In the mountain districts the day is kept
with hearty hospitality. All work is sus
pended for thirteen days. The entrance ol
every 1 ouse is tlecoraleei, and tbe wall of
the kitchen are roughly adorned with gau
dy pictures, fantastically painted in water
colors. Throughout Christinas Eve and
Christinas Hay, the merry making is en
tirely domestic, restricted to Uie members
of each household. Not even friendly
visit is paid. On tbe following days the
neighbor assemble at each other' houses
by turns, tor carousing. No regular meal
is provided, but open bouse is kept, tbe
tables richly spread for all comer. No
stranger is permitted to leave Uie bouse
untU he has partaken of the strong I uie
ale, which is served up in true Norwegian
fashion, cask following caik in rapid suc
cession. On theke occasion the servants
sit al the same table with the host, his wife
and family. All are dressed in their gala
at ire of rich colored cloth, trimmed with
gold and silver braid, the women wearing
caps and aprons of brilliant hues.
Gologtcul explorations have shown
the probability that Busaia contains
bed or phosphate of lime of sufficieui
extent to supply Europe for an Indefi
nite period.
How to Clear off the 1 able.
We would like to know bow many of our
httle gul had read the hints we give them
recently, and more (UU, if any one of
them have commenced to make that fart
of house-hold work one of the daily duties.
We hope if there is, that tbey will write
and tell us so, it will encourage us to write
more for them, as it is not easy to write
unless we know it is read witn interest.
