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Norway.” As the point at issue was a distinction
between delicate tints of red and grey in the atmosphere,
it was not surprising that he should have been quite
unable to perceive it.
During this voyage many opportunities were afforded
of observing the habits of the Norwegians. We had of
course some of the upper classes in the cabin, and
there was a bishop and a member of the Storthing
among them. Spitting on the floor is evidently a
common practice in polite society. Butter, an
important article of food, is brought to table without a
separate knife. Each person requiring a slice cuts it
with his own knife, leaving a smear of gravy, or
whatever may be upon his knife, as a contribution for the
benefit of the next comer. The same is the case with
the cheese. Saltspoons do not appear to have travelled
so far north. These peculiarities may be to some
extent attributable to the fact that the Constitutione is
the worst appointed boat on the service.
We reach Trondhjem on the 21st of July, after an
absence of thirteen days.
Why is it that post-offices here, and in all other parts
of the world, communicate with the outer public through
a wooden window-pane ? Why have they not offices for
business, with counters, such as bankers and other
business people have ? Is it a remnant of the old usages
which required secrecy within the post-office, while the
contents of the letters were being examined by the
postmaster ? In most of our own provincial towns the
wooden-window system is still maintained, in spite of
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