Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-19

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gasn newspapers oa ttAI p11r4at ural ma 4
II which bis country aeil are s,e-lpetln:t
and preparing their fp,d He cali
Norway the "ssnatYriatn ~ Eprop'S
where DE young people die Ike flies"
lie cjainas tia, there il scarcely any
other country in the world that has
SUCH large proportion ot anernic,
nervous people. and the ravage Of tu-
bertulDsis IN something terrible. New
sanatoria are springing up all over
the country. but still there are too
few Of them. There are very few peo-
pl" Of twenty years or more who have
sound teeth. What is the reason? II
is, in short. undernourishm and un-
natural habits of life. The food il
made too artificial. and medicines ag-
gravate the case. Adulterution of food
stuffs is said 10 be more common in
Norway than anywhere else in Europe.
The day when the discovery was
made tlsat the cuarser ingredients of
the grain could be separated and the
finer ones made into -four. that day
has become the greatest curse to the
human race" declares Reverend Void,
''The Maxim rapidtiring gun does not
by any manner of means put an end to
50 many young lives as do fine -four
and white bread. The grinding OF
flour takes away that part of the grain
which is most needed by the human
body. The Germans still have their
black bread. and the Danes use coarse
bread. The Norwegians want nothing
but white bread Finally, there Is
scarcely any country where coffee de-
stroys so many people as in Norway.
Coffee Is used night and day. A gen
eral awakening is necessary. Alarm
clocks must be rung from one end OF
the country to the other. When a
person has destroyed his health by
drinking coffee, 1t will not. in the name
of all truth, do to say that God has
placed cross on him. No, we have
sinned, and we must suffer for our
sins. In fact 1t Is no more sinful to
destroy ones health by drinking al
cohOl than by drinking coffee"
The growing tendency In Norway to
get away from manual labor Is de-
plored by Prime Minister Gunnnr
knudsen and Prof. Fridtjof Nansen,
the explorer, who on various occa-
siOns have given expression to warn
lngs against too general desire for
sedentary occupations. I'm my Opin-
lon," writes Professor Nansen, IMAM
Val labor, and especially agricultural
labor, Is held In too low estimation
In our country. Our people as a whole
have en- exaggerated admiration for
book learning and for every position
connected with such learning. This
probably explains why strong, active
young men, skilled In work In field and
forest, prefer to stand all day back OF
counter or sit on an Office stool
porting over ledgers. Hats oil
for the man who tills the soil Of Nor.
way, and for him who plows the sea
In fishing. They are the producers
who increase the wealth of the land
and the future Of the country is IL
their keeping In no small degree"
1t Is stated that Norway hopes t.
import about 10000 tons Of coal from
Its Spitzbergen mines this year, Of
about twice the amount imported last
year. AS the country consumes $500.
coo tons annually, however. the peO
pie have been warned not to put toe
much dependence on the Spitzbergeu
supply.
Henrik Ibsen's brother, Ole Pnus
lbsen, died recently In home for the
aged at Frederiksvern. Norway, aged
eIghty-two years. He was the young.
est Of family Of five children. In
his youth he followed the sea and later
engaged In business.
In order to conserve Norway's fuel
supply some Of the churches will re-
main closed during the remainder OF
the cold season. The famous Trondhjem
cathedral, or Domkirke, is among the
churches thus affected.
Plans for the building to be used
by the new University of Bergen have
been called for, and prizes aggregatln
100000 crowns In value have been Of.