Peeps at many lands: Sweden

most interesting to visit, because of the kindliness of the people

ied men of the country, that they might go with him to Germany to fight for the faith he loved, while the old men and women were left to till the land. In many places you come across beautiful castles containing great treasures which Gustavus and his Generals brought home from the war. The

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d perhaps an occasional lighthouse. If it be a Sunday afternoon or a holiday, there is plenty of life. There in summer can be seen hundreds of men and women bathing in the water, or basking in the open air on the banks of the river or on the islands. Every now and then you meet steamers crowded with pleasure-seekers, who are to spend the day at Marstrand, Lysekil, or o

, similar in appearance to those that convey the milk from the farms to the towns in our country. These are water-cans. They have no fresh water suitable for drinking in many of the islands, so that it has to be carried every day from a town. Now you come to Elfsborg,

the top of the Mountain Otterh?llen, surrounded by his advisers and officers, a small bird, chased by an eagle, flew to the feet of the King for refuge. The King thought this was a message from heaven, and there and then decided that the new city should be built at

inhabitant of Gothenburg can converse fluently in English. Wait patiently for a little and the captain will allow you to telephone to your friends from the ship. Very many ships have the telephone. By

e is universal. Every place of business, of course, has one, but also every private h

pearance of the city. Canals intersect the streets. This is because the first

on on one, as the streets are well

they both are, with rows of spreading trees and stately buildings! These are the fashionab

king-men, with their wives and children, listen to the music of the ban

behind their stalls of flowers, fruits, and vegetables. One wonders how they move, they are enveloped in so much clothi