Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-20

Jupiter and Leda, who came forth
 from an egg deposited by Leda while
 in the guise of snow-white swan. Castor and Pollux had so distinguished themselves with Jason in search of the golden fleece and in the Calydon-
 ian hunt that they were made the
 leities of boxing, wrestling and all equestrian sports. One of these twins, Castor, was mortal and was killed Pollux, who was immortal, implored Jupiter to allow him to die also that he might not be parted from his broth CT. Instead, Jupiter permitted Castor to return to earth on condition that Pollux would spend half his life in hades. When Jupiter saw that the affection of Pollux for his brother did not hesitate at this condition he trans lated them both to the skies where they form a bright constellation. The position of this constellation, which is known as the Gemini, determined the date of the Roman egg festival.
 While some think that we may have derived our Easter egg custom from either Persia or Rome others incline to the belief that it comes to us from the Jews, who in turn derived it from the Egyptians. Eggs were held by the ancient Egyptians as an emblem of the renovation of the world after the deluge. The Jews adopted this emblem to their own use as a type of their deliverance from the bondage in Egypt. It was because of this that we find an egg among the articles pre- scribed by law to be placed upon the table at the Pasch.
 In some parts of Russia it was the custom for every person in the parish to give colored egg to the pastor of the church on Easter morning. Some of the Russians wear gold egg as an ornament during the entire Easter season, while the custom of making presents of eggs is common in all parts of the country. In Russia these eggs are given directly while in Ger many it is essential that they be not given from hand to hand; they must be hidden and found, else no good luck will follow.
 Another very common egg game is that of rolling hard-boiled and colored eggs on the ground. This game is played with few variations in nearly all parts of Europe. In the United States the egg rolling on the White House lawn on Easter Monday is an h;oI Ic Of look forward.
 Another familiar Easter symbol is the rabbit or hare. The presence of he hare may be quite likely accounted for by the fact that the hare has long been the symbol of the moon, and, as every one knows, Easter derives it's date from the moon, the Council of Nice having decreed in 325 that Easter should be celebrated upon the first Sunday following the full moon which comes next after the 21st of March. It is more than likely that it s from this fact of Easter following he moon that we find the hare mixed ID with our Easter celebration.
 In Germany the hare is usually pic .ured sitting beside nest of colored eggs, and on Easter every German household boasts a small image of . lare executed in chocolate.
 In the county of Warwick, England, here was an old custom which bound he parson of the parish to give ,alfs head and 100 eggs to any young man who would catch hare and bring it to the church before ten 1cloek on Easter morning.
 From Lancashire comes san explana- .ion of another familiar sign of Easter the Easter lily The beautiful Lan- eashire myth has it that after the resurrection the places where our Lord trod were marked by white lilies which sprang up and blossomed in his footsteps.