Christian Theology - Media Sabda Org

7. What are the books used in education generally? Of what sort of
reading do they appear to be most fond?
XIV.—Language and Polite Literature.
1. WHAT is the prevalent language? What was the original tongue? Do
any words of it still remain mixed with their present speech?
2. As the people were originally Scandinavians, or Norwegians, how
came they to lose their native language? Where and how did the
English language enter, and generally supplant the original tongue?
3. How are the winter evenings spent? While some work, do others tell
tales, repeat legends? &c.
4. Are the people fond of poetry, music, dancing? &c.
5. What are their musical instruments?
XV.—Popular Superstitions.
1. HOLIDAYS.—Religious customs, or rites on midsummer, All Saints, or
All Hallows even? Christmas, Candlemas, Easter?
2. Superstitions.—Charms, incantations, observations of the clouds, flight
of birds, crowing of cocks at unusual times? about demons, fairies,
brownies, wraiths, or appearances portending death; second sight;
death watch; knockings? &c.
XVI.—Population, Diseases, &c.
1. LONGEVITY.—Do they live in general to a good old age? its general
duration?
2. Proportion of males to females?