Ridpath's Universal History: An Account of the Origin, Primitive Condition ...
Ridpath's Universal History: An Account of the Origin, Primitive Condition ...
John Clark Ridpath
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the laws of phenomena, in discovering the order and sequence of facts. At the same time, it was prolific in conceits, falling easily into the com- mon error of assigning causative influ- ences to merely associated facts. Out of these dispositions a vast and curious lore was originated among the Germanic nations, and has continued to be one of the characteristics of the race to the pres- ent time. Perhaps no other people in the world have been so addicted in all ages to ascribing irrational and ...impos- sible causes for the common occurrences of life. The ancient Germans invented a lore for all things and all processes. The lore became proverbial, and was re- peated with the force of authority. The thought was filled with the doctrine of signs and omens and presages of coming events. Everything had its sign. There was one lore of the weather and another lore of the seasons ; there was a lore of disease and of the cure of disease ; and still another of success and failure. The days of the week and of the month had Digitized by Google THE TEUTONIC PEOPLES.— MYTHOLOGY.
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