CAPE MAY HERALD, TUESDAY AUGUST 13, 1907

THE IM OF BREAD, Superstitions ot Many Lands Connected Therewith. THE CROSS UPON THE LOAF.

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CAFE MAY THE COOLEST SEASIDE SUMMER RESORT ON THE ATLANTIC COAST

Reached by -Reading System and Pennsylvania, from Philadelphia. FOURTEEN EXPRESS TRAINS DAILY TO AND FROM THE RESORT |}y cnnipaialivc nfticial Unvcinincnt ol'wrvntiono. Cope Moy i» from 3 to 10 Jeifrceo cooler in Sommer an<! warmer W-Winjer than any other Krtott on the Atlantic Coast, north ol Florida. It alandi on a peniooulo jutting out between the Atlanlic Ocean anti tlte Delaware Bay. A* a HEALTH RESORT it it unturpatted. Equable and dry climate. It io the jlpmc ot Fdohi >n and Wealth in the Summer tea ton, w ith a hitloty ot ore hundred yeatt at tuch. Splendid hotel accommodaliont. THE BOULEVARD ttretcheo along the ocean front, jutl intide the Boardwalk, and olong I during the iathionatlc driving dourt ol the day arc teen hundtedi ol fine rquipaget and automibilei, while their oceupanlt can enjoy at the tame time an unobttipeted view of Old Neptune. THE FINEST BEACH STRAND IN THE WORLD IS HEREG THE BOARDWALK is a splendid esplanade, over five miles in length, with unobstructed views of the ocean. FISHING, SAILING, GUNNING, and the kindred sports in both Mill and rough waters. Large fleet.of public yachts. BATHING- A highly valued feature of many of the hotels are the hot and cold sea water baths, both public and private. Cape May Possesses the Fi«u«t Sea Bathing in the World, because its beach is smooth, with a gradual descent into the water. There ftre no holes or gulleys, and no life lines are required. DRIVING. RIDING. ETC. Miles of Beautiful Streets and Avenues. Good roads through the adjacent country. GOLII The links of the Cape May Golf Club, among the finest in the United States, are open all Summer. Frequent tournaments. THE COTTAGE COLONY is a distinguished feature, made up of residents of the leading cities of the Union. It is a SHORE RESORT with all the advantages of the Country Pi.ack, because it is the only resort on the Coast on the main land and not on a sanded island, and along its avenues are trees with verdant foliage. THE MARKETS are the best, with fresh vegetables gathered frem farms in the adjoining country.

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of the eualum. Almost all our aopersUtkina about bread date back to old paean days, though they have been greatly modified so as to conform to Christian belief*. With the anclem Romans the taking ot bread and cakes was often invested with a rellgioua algntficance. especially the cakes offered to the p*ls and goddesses. These cake* were prepared In a particular ■way. and after t^tug marked with the symbol of the deity In whose honor they were offered they were supposed to posse** supernatural virtues. The old domestic practice was modi fled when Christianity tiecame triumphant and in place of a pagan symbol the early Christian housewife not only naed to make the sign of the cross when she tiegan to kuead the dough, but she marked that sign upon her loaf before placing It In the oven. Why? Simply teen use the sign of the cross is the recognized Christian protecting mark against the attacks of evil splrlt.wltcbes and the like; hence bread marked with the cross la supposed to be witchproof. will bake all right, n<-l Just as the Jews have i«saover cakes sad other 1 >eople* have had specially prepared f<«>d for their religious festivals. so tin- Christians have cakes for

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I Friday are simply modern representatives of the cakes used at some old pagan festival. In truth, to study the superstitions about bread Is to take a wide lesson In folklore. These superstition* relate to the knendlng trough, the oven, bakers ami bread. For Instance. In many part* of France the arc he. or kneading trough. !* more than a rude kitchen utensil. It Is often a pretty bit of furniture. M. Bebtllot, who collected many of the superstitions of the French folk relative to bread, quotes the story of a thief who entered the window of a bouse with Intent to com tnlt burglary, but refused to step on the trough still containing the dough, believing that to do so would be an

Impiety

A writer In an English magazine says that In Coilland the cruft la still signed' before fbc oven fire Is lighted «r -tiie dough kneaded. This practice Is very common In the country districts all over Europe. In Brittany the housewife mokes the sign of the cross with the right bond while she places the left hand in the trough. After the dough kneeded, the lid of the trough Is shut, and so Is tlie door, for If the eat should enter the room the bread would rise. Certain charms or Invocations are used to cause the bread to multiply Itself. Tim* the peasant housewife adjure* the dough to ImRate the leaven, the wheat the miller and to rise. Fbe -would be very angry If any one should *lng or whistle In the room while she la ms king the loaf. In jiotne parts of Europe the bake ovet^i almost a sacred object In certain places of Brittany, for example. It Is dedicated with ceremonies. The wood it sprinkled with blessed water The proper beat la attested by the melting of * bottle, and finally an egg Is broken for lock. Beside*, there are certain days 00 which bread must not he baked, ac on Holy Friday or daring the night of All Saints, when the ghosts would be snf* to est It The loaf of bread Itself Is connected with a whole crowd of superstitions.

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tlon, if a loaf accidentally parts In the hand while an tramarriM lady la cutting It tbla may be taken to Indicate either that she win not be married during the next twelve months, or. what is worse, that there win be dissensions of some kind In the family Rome folks hare a fear of taming a loaf upside down after rotting It Of eon me It li everywhere regarded aa bad look for a plecr of brand to fall on the battered ■Me - New Tort Poet

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