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The population was scanty, and the people made
their living partly by carting and day work at the
many foundries; while many left their homes to find
work at a distance, for agriculture alone would not
pay them. In those days they dressed in homespun,
ate oat cakes, and were content with a daily wage of
a krona. The poverty was great, but it was mitigated
by an easy-going temperament and an inborn aptitude
for handicrafts, which greatly developed when
those people had to make their way among
strangers.
And as these—the lake, the fertile plain, and the
blue hills—make a most beautiful landscape, so
these people, even to-day, are strong, courageous,
and talented. Great progress has been made in their
well-being and education.
May they greatly prosper, the dwellers near the
lake and the blue hills! It is some of their stories I
will now tell you.
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