THE OMAHA DAILY JJEE: ST 2s DAY, aLrtltCTI 17, 1001.
QUAINT LORE ABOUT PATRICK
BtorUs f Inland's Saint Qleaned from
Legend and Tradition.
MYTHS WITH A MIRTHFUL FLAVOR
Olil Jilck nml Minor IUiKtir (iUon
it Lively Whirl Sntmlnilln to
Iltirn Ail vrn tiirr of
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Bt. Patrick's day In tlia morning! One of
tho few racial holidays tho observance or
which follows the light of the sun around
tho world. Coming on Sunday for tho first
tlmo In tho century Increases the holiday
luster of tho occasion and gives It the re
ligious flavor which Is Us due.
Tomes havo been written about the life
of Ireland's saint nnd much controversy
aroused concerning his nativity, whether a
Koman or a Oreck bishop, a Catholic or nil
Episcopalian. With these It Is not the pur
pose of this nrtlclc to deal. Dry facts or
biographers and claims of disputants are
dispensed with, and tradition and legendary
loro nro drawn upon to fashion a sketch or
Christianity's npostle on tho Kinerald Isle.
Old legends and tradition deal lightly nnd
delightfully with the saint, describing to
him the possession of wonderful powers,
which he exercised for mankind's benefit.
When n boy of 11 tho embryo missionary
was captured by pirates and sold to slavery
In Ireland for seven years. Hut for this
lucky chance, by tho way, tho Kmerala
Islo might still be unregencrnte. Tho
youth was employed as n swineherd on top
of a lofty mountain. Hero he was wont to
mcdltato on tho urgent necessity of a little
missionary entcrprlso among the then sonil
barbarlans. One night, so the dory goes, hU lonely
vigil was rudely Interrupted by no less u
personage than tho devil himself. His Sa
tanic Mnjesty had adopted the effectual dlB
gulso of a hugo stone nnd attempted to
frighten tho future saint by Jumping on
him. The lad, however, was nothing
daunted, but, extricating himself speedily,
culled out In n lusty volco: "Hellas!
Hellas!"
At tho same moment tho orb of day saw
fit to anticipate iho dawn, according to the
almanac, by several hours, nnd roso glori
ously upon tho rccno. This was too much
for tho I'rlnco of Darkness. Ho lied In his
natural shapo, while tho swineherd resumed
his post and the sun discreetly sank to
nbldc tho orthodox time of rising.
Ntiowliiill or Tiro.
On a certain cold morning St. Patrick and
his followers woro on the summit of n blea:c
mountain, with no apparent means of mak
ing a fire. To ndd to their discomfort snow
was falling heavily, nnd a howling wind hud
arisen. Now was tho opportunity for tho
saint. Ho ordored all handi to collect snow
balls togcthot In n great heap, thcu he
quietly breathed upon the frcsty mound, aim
lot flames burst forth Immediately.
Tho following touching poem alluding to
tho above la of comparatively recent date:
Ht. Patrick, ns in legends (old,
rue morning ncinK vury coin,
In order to iisauago tin) weather,
'ollected bits of Ico together;
Then gently breathed upon the pyre.
When every fragment bltucd on tire.
Ah! If tho Halut had hern xo kind
Ah to have left tho gift behind
To HUfh a love-lorn wretch us me,
Who dully struggles to bo free,
I'd ho content content with part,
I'd only ask to thaw the heart,
Tho frozen heart of Polly Hoe.
A peasant's family living near Ilelfnat
lh the early part of this century were the
much-envlcd possessors of St. Patrlck'3
Jawbone,
- Tho relic wan supposed to have- a super
natural value in determining tho guilt or
Innocenca of a suspected criminal. Tho
accused ono had merely to placo his hand
on tho Jawhono nnd take a solemn oath.
In enso ho perjured himself tho most
frightful punishment followed. It was nlso
of great usslstanco to women In child la
bor and was a sovereign remedy for epi
leptic lltn and to ward off tho evil eye,
witches, fairies, etc.
I'ntrlck nml the (oat.
