Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-22
Letter on Rural Life in Norway
Reprinted from the lola Herald)


of particular interest children Viking ancestry
few years made visit Norway to visit relatives and to
the country shall attempt to describe OF the cond
tions existing among the peasants farmers) there
three to ten families The typical home was built this plan
Leading from the front door hall terminating the kitchen
the On entering at the front found at the left
the right the living corresponding to our
paro Back Of this the kitchen large pantry occupied
the back Of the work The house itself was but OF
logs paned the inside These smooth wooden walls were
its most decorative piece OF furniture ouposte ped o
the older painted in the characteristic blue and yellow
with straw Can imagine bed without springs or mattress
On the straw were read d the many agg 81 sasa
comforter that filled with feathers The feathers worked to-
one night to adjust thing possible to sleep in
beds although remember having visitors night
straw The rustic Of their movements
got bed early before the rest of the family whose sleep
The most striking thing kitchen the fire place
stoves in the upcountry the time The adbrod
and evs well known this country in Scandinavian comnun
about thirty inches in diameter arranged about
placed between them The heat regulated by the
bread rolled baked the surfaces
the loaf bread large quantities usually
twice month The bread made from flour and was rather
along the highways few miles Not much Of this bread
used being used cake and supplied especially
The typical company which included beef
sviskergod with This last pudding friend
Many nd mue
was used in their wholesome diet Strawberries
The pantry held the large supply bread and
churned in this experienced real thrill on find
ing the milk separator labeled U. S. A.
The work not the busy place Of thirty years ago
The has been regaed to the factory The
ing by the American Singer machine The
type commonly used without reade and the drive wheel
turned by of crank turned with the right hand the work
being guided with the left.
The farms small Much waste land, bluffs and
marshy swaes remember seeing farmer one
morning. starting twenty miles Most of the
with horse These horses resebled She
pounds horse of this type gentle and surefooted
hched WoWheeed market Into the cart loaded
calf gunny lively and managed spill
himself out getting himself
completely Of the bag Several jars of butter also loaded
into the cart These products exchanged for cloth and foods
not raised the farms
family started for church. peculiar horse rig
This wowheeed The occupied by
designed person The back this resebe the
back old sweback cutter Do know when
Back of this arranged board seat the width of the vehicle
occupied by the driver When the latter wanted the horse
up sad sh and br when he wanted him stop
fourwheeed used for hauling slaves to town
ana otner larger oad Nearly every saw
by of horse hched little which resembed
the trucks much used FARMS but made much small
err scale
wonderfully good being carefully graded the
long climbs gradual and the roads beds faced with crushed stone
The roads carefully patroled
FAT the time of this visit the schools closed during the
vacation period Judging from and the long distances
between schools the children Waupaca county enjoying
comforts and privileges their school life granted to
their cousins the
Many natural features of Waupaca county strongly
sebe those of Norway Both covered by the great ice sheet
of the glacial period and similar effects to be
The Wild flowers very different Some Of the pressed
specimens look quite natural today Especially this
heather Qyngen) with it's pink blossoms The of honey
still fingers This honey gathered by the bees dark
the hills and Valleys streams and water falls be
ered at that of the early emigan from Norway chose
home in Waupaca county-Mrs E. w. CURLEY, A. B.,
| County Superintendent of Schools, Waupaca County
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