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LIFE IS ONLY FROTH AND BUBBLE,
TWO THINGS STAND LIKE STONE,
KINDNESS IN ANOTHER'S TROUBLE,
COURAGE IN YOUR OWN.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS WRITTEN IN MY MOTHER'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK WHEN
SHE WAS VISITING ENGLAND IN 1937.
Where learned: ENGLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Exhortatory or homiletic, "to be a good girl" |
Date learned: 00-00-1937
THE OBJECT OF LIFE IS TO BE HAPPY.
THE PLACE TO BE HAPPY IS HERE,
THE TIME TO BE HAPPY IS NOW.
THE WAY TO BE HAPPY IS BY MAKING OTHERS HAPPY.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS WRITTEN IN MY MOTHER'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK WHEN
SHE WAS VISITING ENGLAND IN 1937.
Where learned: ENGLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Exhortatory or homiletic, "to be a good girl" |
Date learned: 00-00-1937
AT A RATHER SMALL BUT FORMAL DINNER PARTY IN THE HOME OF A
BRITISH TELEVISION AND RADIO HOST, I WAS SEATED TO THE LEFT
OF MICHAEL MEYER, AN IBSEN TRANSLATOR AND SCHOLAR OF LITERATURE.
MR. MEYER IS A RETIRED UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR. HIS FATHER HAD
BEEN A PROMINENT, LONDON IMPORT-EXPORT MERCHANT. DURING
THE MEAL, I WAS ENTHRALLED WITH THE LOFTY CONVERSATION AND
RECOLLECTIONS OF THE INTIMATE GROUP OF OXFORD ALUMNI.
ONE SUCH REMINISCENCE CAME FROM MR. MEYER. HE TOLD ME THAT
GEORGE ORWELL, THE BRILLIANT AUTHOR, WAS A FREQUENT VISITOR TO
HIS FATHER'S BUSINESS. ONE SATURDAY MORNING, ORWELL ENTERED
WISHING TO PURCHASE SOME FINE, IMPORTED CHERRY LUMBER. WITH IT,
HE PLANNED TO BUILD BOOKSHELVES. ORWELL ENGAGED THE SERVICE OF
YOUNG MEYER TO HELP IN THE PROJECT.
THE IMPRESSIVE WOOD WAS DELIVERED TO ORWELL'S HOUSE, AND THE
PAIR SET TO WORK. THEY LABORED CAREFULLY, NOT WISHING TO MAR
THE EXTRAORDINARY LUMBER. ONCE THE SHELVES WERE COMPLETED,
ORWELL AND MEYER MOVED THEM INTO PLACE IN ORWELL'S STUDY. THEY
STOOD BACK IN ADMIRATION AND SILENCE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
SUDDENLY, THE ECCENTRIC AUTHOR DASHED OUT THE DOOR, CALLING
BACK TO THE YOUNG BOY TO WAIT THERE FOR HIM.
HE RETURNED MANY HOURS LATER WITH A TIN OF WHITE PAINT. UNDER
ORWELL'S DIRECTION, THE TWO WORKED FEVERISHLY TO COVER THE FINE
FINISH OF THE CHERRY WOOD WITH A WHITE OVERCOAT! THE
GORGEOUS AND EXTRAVAGANT CHERRY LUMBER NOW LOOKED AS ORDINARY
AS ANY SCRAPS OF WOOD! MEYER WAS DUMBFOUNDED AND RESOLVED NEVER
TO TELL HIS FATHER OF THIS "SIN" IN WHICH HE HAD TAKEN PART.
ORWELL, HOWEVER, SEEMED EXCEEDINGLY PLEASED WITH THE WHITE
BOOKCASE, AND SHOWED THE BOY OUT WITH A HEARTY LAUGH AND A
SERIES OF HANDSHAKES AND PATS ON THE BACK.
Where learned: ENGLAND ; CHELSEA ; LONDON
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Secular hero |
NEW YEAR'S CUSTOM (EUROPEAN)
IN ORDER TO ENSURE ONESELF FOR A GOOD YEAR, IT IS COMMON CUSTOM
IN EUROPE FOR THE HEAD OF A FAMILY TO APPOINT AN OUTSIDER (CLOSE
FRIEND) TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO PUT HIS FOOT IN THE HOUSE. IF
SOMEONE UN-APPOINTED CAME INTO THE HOUSE, THE NEW YEAR WOULD NOT
BE A GOOD ONE.
Where learned: MAILED FROM ENGLAND
Keyword(s): FIRST FOOTING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Fixed DateFor specific dates, use the following system: F640.0101 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 |
Date learned: 03-25-1968
THIS BELIEF IS FOUND IN NEW ENGLAND AND NOVA SCOTIA:
"SOME PEOPLE WON'T HAVE A PARAKEET OR A CANARY IN THEIR HOME
BECAUSE IT IS A SIGN OF DEATH. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS
WORKING AT A RELIGIOUS CAMP IN HAMILTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
I WAS IN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS WITH A LARGE GLASSED-IN PORCH
AND SOMEHOW A BEAUTIFUL BIRD GOT IN THE PORCH. IT FLEW
AROUND, STRIKING THE GLASS, STUNNED HIMSELF AND FELL TO
THE FLOOR. I PICKED HIM UP AND TOOK HIM OUT INTO THE YARD.
