The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-07-26
SWEDEN.

VI gymnastics, forms part OF the cur
riculum of every school in the king
dom. In these schools must be pro
vided we'll lighted and airy gymnasi'
ums in which trained teachers conduct
the exercises. Every pupil, whom the
physician has declared physically fit.
must practise gymnastics at least half
an hour daily, or four times |; week
in IS m.cute periods, besides which
pupils in The more advanced classes
must have two lessor a week in fenc
ing. Mar students =. the teachers
training college for four years must
devote 1G per cent of their schedule
hours to gymnastics, with games and
sports. For woman students the re
Quirements are tritle less. This EN-.
phasizes the Importance attached to
physical exercises and as the Ling sys-
TEN has been conceded to be perhaps
the most rational in the world, it is
apparent that tho. effects of it's promin-
ence In the elementary school curri-
culum must be- most salutary. In
nearly all towns Of any considerable
size, the doctors are now attached to
the schools, who examine into tho
state of the chillren's health, pre-.
scribe treatment fer sick children and
in general attend to school hygiene.
In many places sclr)olchildren may at
any time have free consultations with
the school doctor. The latest innova
ton along this line is the establish
ment of dental clinics for schoolgirl
dren. These are now found in many
towns and the practice promises to
become general. With regard to
school baths Stockholm leads perhaps
all the cities in the world. Provision
is made in every elementary school in
the city for baths and swimming ex-
ercises for all pupils. These are COM
pulsory. The problem of the underfed
children has received much attention.
1t is the practice in all larger towns,
especially during the winter time, to
serve free meals to these unfortunate
children. The cost is borne Jointly by
the school community, charitable in
:*$$;:ssss!e9s 2e9 IL Pr!yate persons: In
the school kitchens, conducted by the
domestic science classes. The super
vision of the system is placed in the
hands Of the principal and Il represen-
tative of the board together with
concerned. Swedish vital statistics
show that the death rate among in
fants and children is now 60 Fer cent
less than so years ago and that in
half century the average length Of
life has increased to lilo years.
Sweden for many years has led the
countries of the world in the matter
Of a low death rate.
Now that the war has made of
Stockholm probably the most cosmo-
politan capital in all Europe che So
called american bar" has taFen it's
place among the institutions If the
city. The elaborate list of american
drinks includes the usual asso1 tment
of cocktails, and many strange ctmcoc-
a "Prince Of Monaco" a "G1hson
GIRL" a "private OYSTER" a corpse
reviver," ''hot locomotive" and
"American grog'- the latter being
the only name known in Scandinavia
for bourbon, rye or blend. There are
Temperance drinks as we'll, with i.:e
cream soda priced at one Swedish
crown, or "krona," which at the pres.
ent rate of exchange equals 81 cents
in American money.
"LandstingSman JOhannssOn" never
gets away from the notion that mys-
FERROUS woman by the name of Helga
de Ia Brache left enormous amounts
Of money in the hands of the ruler of
Sweden some seventy-flve years ago,
and every few years he sues some
member of that family to recover the
money. Now it is reported that he
has sued the princes Carl, Eugen, and
BernadOtte, asking for a trifle over
$1,7OO,O00. The attorney of the prin-
ces asked that the case be thrown out.
Delng an attempt to abuse the court,
and Tie matter was postponed to a
later date.
'"rhe Society of Nine" has held it's
first annual meeting, and awarded the
great prize of honor of the so:iety,
| namely, a gold medal. to Werner Won
Heidenstam. Eight other authors re-
ceived prizes aggregating over $4,000.
The Kopinge children's home has re-
! ceived $4,000 from an anonymous
! giver, who has stipulated that the
| money shall be put out on interest
until it amounts to $4,000, after which
the interest shall be used for the beneA
fit of the home.
Werner Won Heidenstam, the noted
Swedish author, had close cali the
other day, and his escape seemed
miraculous. He was writing a letter
in his Office. Just as he left his >eat
to 60 into the next room he heard 8
uro0t oroch hohiD1 hin, 0n1 tho novt