"Part of the material in the following pages was originally collected and presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the University of Pennsylvania." - Pref.
"Sex [p. 345-357] The superstitions under this rubric are printed in a separate fascicle."
Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society ; v. 59
Notes
"Folk songs and ballads": p. 348-402.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Contents : Philip Ginder, folk hero -- Breaking into Philadelphia -- Over the Blue Mountain -- Pottsville as a frontier town -- When anthracite made steel -- The world's largest canal system -- Cradle of American railroading -- The Swatara country -- Monopoly takes over -- Miners' bread -- Shanties and possession houses -- Miners' trails and trains -- Folk speech, the Dutch dialect -- Courtship and marriage customs -- Folk medicine -- Religious lore -- Spooks, spoofs, and the Devil -- Lore of breaker boys and mule drivers -- Legends and traditions -- Folk songs and ballads.
The folklore of the Pennsylvania Germans; a paper read before the Pennsylvania-German society at the annual meeting, York, Pennsylvania, October 14th, 1910
"Reprinted from part II, volume XXIII of the Proceedings of the Pennsylvania-German society."
Contents
Contents: Prayers -- Lullabies -- ABC -- In Grandpa's Lapp -- Honsel von Bach -- Counting-out Rhymes -- Powwowing and Charms -- Riddles and Catches -- Short Ballads -- Local and Personal Rhymes -- New Year Wishing -- Cumulative Ballads -- Popular Ballads --
