Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-06-04
On the Effects of Initiation
Translated by Phillip NJ Mitchell Reprinted from the Summe
of American Scandinavian
BY LUDWIG HOLBERG

Translated by Phillip Mitchell 1852
Issue of The American Scandinavian Review
The volumes epistolary which the DanoNor
Ludwig Holbegthe
father modern Scandinavian neutrality-suspicious.
until his death 1851 embrace nearly subject which
cupied nquirng during eighteenth
century
philosophical others humorous Hoberg Epist No 81 the
essays which
pertinent today they Holbegs
trical Epstle No 70 equality
published
Revue
When initiation comes to country or when taxes are
imposed, complains than they who have the
least to do Those who whine the
chants and storekeeper all artisans and the taster OF
wine and beern short all those who live from their labor
and daily income Experience nevertheless shows that nfla
ton and the general mposs do not affect them nearly
much those who complain least The merchants,
able to procure restitution and repair the damages made
by excuses and initiation whereas others have such
merchant declares that he cannot sell his
at the old price in such mes storekeeper increases the
price of yard of CLOTH workman wants higher wages
the solicitor that his salary is insufficient and
stefan will sell minuet at the old market price. In this
way that which lost to side from the other
and that which is expended with hand is reacqured
with the other That they complain than Others of
taxation and initiation ascrbe to their cunning with which
they try avoid their fellow citizens jealousy by persuad
ing them that they suffer much Others The most
remarkable aspect of this that the which in nfla
onary times put labor and goods generally remain
although times change that the aforementioned cate
gores often profit from the conditions which Cypress
others When the prices of goods begin to RISE they continue
rise and few examine the true The purchaser
thinks that the price low if is the this year it
last and the seller careful to discuss changes
which should effect epoch trade by lowering prices
They who receive wages but live from their invest
have annual fixed incomes the only
who suffer such times The complaints which the landed
gentry and peasants make about dear times and fail
of the nature for it not they who sell
cultural products who suffer but rather the general public
which purchases them When it not too fail
enrches rather than the farmers for it is in diff
fcut times that their blowing really is profitable and they
then able to compensate the losses caused by the low
crop failure it sigh which from the heart
unless that he moved by sympathy for the
public and jewellers who must buy their at
high prices but this would be difficult to believe speak
only of general crop failure having such effect for
local crop failure province another estate
another Cypress the agricuturaist and ruin him
financially both his harvest and his sales and
he unable compensate the market place for the
of his barn. We observe that most of the people who
complain oudest about the times have the least occasion
for complaint this that sensible people who
see clearly than others often consider can't
sign of wealth and believe that the other hand they
who and talk about their prosperity generally
ssance and the loan of money generally begins his plea
with prelude about his prosperity.
I remain.