Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-24

nave DOT gone UaCAWdIu, Out nave Uccn
gradually increasing, and are likely to con-
tinue 60, and any attempt to inculcate q
sentiment abrogating them would excite
as much indignation as Paul's preaching
did among the image. makers Of Athens.
And there is no reason why they should
not continue, so far as they are legitimate.
Repudiate or abrogate the 4th of July and
the dissipation of Americas liberty is likely
to follow. Obliterate Christmas and Chris
tianity is likely to become weakened or
dissipated, for it would be the beginning
of the obliteration of Deity. 1t is the
''plane and continent" of Gods man1fes-
tation of Himself to men, which is the only
medium of conjunction with Him who,
''out of Christ is a consuming fre." This
spiritual fermentation moved the human
mind sixty years ago, has moved 1t, annu-
ally at least, ever since, and with increas-
ing intensity moves it to. day.
GRANTELLUs.
Ihe Term III te GoHn!ry d was hy WsW Gt
Anglicism was tortured into Bell Nicholas, oil
OF which was in allusiOn to st. Nicholas, the
patron saint of boys. no doubt. 1t was once
common in Germany, and. perhaps, is so still,
for the children OF the family to assemble on
the eve OF st. Nicholas dec. 6) when nuts and
swcctmeats would be distributed among thenl
but If any naughty children were present, in.
stead of a present they would get O whack OF
the Klaubaut. This custom, in this country,
somehow, was transferred to, and became a
part OF our Christmas sports.
b This tenn was pronounced "krisht Kind
ly" and ii, with kriSS kringle, are doubtless
corruptiCnso of Christ Kindchen, or ''Christ-
child" had been disposed to regard Krlss
Kringlc as mongrel translation Of Christ
kindchen into English, but DIR. Breener
n 9 81 npfch (ITnllan1i,ll term
c. "Hcnshing' is corruption of Hand
| kinds, mainly mittens and gloves, called
| "Fausht 'henshing ''::and "Finger-henshing,'
7 or 1irst-gloves and fnger-gloves. In later day.
| mittens was abbreviated to mitts, but the
| Units" of that day was applied to sort o
handcOvcring worn by women, in which only
the wrist and part of the hand was covered. al
posed. These mitts sometimes extended t.
| the elbows, and they were known by tina
name many years afterwards, and perhaps II
| still obtains.
| d. James Monroe was then president OF th'
United States, and tins particular tootgear wa
Monroe and knew he was president, but w
had no very distinct idea of his relation to tn
country Or to us II We should have happenet
| ten feet high and six inches between the eyes
| we perhaps would not have entertained al.
more regard for him than tor any other man
| e. "Matzebanm this is Il corruption o
MaJizipdne, Il Vcnitian swcctmCat Or sweet
| bread, otherwise Bread-of- Marcus" IN Ger
man dictionaries the word is spelled Marfzipd,
| pronounced Mar-tsec-pawn), and Is rendered
| in English Marchpanc. "GOd save me piec'
| OF Marchpane" is found in Shakespeare, SO tina
| it must nave been known in England befor
| his time. These pseudO-cOnfcctiOns were a
| one time extensively manufactured In Ian
caster, and patent was obtained as late a
| 1876 for Il machine to make them. They wcr
| made of white dough, and OF at least tw'
| kinds one containing SwCetcninS and tn
| other none: and they were either baked o
| dried. They were GmbclliShcd with animals
| trees birds, flowers bushes, men, women ant
| upon tie one side, and they were gaudil
painted with red, yellow, green. blue. &c;
| and when the youngsters commenced suck
| ing them, tor the small quantity of sugar the
| contained, their hands and their faces frOn
| their mouths TO theircyc5 and ears presente
| Il iudicrous aspect of cOnimingled daubery.
cd them, occupied Il very conspicuous part Q
| the decorations of aChristlnas tree sixty year
ago. tor, excepting moiety of highly colorc
| grass beads. which were nOtalways nor every
where Obtainablc, they constituted mainl
| the cOlOrinS of the adOrnmenis. Disks of re
white, blue, green, yellow, brown and blacl
flannel or clOLh. with scOllOped edges and O
in the centre, the largest disk form
ing the base and the smallest til
apex. producing sort of aster-shape
flower. These were from one to three inche
in diameter, and were fastened to the branche
OF the tree with their faces outward, and cOul
be kept from one Christmas to another will
out spelling.