Another weird and woeful tale recounts
tho adventures of Patrick's goat. This
goat's nnmo was Puck and tho Irish sulnt
loved him with u deep affection, which Puck
returned. Ono day, after tho fashion of
Mary's little iamb, Puck got lost and fell
into the hands df a hungry and unscru
pulous miscreant, who forthwith, regard
less of tho fact that Puck belonged to n
saint, carved hltu up Into savory chops
and devoured h(m. When Patrick heard tho
news of Puck's sad fate- ho was grieved to
the heart nnd went about groaning nnd
crying that ha would never sco his dear
Tuck nny more
Ilawcvor, he formed n plan to punish the
rascal which was as Ingenious as It was
successful. When Sunday catuo and all
tho pcoplo were gathered together to hear
him preach ho suddenly turned to n pe
culiar man and cried out but tho Incident
Is best told In the words of an ancient
poet:
This man for theft has been suspected long,
Tho sulnt gaicd on him with u frownlntr
brow:
Then with n volco llko llonr, bold nnd
Htronsr,
Ho cried, "Puck, Puck, where art thou? An-
swer no'V"
Wonder of wonders! Yet 'tis true I tell 'ec
Tho gont man'd audibly In the thief's belly
This so surprised tho thief that he tried
to run an ay, but was caught and brought
back before tho angry prelate, who, ad
dressing the cowering wretch In thunder
ing tones, cried out:
"Come from thy living tomb nnd end my
rlef!
Come hither, Puck! thy master's voice obey
Ins!" Immediately tho thief, who was ns thin
As herring out of season, 'gan to swell
f.llfi n lilo- ilrnm. nml whnt nn nwftil din
Was heard Insldo him tonguo can never fell.
Ills mouth split open, right from ear to ear,
And to the folks' delight, ns did appear,
Out throuith that wine, extended door
The pretty goat, whole as before,
sprang form nnu jumpcu into ins rcuuj
skin.
Around his mnster.nll his antics plying,
Whilo prono tho thief fell In convulsions
dying. 81. Patrick turned h!m to his congregation
And spoke with Joyful heart his exhorta
tion "Taught by this warning, meddle not, I
charge ye,
With unythlng pertaining to the clergy.'
HmilfililiiK (hp Simkc,
Everyone knows about the most stupen
dous miracle of nil the miracles of St.
Patrick, tho one which at Itself was enough
to mako tho saint's name Immortal, but
wo don't all know how the feat was ac
complished. Colgan, the antiquarian, says
that tho snakes were banished from Ire
land In tho following novel and Ingenious
manner: St. Patrick procured an Immense
drum and then walked forth over hill, dalo
and valley while beating n most thunder
ing tattoo. Itlght In the mliist of his ardu
ous labors a holo was knocked In the top,
whereupon tho snakes all stopped short on
their march to the sea.
In tho nick of tlmo nn nngel appeared
and mended the drum. After this ttio
Operation wan continued to tho end with
out further accident. Every reptile wi'.s
supposed to have left the Island, but the
saint himself knew better. Thcro was ono
snako that behaved so badly during tho
grand march that St. Patrick concluded
to punish him. According to the legend
tho recalcitrant serpent was confined in
tho gloomy depths of I.nugli Dllvccn, In
the Onltcc mountains of Tlppcrary. It was
understood that the prisoner should bo
released from durance vile on tho follow
ing Monday, when ho would bo driven out
to Join his fellow-crawlers In tho briny
deep. Alasl St. Patrick was so busy he
forgot all about It. At least they say In
Tlppcrary that on every Monday to this day
the hapless snake comes' to the surface
of tho lako and utters this plaint In Irish:
"It'o n long Monday, Patrick!"
It Is related that when tho saint lay
on his deathbed he was deeply touched at
tho sight of his mourning followers. He
gazed on them with pitying eyes, and with
his last breath It Is gravely asserted that
he murmured: "Take a drop of something
for my sake."
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Little Catherine, aged 2 years, was ono
day oxamlnlng her chubby hands and, turn
ing to her mother, said: "Mamma, I's dot
to havo some now hands; mlno aro full of
holes.
Little C-year-old Harry, while reading a
chapter of Genesis, paused nnd asked his
mother If 'pcoplo In those days used to do
sums on tho ground. He had been reading
tho passago which says: "And the sons or
men multiplied upon tho face of the earth.
to
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Ev
ery
and
"It was very noblo of you, Willie
plead that your brother bo spared a w
"I guess I know my business. E
tlmo ho gets licked ho turns around
licks me."
