556 NORWAY. 



thrice a day, morning, noon, and evening. 

 Flocks of sheep and goats are allowed to 

 follow the cows. 



Some persons hereabouts use stoves made 

 of lapis olloj-is, (Talcum Ollari.s,) as well 

 as boiling-pots of the same material. The 

 stoves are without chimneys, like a small 

 flue with an oven. The fire is always kin- 

 dled in the oven, when the intention is to 

 make the room warm, and the people 

 make use of burning coals when they are 

 going to bake ; but thej^ never bake in the 

 oven. All the smoke mounts to the ciel- 

 ing, and finds its way out by a hole made 

 for the purpose in the centre ; but this 

 renders the cieling perfectly black. When 

 the smoke does not escape readily, it is 

 necessary to make a draught by opening 

 the door of the house. The reason given 

 for this contrivance is, that if there were 

 a regular chimney, too much heat ^^ ould 

 escape that way. But surely such an ex- 

 cuse is very lame, for much more heat 

 must escape by opening the door. The 



