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Pat Shingleton: "Dew-Dew..."

7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago Wednesday, May 11 2016 May 11, 2016 May 11, 2016 4:10 AM May 11, 2016 in Pat Shingleton Column
By: Pat Shingleton

Dew is water that condenses onto grass and other ground objects. Folktales depict 
the magical qualities of dew. It has been used as a lotion for itchy eyes, skin
diseases, and strengthening sickly children. It is believed to heal  gout and
sharpen eyesight, especially if collected from leaves of fennel. For beauty and luck,
a young girl should gather dew before sunrise from under an oak tree. Washing
your face in dew from a Hawthorn tree at sunrise on the Celtic festival of Beltane
will provide beauty for a year. The Victorians gathered early-morning dew in their
hands and rubbed  it on their faces to remove freckles. Witches in Scotland,
collected it with a hair tie and hung it in the barn to increase milk production.

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