Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-08-04
ALPINE. FUNERALS.
CEREMONIAL VISIT TO THE GEO
OF THE OvlNo.

CEREMONIAL VISIT TO THE GEO
or THE ovlNo.
'unerAl Meats and Orisks-Rsspsess Paid
I" the Osed IN caristhia-Nssive ss,rs
ess of the Aips-Scenos and Fs~aur~a
After the DurtaL
In the remote country districts It may also
said that the funeral begins before the
teath ~ soon a. any man or woman V
'nplssed TO t,e in the last agony not only all
@,ghtprs and friends. tut perfect strangers
are Informed Of the fact and espetsAi to pay
ceremonial visit THE guests simply en,e,
tl,e si,k roOni. take long i,sox at the dying
man ami 60 their ways No prayer 10 sa,d
uartily . word n sp,ken. yet even the chauxe
~nyfarer who declines 70 enter the htaiae ot
ieath on such oes,as,ous y CONSIDERED
strangely heartieA
After death the stream Of vtaitoss ceaaes
tut only for q short tima A. soon - the
body has tsen prepared for burial long u
tile 10 spread 10 the room whers Il lies aud
coverei with wine. spirits and cold vlnnds OF
every description. amt berV oEen house Is
held day ami night till the funeral starts for
the churchyard Whs1ver COMES. known
or unknown. rich or por. h not only al
lowed. hut urgest. to eat and drink a. much
a. he can bes,de the coffin st lsaxt two
huge wax candles. which have teen (etcheSi
from the church. turn d,miy. and ilear them
two Old women sit or Eneel They are paid
Tor their services. anst supposed to pas their
time In prayer Frotn time U time they ar.
rpiIevesi by others. and they then usu lly
make somewhat lengthenetl IAal,ss at the IN
tile tefTe going home After the return ot
the funeral the chief meurner invites every
one who has attended Il to y not meal, which
| is as sumptuous IA he can afford. aud which
usually ends W lard dr,nElng
FUNERAL IN cARiNrHlA
Customs of this kind are not prevalent N
Carlmthla or Upper Carniola funerals ar~
there conducted with terfest quiet and de
rncy Vet in some ots4.rvancss one may
| ,iiid either the germ or the relic OF much that
h'cks u In other dlstr,ctA On the whole
In arrangements seem 70 t,e adjusted " the
present religious beiiets and resluireii,ents Vi
he community and Il II easy u aee nov
hey might degenerate into such excs.s,ss u,
,ave teen mentioned A simple sax,ouu,
Il a funeral In Carnthia will show th,.
sitter than any amount OF abstract argu
i,ent
,softin and the room put In ORDER the latter Ii
thrown open to the vistorA In . Roman
Catholic country It " natural that rich AND
poor should alike wish to say q few prayer,
for the soul of one who has been their friend
their companion or their benefactor Among
tho educated classes certain hours are Al.
| pointed for the purpose. among the p,,orer il
10 usual to keep the house open day ant
night During the greater part OF the tim,
the mourners pray silently. but at certain
hours one OF them repeats aloud the praA ers
In which she others join On leaving thu
room each OF the visitors Is offered a piece 0
bread and glass OF vine or spirits, and til,
| poor are apt to he offended ii the offer Is RI
fused Among q hospitable population thl
custom cannot be considered strange, tut /
must be confessed that. though the refrest,
ments am usually consumed in perfect 81
ience. It u open to abuse Beggars will com
six or seven times In the day for the sake o
the dram with which their devotions are re
warded. and a. 1t often happens that n
u:ember OF the family Is present. and us ~
one would like at such a season TO be guilt
OF an ungracious art, It is very difficult T.
'~A1 = nrtaner cherk ON s'rh '"rstnA
THk NATIVE SOCIETY
The native society OF the Alps q some
what peculiar In its character The bette
clam Of the officials have, for the most part
been educated In the same schools. and man
Of them have there formed lasting friend
ships with each other. In later years the
rarely meet. except at the annual meeting
OF the societies Of which they may happe
to be members; but the old affection still n
mains urimpaired When the news Of tn
i-ath OF an old forester or priest spread
rom valley to valley It therefore awaken
many kind memories Of old times, and O
I've day Of the funeral old companions vii
.ften come some thirty or forty miles. eve
vhen railway cannot be used, to pay tn
,st tribute Of respect to the dead ln th
owns these visitors put up at different inn.
ny those who are very intimate with tn
amily think OF entering the house Of mourn
ag
At the appointed hour they gather outsid
he door. accompany the funeral T. tn
.hurchy yard and on its return speak . fe,
sords Of sympathy to the family. A.
'ule. no refreshment Is offered them Onl
ai,e bearers OF the coffin. who are usually In
innate friends or colleagues Of the deceased
are invited to cold repast, which does nc
last long. In Q society at once 20 ciosel
inited and 20 widely scattered it cannot bu
happen that many old friends who have lon
bsen separated should meet on such osx.asioi.
and that. after the ceremony " over. the
should gather In grouls In the various Inn,
The very thought Of the companion the
have lost recalls memories Of a iess sont,e
character Old t,oyish prGnks ars remen
tered and old hunting adventures retoic
the wine flows freely. and. though the occa
sion of their meeting Is not forgotten. Il
nournfu character no longer casts q gloor
over the whole Of the conversation In sasl
when respected citizen Of any small tow
mas leen buried. a stranger who entered an
Of the chief houses OF entertainment In tn
afternoon would fancy that a festival va
ueilv celebrated - London Saturday kevtow
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Lincoln certainly IH-sSessesi IL IL u Just 9
sensible to tel-ve IN gifts On q large Aaie q
IN little sense. AMI every PRIMARY teache
xno~s which OF her pupils will pro,abi
make their way. amt which are ptsltivel
iull and likely TO remain %. No two huna
! tsinSs are createi with the same naturs
. ability. and genus u simply the iuborn qua
! itiee Of mind. which. IN Y healthy body cal