The funny side of physic : or, The mysteries of medicine, presenting the humorous and serious sides of medical practice An exposé of medical humbugs, quacks, and charlatans in all ages and all countries . feFriga. Pie was the god of thunder, the bravest and mostpowerful, after his father, of the Danish and Saxon deities. Thor is represented as sitting in majestic grandeur upona golden throne, his head surmounted by a golden crown,richly ornamented by a circle in front, in which were set twelve brilliant stars. In hisright hand he grasped the regalsceptre. Friday. The sixth day of the weekwas
The funny side of physic : or, The mysteries of medicine, presenting the humorous and serious sides of medical practice An exposé of medical humbugs, quacks, and charlatans in all ages and all countries . feFriga. Pie was the god of thunder, the bravest and mostpowerful, after his father, of the Danish and Saxon deities. Thor is represented as sitting in majestic grandeur upona golden throne, his head surmounted by a golden crown,richly ornamented by a circle in front, in which were set twelve brilliant stars. In hisright hand he grasped the regalsceptre. Friday. The sixth day of the weekwas named in honor of Friga,or Frio-aa, the wife of Wodenand the mother of Thor. Inmost ancient times she was thesame as Venus, the goddess ofHertha, or Earth. She was themost revered of the female di-vinities of the Danes and Sax-ons. Friga is representeddraped in a light robe sus-pended from the shoulder, lowneck and bare arms. She heldin her right hand a drawnsword, aud a long bow in theleft. Her hair is long andflowing, while a golden band,adorned by ostrich feathers,encircle her snowy brow. There is nothing in thename or attributes to indicatethe ill luck which superstitionhas attached to the SEATER—Saturday. SEATER — SATURDAY. 317 Saturday. The god Seater, for whom the last clay of the week isnamed, is the same as Saturn, which is from Greek — Time. He is pictured, unlike Saturn, with long, flowing hair andbeard, thin features, clothed in person with one entire gar-ment to his ankles and wrists, with his waist girded by alinen scarf. In his right hand he carries a wheel, to repre-sent rolling time. In his left hand he holds a pail of fruitand flowers, to indicate young time as well as old. The fishwhich is his pedestal represents his power over the abun-dance of even the sea. Christmas Festivals. Amongst the very pleasant and harmless customs whichhave been handed down to us from the idolatrous rites andsuperstitions of the ancient Saxons, Scandinavians, etc., ar
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