Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
SWEDEN.

thO PbbhN oNiooio vi o"tuCh 40 Aca
lows: ''The Ling, or Swedish system
of gymnastics, forms part of the cur
riculum of every school In the king
dom. In these schools must be pro-
vided well lighted and airy gymnasi1
ums, In which trained teachers conduct
the exercises. Every pupil, whom the
physician has declared physically ut,
must practise gymnastics at least half
an hour daily, or four times a week
In 45 minute periods, besides which
pupils In the more advanced classes
must have two lessons a week in fenc-
ing. Man students in the teachers
training college for four years must
devote 10 per cent of their schedule
hours to gymnastics. with games and
sports. For woman students the re-
quirements are a trife less. This en-
phasizes the importance attached to
physical exercises and as the Ling sys-
tenn has been conceded to be perhaps
the most rational In the world, 1t Is
apparent that the effects of its 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 the
state of the children's health. pre-
scribe treatment for sick children and
In general attend to school hygiene.
In many places schoolchildren 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
situations and private persons. In
most cases these meals are served by
the school kitchens, conducted by the
domestic science classes. The super
vision of the system is placed in the
hands of the principal and represen-
tative of the board together with
member Of the charitable organization
concerned. Swedish vital statistics
show that the death rate among in
fants and children Is now 60 per cent
less than 80 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 the So
called American bar" has taken its
place among the institutions of the
city. The elaborate list of American
drinks" includes the usual assortment
of cocktails, and many strange concoc-
lions, such as "Prince of Wales"
a prince of Monaco" a Gibson
girl" a private oyster" 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 well, with ice
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 q mys-
FERROUS woman by the name of Helga
de la Brache left enormous amounts
of money In the hands of the ruler of
Sweden some seventy-five years ago,
and every few years he sues some
member of that family to recover the
money. Now 1t is reported that he
has sued the princes Carl, Eugen, and
Bernadotte, asking for a trlfe over
S1,700.OO0. The attorney Of the prin-
ces asked that the case be thrown out,
being an attempt to abuse the court,
and the matter was postponed to a
later date.
"The Society of Nine" has held its
first annual meeting. and awarded the
great prize of honor of the society,
namely, n gold medal, to Werner Won
Heidenstam. Eight other authors re-
ceived prizes aggregating over $1,000.
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 bene-
fit of the home.
Werner Won Heidenstam, the noted
Swedish author. had a close call the
other day, and his escape seemed
miraculous. He was writing q letter
in his Office. Just as he left his seat
to go into the next room he heard
great crash behind him, and the next
second he realized that the plaster
ceiling above his seat had dropped
down. The weight of the mass was so
great that the writing desk was brok-
en-, and the chair in which he had been
seated was splintered. He simply
happened" to leave the room. He
had not even finished his letter.
The forest wardens of Jonkopinglan
called meeting of the manufacturers
and others using fuel at which
1t was decided to open wood