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The food is generally good and abundant, but vegetables are
rare, and ‘hermetiske Sager’, salt relishes, and cheese always
preponderate at breakfast and supper. The usual charge for a
substantial breakfast or supper is 1-11/2, for dinner 2-21/2 crowns.
Wine, beer (250. per half-bottle), tea, and coffee are all extras.
No spirits are procurable. At 7 or 8 a.in. most passengers take a cup
of coffee and a biscuit or rusk (‘Kavringer’). The account should
be paid daily, to prevent mistakes. The steward expects a fee of
1/2-l kr. for a voyage of 24 hours, but less in proportion for longer
voyages.
Railways (Norw. Jernbaner, Sw. jernvägar). Most of the
railways are similar in all respects to those of other European countries.
I’.otli in Norway and Sweden , however, there are several
narrow-gauge lines BA ft.), with two classes only, which correspond with
the 2nd and 3rd on the other lines. The carriages on these narrow
lines are often badly hung and unprovided with spring-buffers, so
that the passenger sustains a severe jolting at starting and drawing
up. From 50 to 70lbs. of luggage are usually free. All luggage,
except what the passenger takes into the carriage with him. must
be booked. The average speed of the quick trains (Norw.
Hurtig-togen, Sw. kurirtågen, snälltågen) is 22-24 Engl. M., that of the
mixed trains (blandede Tog, blandade tåg) 15-20 Engl. M., and
that of the goods trains (Godstog, godståg) 10-12 Engl. M. per
hour. These last, which usually convey 2nd and 3rd class
passengers only, are extremely tedious for long distances. All the!
trains have smoking carriages (Røgekupé, rökkupé) and ladies’
compartments (Kvindekupé, damkupé).
The Railway Restaurants in Norway are often poor, but in
Sweden they are good and inexpensive. Passengers help
themselves, there being little or no attendance. For breakfast the usual
charge is 11/4-11/2, for dinner or supper 11/2-l3/4 crowns; for a
cup of coffee or half-bottle of beer 25 ø. Spirituous liquors not
obtainable. The express trains stop at fixed stations, the names of
which are posted up in the carriages, to allow time (generally only
1/4 hr.) for meals.
Posting (Norw. Skyds,l Sw. skjuts; pronounced shöss or shyss
in each case). Sweden is so well provided with railways and
inland steamboat-routes that the traveller rarely has occasion to drive
on the high-roads. In Norway, however, there are still immense
tracts of country where the Stolkjærre (a light cart with seats
for two persons, and generally without springs) and the Kariol[1]
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