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Show Quaint Bell Superstitions For many years it was believed that the ringing of bells dispelled thunder. Itecords of Knglish churchwardens occasionally oc-casionally have reference to this idea,, In those of Sandwich, dated 1-H1, an item is set down for bread and drink supplied to "ryngers in the great thun-deryng." thun-deryng." Many and various were the ancient offices of bells. According to some monkish couplets the mottoes of a chime, one bell says, "Men's death I tell, by doleful knell"; another, "The winds so lierce I do disperse" ; and a third, "Lightning and thunder I break asunder." It urn I bell ringers often have n great affection for (heir bells, and in the superstitions way of their fathers ascribe to each some special virtue. |