The Press., 1889-01-03
Volume 3l.- Number 40.
{Prepared for The Press.) THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

THE mistletoe was never put up in churches among evergreens, for it was con- sidered heathenish or profane plant, be- esltse of it's association with the pagan rites of Druidism.
 IN the north of Ct srmany, on Christmas day, the mothers privately tell their.d augh- ters, and the fathers their sons, that which they have observed most praiseworthy and that wIiich was most faulty in their char acter. sssu t a %@
 THE old ceremony of serving up boars' head on.C Christmas day is still observed in the hall;of Queens college, Oxford. F THE American holly grows to the height | of from 20 to 40 feet
 JOHN EVELYN in. the seventeenth Cen tury speaks of stout walls of holly, 20 feet in height In Scotland mention is made of holly hedges 10 to 20 0feet high and from g to l3 feet wide. <R8ke8 THE Italians have. a proverb. :'He has more business than English ovens at Christmas"
 THE custom of singing carols at Christ mas dates from the time when the people ceased to understand Latin. P PREPARATORY to Christmas the bells are rung at dead midnight throughout England and the continent.
 IN Scotland, where no church feasts ha, e been kept since the days of John Knox, the custom of singing Christmas c 'rois Is unknown.
 .srss'THE wise men" were journeying to the manager, we to the throne they to see babe, we to look upon King; they to knee and worship, we to sit with Him on His throne.
 IN England the musicians who play III the streets at night are called 'aOaits' It has b, en presumed that "aO0its" in very ancient times meant watchmen and that they paraded the streets at night to pre- vent depredations. |. THE peacrck was anciently ia great de- mand for stately Christmas entertainments. It was sometimes made into pie, at one end of which the head appeared above the crust, with the beak richly gllded, and at the other the tail was displayed. CHRISTMAS has rendered the world this good service that now for many centuries it has called men to sympathetic cheerful ness. .-AnOn.
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