Llttlo Esther had been told that babies
dropped down from heaven, hence her belief
that every ono had been thoro. One day
sho asked her Uncle Tom If he romemhorBil
nuythlng about heaven and, much to her
surprise, no replied mat lie had never been
there. "Why," she replied, "even Satan
used to be there, but he got funny nnd was
thrown out."
The llttlo ono had heard the laughing
comment that a visitor of tho family slept
"llko a person with n clear conscience,'1
and tho remark puzzled her, relates tho Chi
cago Post. ,
"Docs a clear conscience make us Bleep?"
sho asked her mother.
"Yes, dear," was the reply.
"And a bad consclcnco keeps us awake?'
"Well, tho person with a troubled con
science Is Inclined to be restless and wake.
fu.1," explained tho mother.
Tho llttlo ono solemnly took this all In.
and a night or so Inter was heard softly
weeping in nor nttln bed.
"What's the matter, dear?" asked her
mother.
"My conscience," walled the little one,
"Whnt'a the matter with It?" asked th
sympathetic mother, with ilimculty restrain
ing an inclination to laugh.
"It ache llko sixty," was the answer, as
a llttlo hand was laid on that part of the
anatomy " whero what Is known as the
stomachache is usually felt.
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TABLE AND KITCHEN, j
Prct leal Sucfjcst Ions S tout rood and the
I icpjfatlcns of It. I
Unit)- .Mriitiu,
MONDAY.
HKKAKFAST.
Fruit.
Corea.1. Crcsim,
Stewed t'odflsh nnd I'ot.Uoe".
Corn Ifread. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Slices of Cold Hnnst Duck.
Currant Jelly.
Nut nml Orange Salnd.
Cereal Cnffcc.
DINNICH.
Crcnm of Turnip Soup.
Itolled Steak. Stewed Onions.
Corn Fritter. Spiced Heels.
Lettuce.
Kgg Junket. Crcnm,
Coffee.
TPK9DAY.
HtlUAICKABT.
Prunes Stewed with HmIhIiis.
Fried Smelts. Creamed Potatoes.
Wnflles. Mnplc Syrup.
Coffee.
LL'NCII.
Deviled Fggs. Hot Holls.
Tea.
DINNER.
Clear Soup.
Panned Hare. Urown Sauce,
nice unci Tomatoes.
Cold Slaw.
AVufer. Cheese.
Pencil Taplocn. Whipped Crcnm.
Coffee.
WEDNK8DAY.
UHEAKFAST.
Orape Fruit.
Meat Sausage. Hot Ilorscrndlsh Sauce.
Potato Pancake. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Llttlo Oyster Pie. Celery.
Fruit. Soft Gingerbread.
Cocoa.
DINNEH.
Vegetablo Soup.
Honst Heef. Yorkshfro Pudding.
Mashed Potatoes. Creamed Carrots.
Corn Souffle.
Coffee. Cream.
PIIUIT OK TIIK WISH MAX.
Glowing Coinmriidntloit of the Ilnnniin
.Mlnnn It Slipper)- Cnnt.
"Witness, thou best nnana, thou the prldo
Of Vegetablo life, beyond what e'er tho
poets Imagined In tho golden age,
Quick let mo strip thee of thy tufty coat.
Spread thy ambrosial store nnd feast with
Jove'
Tho Latin nnmo of tho banana Is musa
saplentum, which signifies "of the wise
men." Theophrastua makes a statement
concerning the fruit which served as a food
for the wl8o mon of India.
Most authorities are agreed that tho
banana Is n nutritious food, having less
water and mora nitrogenous matter than
Is commonly found In fresh fruits. When
rlpo It contains much sugar. It has been
cultivated Id India and China from remote
ages nnd Its nutratlvo properties nro well
known there, where In many localities It
forms the chief alimentary support of tho
people. It Is considered the poor man's
ideal food, for, when baked, meat may bo
dispensed with. This fact will enhance
their food valuo In the minds of all who
disapprove of n meat diet as well as recom
mend the fruit to nil who havo nn object
In cconomltlng In the household expenses.
They also give variety nnd change in tho
class of nutritive foods.
Tbo laboring men of India who subsist
chlclly on tho baked plantains are said to
bo remarkably strong nnd vigorous.
Many of our valuablo wild fruits, for ex
nmplo tho strawberry and orange, havo
through process of grafting or forced seed
lings, or cross-fertilizing, so changed their
natural composition ns to be valuablo only
for their flavor and not for tbo purpose
originally Intended.
