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pass the night there, and go on by rail to Malmö next day (comp. p. 305).
— In each railway-compartment a notice is posted up, giving information
of the stations at which the train stops to enable the traveller to dine
and sup.
From Nässjö to Malmö (268 Kil. or 166 Engl. M. t, express in 53/,-7 hrs.
(see above); other trains in 10 hrs. (fares 18 kr. SO, 14 kr. 10, 9 kr. 40 ö.;
express 22 kr. 80, 16 kr. 10 o.). PLeturn-tickets are issued only for
distances beyond 75 Kil., and are not available for the express trains. The
holders of circular tickets may, however, travel by the express.
From Stockholm to (300 Kil.) Xiissjn, see R. 41.
Beyond Nässjö the train traverses the district of Småland (so
called from the ‘small patches of arable land’ with which it is
sprinkled), which extends from Lake Yettern to Skåne, 140 Engl. Ml to
the S. This region consists of moor, swamp, wild forest, lakes, and
rocky islands, allintermingledin chaotic confusion and interminable
succession. These features are peculiarly characteristic of Swedish
scenery, occurring with few interruptions all the way from
Malmö to llåparånda. They most probably owe their origin to the
action of the ice and snow with which the whole peninsula was
once covered. The stones and rocks bear indications of having been
worn and rounded by glacier-action, while the mounds of debris,
the isolated patches of alluvial soil, the barren rocks, and the
dreary moors are traceable to the agency of snow and torrents,
resembling in many places the moraines of Switzerland. The forest
(skog, from skugga, ‘shadow’, as contrasted with lund, which
signifies a pleasant ‘grove’), which clothes the greater part of this
territory, and the countless gloomy lakes, with -which this district in
particular is not inaptly said to be ‘riddled’, hardly contribute to
enliven the scene. The railway-engineers encountered great
difficulties here, and the traveller will observe that lofty embankments,
cuttings, and bridges ,are very numerous. A few churches, with
their detached belfries (klockstapel), are seen at intervals, and the
monotony of the landscape is farther relieved by groups of red,
timber-built cottages, roofed with green turf, and patches of
pasture. Manufactories, too, are occasionally passed, and wherever
water-power is available it is utilised by mills.
The next stations are Grimstorp, Sandsjö, Säfsjö (branch hence
to Hvetlanda), Stockaryd, and Lamhult, to the right of which,
400 ft. above the railway, rises the Grönskulle. 424 Kil. Moheda.
430 Kil. (269 Engl. M.) Alfvesta (Vimans Hotel; *Rail.
Restaurant, with a few beds), prettily situated on Lake Salen (470 ft.),
is the junction of a branch-line to Vexiö, Karlskrona, and Kalmar
(see li. 94). Near Alfvesta is the ancient church of Aringsås, with
a belfry and interesting Runic stones.
4:10 Kil. (279 M.) Yislanda, the scene of the old Blenda Saga,
lies on the Brhvalla Heath.
From Visi.anda to Holmen, 51 Kil. (31‘A Engl- M.l, railway in 21. 2-3 hrs.
(fares 3 kr. 60, 2 kr. 30 ö.). The intermediate stations are Maluskog,
Rysiby, Tutaryd, Ljungby, and Angelstad. Rolmen lies on the lake (465 ft.)
of that name, a sheet of water 10 Engl. M. long and 6 M. broad, from which
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