HE REVIVED IN THE FRESH AIR AND FLEW OUT OF MY HANDS. WITHIN
A VERY FEW MINUTES A TELEPHONE CALL CAME IN, TELLING US THAT
A WOMAN, A VOLUNTEER WORKER, HAD JUST BEEN KILLED ON A
NEAR-BY TURNPIKE."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NOVA SCOTIA ; NASHVILLE ; Massachusetts ; HAMILTON ; NEW ENGLAND
| Subject headings: | Observation PROSE NARRATIVE -- Bird BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
PROTECTION AGAINST VAMPIRES
JUMPING OVER A NATURALLY RUNNING WATER STREAM, WILL PREVENT
A VAMPIRE FROM FOLLOWING YOU, BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO CROSS IT.
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James Callow comment:
PLAY ON THE WORD "CROSS"?--F. M. PAULSEN
Where learned: ENGLAND ; Newman, Tom ; WORCESTER
Keyword(s): SUPERNATURAL ; SUPERSTITION ; Undead ; Vampire
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Werewolf Vampire BELIEF -- Running water Small current. |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
WAYS TO KILL A VAMPIRE
THROWING HOLY WATER ON A VAMPIRE WILL KILL HIM.
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Where learned: ENGLAND ; Newman, Tom ; WORCESTER
Keyword(s): SUPERNATURAL ; SUPERSTITION ; Undead ; Vampire
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Werewolf Vampire |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
WAYS TO KILL A VAMPIRE
FEEDING A VAMPIRE TYPE O BLOOD WILL KILL HIM.
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Where learned: ENGLAND ; Newman, Tom ; WORCESTER
Keyword(s): BLOOD ; SUPERNATURAL ; SUPERSTITION ; Undead ; Vampire
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Werewolf Vampire |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
WHO BECOMES A VAMPIRE
DEAD PEOPLE NOT BURIED WITHIN 5 DAYS WILL BECOME A VAMPIRE.
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Where learned: ENGLAND ; Newman, Tom ; WORCESTER
Keyword(s): SUPERNATURAL ; SUPERSTITION ; Undead ; Vampire
James Callow Keyword(s): NUMBER ; TRANSFORMATION
| Subject headings: | 686 Fifths CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Werewolf Vampire |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
BURIAL BELIEF
IT IS BAD LUCK AND DISRESPECTFUL TO STEP ON SOMEONE'S GRAVE
Submitter comment:
WHILE VISITING ENGLAND WE ENTERED MANY CHURCHES AND FOUND MANY
OF THEM HAD PEOPLE BURIED IN THE FLOOR. MY SISTER WAS APPALLED
AT THIS AND REFUSED TO WALK ON ANY OF THEM. SHE THOUGHT
THAT IT WAS BAD LUCK AND SHOWED LACK OF RESPECT FOR THE DEAD.
Where learned: ENGLAND
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Bad luck |
A CLENCH OF THE FIST WITH THE THUMB UP MEANS YOU WANT ONE OF
SOMETHING.
Submitter comment:
IN 1977 I WAS IN ENGLAND. IF YOU WANTED ONE OF ANYTHING, THIS IS HOW
YOU WOULD INDICATE IT.
Where learned: ENGLAND
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Favorites SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 07-00-1977
WHO BECOMES A VAMPIRE
WEREWOLVES KILLED BY MAGICAL MEANS WILL IN 5 DAYS RETURN AS A VAMPIRE
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Where learned: ENGLAND ; Newman, Tom ; WORCESTER
Keyword(s): SUPERNATURAL ; SUPERSTITION ; Undead ; Vampire
James Callow Keyword(s): NUMBER ; TRANSFORMATION
| Subject headings: | 686 Fifths BELIEF -- Werewolf Vampire |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
WHO BECOMES A VAMPIRE
A PERSON WILL BE A VAMPIRE IF HE IS BORN ON HALLOWEEN
OR CONCEIVED ON WOLFPURGIS NIGHT, THE NIGHT BEFORE MAY 1.
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Where learned: ENGLAND ; Newman, Tom ; WORCESTER
Keyword(s): SUPERNATURAL ; SUPERSTITION ; Undead ; Vampire
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- April 30 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F103 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
WHO BECOMES A VAMPIRE
A PERSON BECOMES A VAMPIRE, IF HE HIMSELF IS A VICTIM OF ONE.
