They then go before him, and hastily repair the worst part of the road; while the doctor rides sometimes on one horse, sometimes on another, that they may not sink under the fatigue.

And thus the procession travels for many, many miles, through night and fog, through storm and snow, for on the doctor's promptitude life and death often hang.

When he then returns, quite benumbed, and half dead with cold, to the bosom of his family, in the expectation of rest and refreshment, and to rejoice with his friends over the dangers and hardships he has escaped, the poor doctor is frequently compelled to set off at once on a new and important journey, before he has even had time to greet the dear ones at home.
Sometimes he is sent for by sea, where the danger is still greater on the storm-tost element.
Though the salary of the medical men is not at all proportionate to the hardships they are called upon to undergo, it is still far better than that of the priests.
The smallest livings bring in six to eight florins annually, the richest 200 florins.

Besides this, the government supplies for each priest a house, often not much better than a peasant's cottage, a few meadows, and some cattle.

The peasants are also required to give certain small contributions in the way of hay, wool, fish, &c.