SC - Mistletoe (OT)

[Bonne of Traquair]

>High doses can cause severe convulsions and seizures and sometimes
>death.
>Most "real" mistletoe you buy in stores have the real berries removed and 
>plastic
>ones replacing them, to keep kids and pets from accidentally ingesting them
>when they fall off the plant.
>... was often hung to ward off evil spirits, in doorways
>and over cribs and beds. An Italian version of the Grail legend has a 
>knight
>seeing an image of a beautiful fairy appearing with the Crescent Moon and
>the Grail at her feet, and a sprig of Mistletoe in her hand. She said that 
>the
>Mistletoe kept her forever young.

Hanging mistletoe over the crip might indeed keep your dear child 'forever 
young' should the child eat a fallen berry.

Bonne
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