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cult to be found, even by the approached, the Druids marched 

 Druids, on the oak, and when so with great solemnity to gather the 

 discovered, was gathered with the mistletoe." — Lees. 

 most pompous religious ceremo- 

 nies." — Mcintosh. 



" The sacrifice and feast being " The sacrifices being ready, 

 duly prepared under the tree, they the priest ascended the oak, and 

 led thither two white bulls, whose with a golden hook cut the mistle- 

 horns were bound for the first toe, which was received in a white 

 time. The priest, clothed in a garment spread for that purpose, 

 white vestment, ascending the Two white bulls that had never 

 tree, cut off the misseltoe with a been yoked were then brought 

 golden bill, and received it in a forth." — Lees. 

 white cloth on the ground." — 

 Mcintosh. 



" Sir John Colbach published " Sir John Colbatch published 

 a dissertation in 1720 on the effi- a dissertation concerning the mis- 

 cacy of the misseltoe against sun- tletoe, a most wonderful specifick 

 dry diseases of the nervous sys- remedy for the cure of convulsive 

 tem." — Mcintosh. distempers." — Lees. 



" Even in the present time, in " The mistletoe seems still to 

 country places, it is supposed to maintain a precarious place in 

 €ure diseases, etc., in cattle ; and rustic empirical practice. I once 

 it has been stated that if eaten in asked a farmer who lived in the 

 a dried state by cows in calf, it neighbourhood of my residence 

 w'\\\ cause abortion." — Mcintosh, what he knew on the subject ? — 



and he said that the mistletoe of 

 the oak, when it could be met 

 with, was a capital thing for a 

 sick cow, but especially after calv- 

 ing." — Lees. 



The enumeration of instances in which the mistletoe is found on 

 the oak, present a discrepancy in number, but then Mr. Mcintosh's 

 instances are occasionally reiterative ; for instance : — 



" 5. Ledbury Park, Chepstow. 



" 6. Near Ledbury. 



" 7. Castnor Castle, near Malvern." 

 Should stand thus : — 



" Eastnor Castle, between Ledbury and Malvern, the scat of Earl 

 Somers." 



