Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-28
NO CONF ORTS IN
DENMARK NOW
MRS. CARL CHRISTENSEN
TELLS OF CONDITIONS
ABROAD

ment is grdually removing the re-
strictions that were imposed on the
sale and distribution of the various
necessities during the recent war per-
iod. Mrs. Carl Christensen, Hum
boldt ave-, who, with her husband re-
Gently returned TO Wausau after
spending the past year and a half Wis
iting relatives in Copenhagen, gives
an interesting description of condi-
tions in that country Here in Wau-
sau," she said, I'VE thought it hard
enough to get our sugar and coffee
and such things, but in spite of that
we could still get them If we did have
to pay much money. Over there It
was impossible to get such things be-
cause there was nothing to be had, |
money or no money"
Ration Meat
The crown is the standard of Danish
money and is normally worth about
twenty-five cents, but at the present
rate of exchange it is quoted at six to
the dollar instead of four. Meat at
the present time is selling at three
crowns per pound for beef and about
four or five for pork. For time all
persons were limited to half q pound
per month per person, and meat, in
common with other articles, such as
coffee, tea, rice, tobacco, cocoa, etc,
was rationed on cards issued by the
government. Each person was issued
a card for the month. and this card
was divided into tickets which we're
cut off and presented at the stores
when the owner wished to buy
Denmark is a great dairy country
and makes very fine butter, but it is
also the chief export and source of
revenue, so butter was rationed os
carefully as the others. Each person
was allowed half pound of butter
per week on the butter tickets which
were also good for lard and Cleo
But only half pound of either could {
be obtained at a time so the butter {
had to last for two weeks, so that next Z
weeks ticket could be used to get the S
lard for cooking Bread and flour Z
were rationed together, ticket being 8
good for either a half pound of -four /
or its equivalent in bread so that one
got either bread or -four depending r
on whether baking could be done or :
not. Most of the restrictions have :
been raised at this time and sugar is I
practically the only thing that is still :
issued on tickets and in limited guam a
titles. :
Little German Boy =
Denmark, Norway and Sweden are v
in good circumstances in comparison I
with Germany, according to Mrs. n
Christensen. She tells of a little Ger h
man boy who stayed for time at c
their house. For several years he had
little or no foods containing fats of
any kind, and his body was so starved \
for fats that he could eat lard and !
butter with relish If permitted. The !,
Danish government Is carrying on a =
KIND of relief work in connection with =
the German children, under which =
system they are brought from Ger y
many .nto Denmark in groups. about /
l.00O children al a time, aud fed until 8
they get back some of their lost =
strength. after which they are sent :.
back to their homes.
1t is for the sake of our children" :
said Mrs. christensen. that [ am glad =
TO be back in the United States. The 9
trouble with the homes in Denmark is i.
iack or space. In my sisters home :
there We're four rooms. all small.
There was so little room in the kit
chen that two of us could not work at u
one Tune getting meal ready. And p
when the children were to play in the Il
bedroom il was necessary to put one
- NAN bNuH hPol ttlt pliltI, SO ln0I
they could have enough room on the II
floor TO play. 1t is like that in all )
homeS. rich and poor a! ke Here we D
have been in Wausau only a short "
time, yet we have nice hat where d
there Is plenty OF room for the boys q
to play" c
No School System
Denmark has no system of public
schools t'hilHran n A., ~
school from the ages of seven TO four a
teen and 1t costs about ten dollars a g
month to keep child in school. Those e
who so to high school must pay about |
S5oo FOR SIN months term, although I
there is system of night schools "
where a student can pay his way by
working during the daytime. spending c
TWO hours al school each evening, $
me housing situation presents a =
very acute problem There is some G
building activity and the government L
Is putting up tents but for the most
part even these are quite expensive a
10 rent. People live in houses that Q
would be much too small 10 house one +
third their number here, and even the j
Jails are pressed into service. The I,
lalls are seldom crowded with prison. =
ers, and i'll most places are quite emp !
". consequently Their are often rent
ed to family, who will use one cor
ner OF the room for the kitchen, anoth-
er for the dining room. and third .
VIII be sleeping quarters, there is
ususally one window in the ceiling.
All the buildings are of stone and the
general appearance of the city is
clean, AT any time the city employees
can be seen busy with brooms and
scrubbing brushes on the streets. and
in the home the house wife is not
satisfied till every corner is spick and
span and shining clean.
Work is scarce for the most part
and the country is very quiet But
there is no pessmism among the peo-
pie; everybody seems to be happy and
cheerful and generally seems to have
money TO spend Theatres and motion
picture houses are usually sold out for
week in advance. and in order TO