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III. CONVEYANCES.
hind the traveller, on the top of it the Skydsgut (or simply Gut)
takes his seat, and the traveller usually drives himself. If he does
so he will be responsible for any accident, but not if he allows the
'Gut' to drive from behind. The horses, or rather ponies, are often
overdriven by foreigners. As the average charge of 2-.!»/. per Engl.
mile is a very inadequate remuneration to the. Skijd<i>ligtige, or
peasants who are bound to supply the horses, it is unfair on this ac¬
count also to overdrive them. As a rule Id-If) min., ami sometimes
more, should be allowed for each English mile. The Skydsstntioner
(pron. sta-hnoner; which are usually inns also), or farm-houses
whose proprietors are bound to supply travellers with horses when¬
ever required, are situated at intervals of (>-!:.i Engl. M.
Those 'station,' where the proprietor (Skyds - Sk.ifl'er) is bound
to have several horses always in readiness, and is liable to a tine
if he keeps the traveller waiting for more than ' 4-^0 hour, are
called Fade Shiii'-ne-r (i. e. 'fixed stations', where a 'fixed' number
of horses are in readiness), or usually by Engli-h travellers 'fast
stations', if the stage is a short one and the hor-e good, the trav¬
eller may often drive on to the next station on getting leave from
the station-master. Another class of stations, now rare, exc pt. in
little frequented districts is the 'I'il<itj.:L<t-St,iti--)irr (or Shifter),
the owners of which are hound to procure hordes on getting notice
or 'Tilsigolse (from UUige, 'to tell to', '.-end to'). At these stations,
justly called 'slow by English travellers byway of antithesis to the
'fast', the charge- are very low, but the traveller may often be kept
waiting for hours. These delays are obviated by -ending Forbad
('previous message | to stations 01 thi- class, and the same remark
applies to 'slow boat-stations. The. ' Fovbud' must arrive at least
three hours before the time at which horses are required, Or better
on the previous day, and should therefore be dispatched two or
three days beforehand. It is usually sent by letter or post-card, or
by any one preceding the tra\eller on the same route f. Travellers
pressed for time may also with advantage send 'Eorbud' to 'fast'
stations.
On the great thoroughfares through the Valders |R. 7) and the
Gudbrandsdal (R. .^) it is often found more convenient to hire a
carriage (Vogn, Kalesckvogn. or Landnuer; or a Trille. i. e. an
open four-wheelerj and horses for the whole route, in order to
avoid delays at the overtasked stations.
Among other regulations, it may be mentioned that each pass¬
enger drawn by one horse is allowed 64lbs. oi luggage. If two per-
t The Forbitdseddel, or message, may be expressed as follows: —
Paa Skydsskiftet (. . . name the station) best-Hies en 1L..I (i,j Hex/e etc
med Karjol (Karjoler) idler Stolkjcerre (Stolkjatrrer) ManUageii den 20. Juli
Formiddagen (Eftermiddagen) Klokkea et (to. tre. etc.). 1'na samme Tid varir,
Frokost (or Middagsmad) for en Person (to, tre Personer).
Pate & Place. Signature.
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