Davis County Clipper | 1919-10-17 | Page 2 | Runes

rune R rimes we merethe rethe letters of the alphabet asea 66 d by blied flied h e old teutonic tribes tribe the word means hidden lore the earliest runes were merely fanciful signs supposed to possess poss ess mystery ous ou power the letters were even considered magical mael cal and were we re cast into the air written separately upon chips to fall as fate determined on a cloth and to be read by the interpreters interpreter the association of the runic letters letter with heathen superstitions caused the jast fart christian teachers teacher to discourage ghelf use