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Where learned: ENGLAND ; Newman, Tom ; WORCESTER
Keyword(s): SUPERNATURAL ; SUPERSTITION ; Undead ; Vampire
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Werewolf Vampire |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
PROTECTION AGAINST VAMPIRES
TORCHES WAVED WILDLY IS A PROTECTIVE DEVICE AGAINST VAMPIRES.
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Where learned: ENGLAND ; Newman, Tom ; WORCESTER
Keyword(s): SUPERNATURAL ; SUPERSTITION ; Torches ; Vampires
James Callow Keyword(s): FIRE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Werewolf Vampire |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
WRITTEN VERSE
HAD I THE HEAVEN'S EMBRIODERD CLOTHS,
ENWROUGHT WITH GOLDEN AND SILVER LIGHT,
THE BLUE AND THE DIM AND THE DARK CLOTHS,
OF NIGHT AND LIGHT AND THE HALF LIGHT,
I WOULD SPREAD THE CLOTHS UNDER YOUR FEET,
BUT I, BEING POOR, HAVE ONLY MY DREAMS;
I HAVE SPREAD MY DREAMS UNDER YOUR FEET,
TREAD SOFTLY, BECAUSE YOU TREAD ON MY DREAMS.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS WRITTEN IN MY MOTHER'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK WHEN SHE WAS
VISITING ENGLAND IN 1937.
Where learned: ENGLAND
Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; SERIOUSNESS
James Callow Keyword(s): DREAMS ; FUNCTION ; METAPHOR ; POETIC DICTION ; REPETITION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Tender sentiment |
Date learned: 00-00-1937
STATUS SYMBOL
IN ENGLAND, A PROPER GENTLEMAN CAN ALWAYS BE
SPOTTED BY LOOKING AT HIS UMBRELLA. IF THERE IS DUST
COLLECTED IN THE FOLDS, THEN YOU KNOW HE IS A TRUE
GENTLEMEN-HIS UMBRELLA(OR BROLLY) HAS NEVER BEEN
OPENED;IT IS STILL IN ITS ORGINAL SHEATH,AS WHEN HE
PURCHASED IT. THE REGULAR FOLK ACTUALLY USE THEIR
THEIR UMBRELLAS-HE DOES NOT. IT IS A PURE, UNTAINTED STATUS
SYMBOL. IF IT RAINS HIS COURSE OF ACTION IS OBVIOUS:
HE PUTS ON HIS MACK BUT WILL NEVER OPEN THAT BUMBERSHOOT.
Where learned: ENGLAND
| Subject headings: | -- |
Date learned: 09-00-1983
Legend has it that when the moon is full the ghosts
of Sir Walter Raleigh and Anne Boleyn walk the ramparts
of the Tower of London.
Submitter comment: I learned this while on a tour of Europe.
Where learned: ENGLAND
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 07-00-1988
There have been many stories of ghost battles in various
countries, among them in England. With the Battle of Edge
Hill between the Royalists and the Roundheads (King Charles
v. Oliver Cromwell) in 1642, there came stories of the battle
being recreated by ghosts. There were also reports of ghost
armies fighting against the Germans in WW1. No one seems to
know why or how they occur to happen when and where they do.
Submitter comment:
This story was given to us by the tour guide in England,
one of many supernatural stories told to us.
Where learned: ENGLAND
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 00-00-1981
THE MATHEMATICAL BRIDGE
THE RIVER CAM RUNS BEHIND SOME OF THE COLLEGES AT CAMBRIDGE-
QUEENS' COLLEGE HAVING A WOODEN BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER. THE
LEGEND GOES THAT IT WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY SIR ISAAC NEWTON
WHO ATTENDED COLLEGE THERE. THE BRIDGE WAS SUPPOSEDLEY DESIGNED TO
STAND UP BY ITSELF WITHOUT NAILS, SCREWS, OR BOLTS. UPON CLOSER
EXAMINATION, IT DOES HAVE SCREWS AND BOLTS WHICH ARE EXPLAINED
BECAUSE THE BRIDGE WAS TAKEN APART SOME YEARS AGO TO BE REPAIRED
AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN THE RIGHT WAY.
Submitter comment:
THIS LEGEND HAS STUBBORNLY PERSISTED FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS
DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT SIR ISAAC NEWTON HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BRIDGE AND THE DETAILS ABOUT IT CONCERNING
THE ORIGINAL BUILDER CAN BE LOOKED UP IN ANY CAMBRIDGE HISTORY
BOOK. IT'S PROBABLY SAFE TO SAY THAT THE YOUNG MEN WHO RENT PUNTS
AND/OR CHAUFFEUR TOURISTS ALONG THE RIVER ARE CHIEFLY RESPONSIBLE
FOR MAINTAINING THE LEGEND.
Where learned: ENGLAND ; CAMBRIDGE
James Callow Keyword(s): ARCHITECT ; ARCHITECTURE
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Bridge BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 07-00-1982