The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-12-25
HISTLETOE HISTORY
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the sixth day u the u1oDn, becsuEe BIZ
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AAf,er ;he preparations have been
made ioT = sacrifice and z feas. under
the tree they hail IL az the universal
healer ard bring 70 tae spof two white
bulls 7hoze horns have never bean
bound before 4 priest clad IN white
ROBE climbs the tree and with q golden
sickle cuts the Inlstletoe, which Il
caught IN a white cloth Then they
sacriGcs the Ylctirns, praying that God
may make his own giit 70 prosper
with thoge upon whom he has be-
stoYed T..
They believe that a potion pre-
pared from mlstletoe VIII increase
their hocks and that the plant IL
remedy against all poison"
Il was believed to be remedy FOR
many Ills. and thig belief IL still 10 be
found In many remote places in Eu.
rope. Ia Holsteln. for example, the
raigtietoe Is regarded as a healing
remedy for wounds, and in Lacaune,
France, Il IL always administered BY
the native people az an antidote for
poison.
Ia the northeast Of SCOTLAND people
used 70 cut wlthes Of rnistletoe at the
March full moon; these they bent IA
circles and kept for year TO cure hec-
tic feyers and other troubles. In some
parts OF Germany the Gnistletoe is es-'
Decially esteemed as remedy for the
ailments OF children who sometimes
wear it hung around the neck as an
amulet.
In Sweden on Midsummer eve mis-
tIetoe Ia diligently sought after, the
people believing 1t to be possessed OF
many mystic qualities. and that IL
gprig OF It Is attached to the ceiling
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or the cows crib, the trolls will then
be powerless TO inJure either man or
beagt Branches OF the plant are com.
monty seen in farm houses hanging
from the ceiling to protect the dwell
iDgs from all harm, but especially from
fire, and persons afflicted with the fall.
Ing sickness think they can ward off
all attacks Of the malady by carrying
about with them q knife which has a
handle Of mlstletoe
Like their Swedish neighbors, many
German peasants consider the mistle-
toe powerful charm against evil spir-
It's. A similar belief seems to have
fingered among the Romans, whose re.
ligion at very early date was some
what similar to that OF the Druids.
When Aeneas descended into Hades he
gathered to protect himself from the
Internal powers branch Of mistletoe,
which VergIl calls the golden bough.