Two kinds of wagons are used, the carriole and the stolkjaerre.  The carriole resembles an American sulky, except that it is springless, and nearly the entire weight is forward of the axle.  It is a two-wheeled gig with the body shaped like the bowl of a spoon.  The seat, in front of the axletree, is fastened by cross-pieces to the long, slender shafts that project behind and provide a place for light luggage and a seat for the driver.  The carriole is for one passenger.  It is falling into disuse, and its place is being taken by the stolkjaerre, a two-wheeled cart that will carry two passengers.  It also has long shafts which extend under the axletree to make a support for the luggage and a seat for the driver.  The passenger’s seat is in front, perched on two wooden bars stretched obliquely upwards and backwards from the front of the vehicle.  The drivers, usually men although sometimes girls, vary in age from six to sixty years.

The Norwegian horses are stout, stubby, and spirited little beasts.  They are cream-colored, high crested, and have black manes and tails; the manes are cropped, except the forelocks, which are left to protect the eyes from the sun, and the tails are very full.  Horses are valued in Norway by the size and fullness of their tails.  These little animals are so trustworthy and intelligent that tourists, as well as peasants, soon get to look upon them as companions.  In every “skyds-station,” as the posting stations are called, in a conspicuous place is posted this inscription:  Vaer god mod hesten.  This means “be good to the horse.”  At every station there is also a book, called the skydsbog, in which travelers are requested to write their names and any complaints they may have to make regarding their treatment.  At intervals these books are examined by government officials.

Swedish horses are much larger than those of Norway, tall, heavy, with long legs and barrel-shaped bodies, very much like Canadian stock.  They drive well, make good speed, and will eat anything.  At the livery stables one can hire outfits by the day or hour—­the legal price being 63 cents an hour or 56 cents to any point within the city limits, and there is an excellent cab system, with what is known as the “taxameter” register.  Every cab is equipped with an arrangement similar to a gas meter, which shows on a dial the money due, whether you are using it by the hour or by the distance.  The hackman sets his clock at zero at the time of starting, according to the number of passengers or whether he is hired by time or distance, and it ticks away while you ride or while he waits.  The fare for one or two persons is sixty-two cents per hour; for three persons, eighty-seven cents an hour; for four persons, $1.24 and a tip to the driver anywhere from one cent to fifteen cents, according to the time he has been with you.  The public posting system outside of the cities is similar to that of Norway.