[Footnote 1: In Norway confirmation is always preceded by a public examination of the candidates in the aisle of the church. The order in which they are arranged is supposed to indicate their attainments, but does, as a rule, indicate the rank and social position of their parents.]
[Footnote 2: Norwegian snow-shoes.]
[Footnote 3: The genius of cattle, represented as a beautiful maiden disfigured by a heifer"s tail, which she is always trying to hide, though often unsuccessfully.]