Tho banana, fig and date arc true axam
pies of natural unchanged fruits and aro
the same simple wild fruits today ns when
they formed the staple articles of food of
those noted wise men of tho east.
Ilnw nnd Conked.
Bananas should not bo eaten raw unless
you know that they aro fully ripened and
thus prcdlgested. When sufficiently ripe
to bo eaten raw they havo almost reached
tho point of souring and the skins are
quite dark. When tho skin Is simply yel
low It should not bo used unless cooked
nnd never given to children In that condi
tion, as they cannot digest them.
When tho banana Is grown, tho natives
always cook them, as they consider them
full of diseaso germs. It Is said ono reason
why so many of our soldiers serving In
Cuba and the Philippines aro sickened Is
becausa they Indulge too freely In these
fruits In their raw state.
Somo consider that tho fruit purchased
In our northern markets Is not wholesome
bocnuso It Is brought hero In n green state
and ripened artificially. There can be no
good objection, ob both the banana and
bread fruit are frequently gathered by tho
natives before fully ripened and burled In
covered pits mado for this purpose, and
allowed to ripen In 'that way.
There aro many varieties of tho plalntaln;
tho truo banana Is a smnll variety of such
delicate structure It will not bear trans
portation, so Is nover shipped to our mar
kets. This Is the truly edlblo kind thnt Is
thought suitable to be eaten raw by the
natives. What we know as tho banana Is
tho larger variety of plalntaln, which they
would not think of eating uncooked.
Ono variety of the unrlpencd fruit con
tains a largo percentage of starch; this Is
often dried by baking In nn oven nnd then
powdered Into n meat or Hour. It has a
rather fragrant odor and pleasant flavor
and Is considered a valuable addition to t!it
Invalid's dlotary, being employed' by mak
ing Into a porridge, with olther milk or
water, and carefully seasoned and flavored.
This meal can be procured In our markets.
Wars of Conklnc tho Ilnnnnn.
So many ways are given for serving the
banana as a dessert, but us yet very -few
methods are commonly known for prepar
ing It as a substitute for meat dishes,
naked bananas mako n nice breakfast dls'j
and will be found, a suitable and agreeable
substitute for meat, especially during Lent.
naked Bananas No. 1 This method Is salt:
to be the one employed In India. Take ort
dlnary bananas, cut about a quarter of au
Inch from each end, but do not peel them.
Lay them on a baking dish without any
other addition and bake fifteen minutes lit
a hot oven. When the bananas are doni?
the skin should burst open llko n baked
npplej then turn them over and bake flvo
minutes on tho other sldo so they will bo
porfectly done on all side, Serve very ho:
on came dlih on which they nro baked; first
eat the Jules and then the pulp.
Baked Ilananas No. 2 Another method Is
to remove a strip of the skin, cut off each
end and place the bananas In a shallow
pan. having exposed side up. Mix two
tableipoonfuls of sugar with a pinch of salt,
two tablespoonfuls ofj melted butter and two
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tablesnoonfula nf lemon lulrn l,n.t. Hw.
iannnns with this and take fifteen or twenty
minutes In a hot oven until soft. Heat the
remainder of the dressing and pour over
tho bananas and servo very hot.
Uannna Tonnt nakn Ihn hnnmo.i h
press through a colander or vegetable' pres, I
Beason with little Bait, butter, sugar and
lemon Julco, Moisten slices of zwieback ln
1101 cream; rover eacn slice with a spoonful I
of the bannnn nnln nnri sjpv Vit
Serve for breakfast dish without meat.
HBiiana troqueltos Solect very small,!
very rlno bannnsl: neel and rut
making tho banana look like it small rylln-
imr. uip in lieaicn egg and fine bread
crumbs, or If fnr ilrmcrl mnxnrnnn.
and fry In hot olL same aa French fried do.'
tatocs. These may bo served for n lunch
eon dish In place of meat and with a fruit
sauce.
Ilanana Tapioca Use either tho pearl or
tho finer tapioca; If tho former, soak over
night, using a cupful. Cook until trans
parent In n quart of water, When done,
swecton with a cup of sugar nnd udd four
very ripe bananas, sliced thin. Servo with
whipped cream sweetened.
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