed in their eagerness to give MIN every
kindly nracfical assistance and Information In
his explorations. In a certain sense lheIS iS
+he most democratic country on earth. foV-
er4v as we know ii in England" says the au-