Swing (Jan-Dec 1945)

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38 to Rome, where he spent his time copying the works of his favorite. It is for his "Adoration" that Mengs is best remembered. Quoting from Van Dyke's "The Christ Child in Art:" "There are certain symbols or mystical emblems which are frequently introduced in pictures of the Nativity. The cross is placed in the hands of an angel or in those of the little Saint John to remind us of the future for the Holy Child. The lamb is a sign of his purity; and when it is bound with cords it represents his sacrifice. The dove is the emblem of the Holy Spirit; it also speaks of meekness and innocence. Sivln^ December, 1943 "The goldfinch, because of the red spot on its head, is connected with the memory of Christ's death. A sheaf of wheat is often used as a pillow for the infant Jesus, or just a few beads of it are placed in his hand as a symbol of the bread of life. When Jesus has his finger laid upon His lips it is to remind us He is the Word of God. The palm is the symbol of martyrdom and glory, the olive is the emblem of peace and the globe represents his kingly authority." Thus in the silent language of symbols the artists have expressed the thoughts of wonder and worship which have gathered through the ages about the cradle of the infant Jesus. AAA looted 3. amoui Sir Peter Stuyvesant once built a wall to keep cattle from straying. That was in 1652. Today the site of that wall is a street. That gives us Wall Street. This famous thoroughfare is only a little more than a third of a mile in length, at its widest point only forty feet across. The first trading took place in 1709. Here slaves were once bought and sold, and familiar sights were a cage, a pillory, and a whipping post. First resident of this area was Captain Kidd. Later Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr had offices in the shadow of Wall Street. The term "watered stock" originated when Daniel Drew, "the Sphinx of Wall Street," fed salt to lean starved cattle, then let them drink all the water they could hold, and sold them shortly afterward as prime plump cattle.