St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-11-22

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These posy ringA - thev were called.
wero q ono time very popular. though
the posies were not Of great poeticaJ
merit We may quote - specimens:
"In thea my cholcs
Joo rejoice"
'Ccnstancy and Heaven are round.
And IN this the Emblem's found."
Perhaps tho most important ring
certainly in the opinion Of tho fair sex
lis the wedding ring. Ordinarily, .
plain gold ring Il used: but any ring
viii do-cven the ring Of key has
done service before now. IL Is we'll
known that the second Of the three
beautiful Cummings was married with .
curtain ring. the impatienco OF the
bridegroom-the Duke Of Hamilton
mot permitting him to wait till the
usual ring could be procured
The delivery OF ring has always been
considered . sign Of confidence. Of del.
cgation, Of power; and hence, in mar
riage, shows the trust OF the husband
in his wife. and his investing her with
authority in his household. II is also
looked upon as . symbol Of eternity and
oonstancy.
Some consider that the left hand was
chosen to signify tho wife's subsection
to the husband. and tho third finger be-
cause It thereby pressed . vein supposed
to communists directly with the heart
The third finger. on account Of certain
fancied virtue with which 1t is credited.
has always been selected as the ono on
which to wear Official ringA To tho
Greek and Roman physicians 1t was
known - the medical or healing finger.
and Was used to stir their mixtures.
from IN idea that nothing noxi0us
could communicate with IL without Civ.
ing immediate warning BY palpitation
Of the heart In some parts Of England
the ring g-fnger is supposed to have the
power Of curing any sore or wound
which It stroked BY It Also. It Is be.
lieved that any growth like wart on
tho skin may b removed by rubbing
wedding ring upon it
Among the Puritans there were many
who desired to forbid the use Of tho
wedding ring - Popish and super
stitious practice. Butler. In his '.Hudi.
bras" refers TO this:
sOtAcrs were for abolishing
That tool Of matEimony, ring
With which tn unsanctined bridegroom
Il married only to . thumb"
When tho Venetian Republic was AZ
the height Of its power. there was an
annual ceremony Of marriage between
the Do2c and tho Adriatic. On Asceu-
sion day, with much ceremony and re-
joicings, . ring was thrown by the
Doge. into the sea, to denote that IS the
wife is subject to tho husband, SO was
tho Adriatic sea to tho Republic Of
Venice.
So universal has been the belief in
charms. and 50 various the articles that
have been used as such. that It is not to
be wondered 1t that rings should be in
cluded among them In the Middle
Ages, rings inscribed with tho supposed
names Of the Wise Men Of the East who
visited our Saviour-namely, Melchoir.
Balthasar and Jaspcr-wcrc believed to
act - charms against accidents to the
wearer while travelling. as well - to
countcrsct secrecy and to guard against
sudden death. They were made Of sill
yer, and sometimes even Of lead cast in
. mold, to b sold cheap to tho lower
orders
Silver rings are by no means uncom-
mon at the present day, worn - charms
against cramp and rheumatism. Tho
use Of rings In England. as charms
against cramp. dates from the eleventh
century.
In Catholic times cramp rings wore
blessed by the King ON Good Friday.
Coming in state into his chapel, he
fopnd . crucilx laid upon , cushion
and . carpet spread ON the ground be-
fcfe Il He crept along tho carpet to
tho cushion, - . sign Of his humility.
and there blessed the rings (which were
in silver basin). kneeling all tho time.
with his almoner knccling by his side.
After this was done. the Queen and all
her ladies came In and crept up to the
cross
OF the romance connected with rings.
pages might be written. Both Nathaniel
Hawthorne and Oliver Wendell Holmes
refer to tho incident Of DR.. Harris. Of
Dorchester, Mass, who. when . poor
youth, trudging along ono day. stan In
hand, being then in stress Of sore need.
found all 1t once that somewhat was
adhering to the end Of his stick, which
somewhat proved to be gold ring OF
price. bearing tho words: God speed
thee, friend" &
A curious anecdoto concerning . ring
and : walking-stick Il given in Notes
and QuerieA" A servant boy was sent
into the town with valuable ring. Hc
took Il ont Of its box to admire It and.
passing over . plank bridge, let It fall
ON . muddy bank. Not being able to
find It. he ran away to sea, finally set
tied In . colony. made large fortune
came back after many years. and bought
the estate on which he had been servant
One day, while walking over his land
with friend. no came to tho plank
bridge, and there told his story. 81
could swear" said he. pushing his stick
into the mud. TO the very spot Ca
which tho ring dropped" When he
withdrew tho stick. the ring was on the
end Of it-Once Week.
A 0ooa Deal Easier.
Il = . good deal easier 70 Be bravo
than Il il to be patient
II IL . good deal easier 70 mean right
than It II to do right
Il Is . good deal easier to do your
duty than It II to get others to do their
duty.
It Is . good deal easier to bo what
God wants you to be than It Is to b
what the devil wants you to bc.
Is il . good deal easier 70 walk In the