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As July 15, 1921,'is the 915th anni- versary of the perfectly authentic re- moval of the remains of Bishop Swith- in from the gnfie in the churchyard to a tomb in the nave in Winchester Cathedral, it may be worth while to re- call some or the facts in the case, as contrasted with the falsehoods of the legend. The legend is that St. Swithin was g. “drunken saint.” that he was buried at his own command in the church- yard with an injunction never to dis‘ Qurb his repose, that when long after- yard impious men sought to remove his remains they were prevented by Yet the facts are that in all the cen- turies since Swithin's reburial there is no record 6f its ever having once come true, and that almost every de- tail of the legend upon which it is rounded is notoriously untrue. The one really interwting feature of it. and the only one worthy of serious con- sideration, is the number of days in- volved. But that, as Kipling says, is another story. The recurrence of “St. Swithin's Day" is a. reminder of a superstition which is at once one of the most wide- spread and persistent of all, and one of the most falsely founded and ob- viously most foolish. There are thous- ands of persons who have no fear of b: zaklng a mirror, or spilling the salt. or walking under a ladder, but corp demn such superstitions as unworthy of intelligent persons, who yet seem to Lelieve that there is something in the St. Swithin legend, and who every year, it the weather on Jui)’ 16 is the same as it was on July 15, say, “See! It’s coming true!” THE SWITHIN MYTH GRAY-DORT MOTORS, LIMITED EVEN at the low purchase price of the Gray-Dort you do not sacrifice one deSIrable feature In your motor car. ' ' All the power you will needâ€"all the speed you will care to useâ€"complete com- fort for five passengersâ€"good looksâ€"un- usual economy of gasoline and tiresâ€"and more years of service than you would expect from a car costing several hundred dollars more. va in Wi] worth wh ts in the falsehood re preve :. Swithil he was t n the ct ‘ never t‘ xen long :ht to re a tremendous thunderstorm which continued for forty days, and that ever since whateiier weather there is on July 15 continues for forty days thereâ€" after. Now for the true story, perfectly authenticated in history. There was a Swithin, or rather Swithunâ€"ini Latin, Swithunus. He was not a “drunken” saint, but a most temperate and pious man. He was not a "saint" at all, never having been formally canonized. But he was a deacon under Bishop Elmstan, and then succeeded the latter as Bishop of Winchester, in which office he great- ly distinguished himself by his piety. He died in the year 862, and at his own wish was buried in the church- yard. at the north side of Winchester Cathedral, close to the wall and under the eaves of the building. He desig- Cathedral, close to the wall and under the eaves or the building. He desig- nated that place in order to break down a superstitious prejudice which had arisen against it, and which had made his parishioners unwilling to have any of their dead laid in that part of the grounds. There he rested for more than a hun- dred years. Then the famous Arch- bishop Dunstan of Canterbury, aided by his friend Bishop Ethelwold of Winchester, conceived the scheme of mains o from the the I Switt the C t the ans mb within 1 on July S w It ll arishione: their de rounds. his rém‘ the cathe 1e year ; Edgar ral at the 1V terruption of the work. It was a clear and beautiful day, a vast concourse of people was in attendance, at great out- of-d‘oors feast was held in honor of Swithin‘, and the whole splendid cere- monial went through without a hitch and with the apparent high favor of the elements. Of course, such a thing as either forty days of rain or forty days with- out rain, is quite unknown at that time of year; at least in “Winchester, or in Toronto. To demonstrate the fallacy of the prediction, note was taken at the Greenwich Observatory of the character of the weather on July 15 and the forty days following, during a period of twenty years. In six of those years St. Swithin’s Day was rainy, and in the forty days following there were respectively 13. 14, 16, 18, 23 and 26 rainy days, so that in most cases the majority of the forty days, all of which should have been rainy, were in fact, rainless. In the other fourteen years St. Swithin’s Day was rainless, and, of course, the forty fol- lowing gays should all have been rain- less. But. in fact, in one year 12 of 931 Direct Pumping Windmill. uty thi ere 'day bette \V O each, a actively 311‘ S o the greatest numbel 1 that forty-day period ~s, followed a rajnless each ODE As the season advances, Gray-Dorts will become more difficult to secure. Now, when you have the finest months of the year ahead of you,see the Gray-Dort dealer. year 12 of 3, in two 14 e 18, in one the remain- K, 29 and 31 est number W. 6. BALDOCEQ REE-3mm) EELE, W? A. A. BRHLLHNGER, TEQRHEELL, GNT. It is at Kew that royalty become for a while just commoners. At bluebell time every year, and once or twice during the summer when the azaleas and the rhododendrons are in bloom the King and Queen leave the state to look after itself and drive, unrecog- nized by most people, to the delect- able gardens. There for an hour they stroll along the more secluded paths and talk to the gardeners and to one or two of the dozen artists who every season spend anxious days endeavor- ing to transfer to canvas or whatman board the wonderful colors of nature. They are quite informal visits, un- When Their Majesties Stroll Through Kew. There is one place in England where the King and Queen walk free from court etiquette and attendants, yet 1111- molested by curious crowds, writes H. Warrener in The London Daily News. stroll along the more secluded paths and talk to the gardeners and to one or two of the dozen artists who every season spend anxious days endeavor- iug to transfer to canvas or whatman board the wonderful colors of nature. They are quite informal visits, un- announced before and unrecorded the next day in The Court Circular. There is no imposing reception at the en- trance, such as attends a royal visit anywhere else. 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