#Roy Vickery

[lailoken]

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale, agg.)

“The idea that the picking of dandelion flowers leads to bed-wetting is widespread and well- known even in urban areas.

When I was a child in Brixton (1950s) we believed that if you picked dan- delion flowers vember 1979] you would wet your bed. [St Albans, Hertfordshire, November 1979]

Dandelions: not to be picked. Very unlucky. Children in Fife (1930s) called them 'pee-the-beds' and anyone who picked them was mocked. [Apples, Switzerland, February 1983]

An Irish lady told me that if you gathered dandelions, and brought them indoors, you would wet your bed that night! [Capel Hendre, Dyfed, September 1983]

Another day, when I was nearly seven years old, I had gathered a bunch of dandelions-this time grandmother told me that I risked wetting the bed if I had anything to do with these. [Bow Street, Dyfed, March 1984]

[I was born in 1949] as a child every other child I knew lived in horror of picking a dandelion-it was widely accepted as a fact this would lead to bed-wetting. [Belfast, February 1991]

This belief has given rise to many local names including: pee-beds [Clappersgate, Cumbria, October 1985], pee-in-bed [Accrington, Lancashire, March 1982], pee-the-bed [Belfast, February 1991], pee- the-beds [Parkstone, Dorset, June 1991], piss-i-beds [Langtoft, Humberside, March 1985], pissimire [Langtoft, Humberside, March 1985], piss-in-the-beds [Dainean, Co. Offaly, January 198 5], pisterbed [Lenamore, Co. Longford, April 1991], pittly beds [Corbridge, Northumberland, January 1993], wet-the-bed [Stockport, Greater Manchester, March 1984], and wet-the-beds [Streatham, London, May 1983]

On the continent of Europe such names as the Dutch pisse-bed and the French pissenlit [Grigson, 1987: 393] reveal that similar names and beliefs are not restricted to the British Isles.

Children also use dandelion 'clocks'—ripe dandelion seedheads—to tell the time, or, more rarely, predict the future.

When dandelions lost their yellow petals and grew that fluffy material, children used to pluck them and by blowing it they imagined they could tell the time. Each blow was counted as an hour, starting at one o'clock. Whenever all the fluffy material was gone, that counted as the time of the day. [Daingean, Co. Offaly, January 1985]

As children in Notts in the 1920s . . . we blew dandelion clocks to tell the time. [Oban, Argyll, October 1990]

We used to blow dandelion seeds and count — 'This year, next year, sometime, never' (to get married). [Llanuwchylln, Gwynedd, April 1991]

Learnt from my mother's knee, so to speak...dandelion seed heads when perfect were used to find out whether someone loved you or not by blowing short breaths at the plant and with each breath reciting 'He loves me, he loves me not,' until all the seeds had blown away and the last blow decided the result! [Worcester, October 1991].

Occasionally the seeds of dandelions are, like autumn leaves, considered to be lucky if caught.

The floating seeds of dandelions and similar plants are called 'fairies' by young children, and it is thought to be lucky to catch one. [South Ken- sington, London, November 1979]

As a child, evacuated to Elgin, Scotland, during World War II... Another 'taboo' plant was the common dandelion, it was supposed to make you wet the bed!... And yet, like all children, we didn't think anything of picking off the seed heads, which was supposed to tell you the time, according to how many tìmes you blew on it to release all the little 'para- chutes', We believed the flying seeds were fairies, and blowing them released them from capture! If you should catch a passing fairy, you would make a wish before releasing it, then let it fly away on the wind. [Stevenage, Hertfordshire, January 1993]

Particularly in Ireland, dandelions were used in the treatment of a wide range of illnesses.

The juice that comes from the danelion [sic] is a cure for every disease. [IFCSS MSS 550: 274, Co. Tipperary]

Dandelion: Boil the leaves and the water in which they are boiled may be drunk. It is said to be a cure for anything. The leaves can also be eaten raw. Mr Sheehan has used it for his stomach. [IFCSS MSS 313: 310a, Co. Cork].

Dandelion tea from the leaves [was] a general tonic. [St Osyth, Essex, February 1989]

Roots of dandelion boiled, and strained, and drunk is good for consumptives. [IFCSS MSS 200: 73, Co. Leitrim]

KIDNEY TROUBLES: the leaf of dandelion is chewed in the mouth and the juice is swallowed. Mrs Griffin told me that this treatment cured Nora O'Callaghan... of the complaint about thirty years ago. [IFCSS MSS 450: 162, Co. Kerry]

Dandelion wine is good for INDIGESTION and kidney troubles. [Portland, Dorset, April 1991]

People used to go out... and gather dandelion. They brought them in and boiled them, the juice of the dandelions were a good cure for weak HEARTS. [IFCSS 589: 205, Co. Clare]

[The dandelion] was a great cure for the JAUNDICE, boil it along with buttermilk and when it is boiled take out the weed and drink the mixture. [IFCSS MSS 717: 217, Co. Meath]

Dandelion Tea: First they put a knife under it and lifted it from the roots. They saved it in the sun until it got quite hard. Then they boiled the kettle and poured the boiling water on it, strained it, and then put it into bottles. Then they drank it, and it was very good for the NERVES. [IFCSS MSS notebooks 442c, Co. Kerry]

Herbal remedies for WARTS: squeeze the white milky juice of the dan- delion onto the wart and allow to dry. Repeat the application as often as possible. The wart will blacken and eventually drop off. [Langtoft, Hum- berside, July 1985]

Dandelion milk was used by my mother to cure WARTS on the fingers. [Histon, Cambridgeshire, January 1989]

Local plant names from an elderly friend in Porthnockie ... bum-pipes — dandelions, which were, like DOCK leaves, used to soothe stings. [Edin- burgh, December 1991]

To cure a sting of a NETTLE: look around and if there is a dandelion beside it you would rub the juice of it to it, it will cure the sting. [IFCSS MSS 50: 295, Co. Galway]

POULTRY-KEEPERS valued dandelions as food for turkeys.

Dandelion is very good for turkeys. It makes them strong and healthy. [IFCSS MSS 500: 238, Co. Limerick]

We used dandelion leaves a lot in feeding young turkeys which were very delicate and hard to rear. The leaves were chopped up and mixed with scrambled or hard-boiled eggs. [Piltown, Co. Tipperary, April 1991]

Rightly or wrongly, children considered dandelion leaves to be ideal food for pet rabbits.

Local plant names from an elderly friend in Porthnockie ... dainties or denties —both flower and leaves of dandelion, the leaves being picked to feed pet rabbits. [Edinburgh, December 1991]

Dandelion flowers are used in the making of a favourite homemade wine.

You should pick dandelion flowers for your dandelion wine on ST GEORGE'S DAY. [Wimbledon, London, November 1983]

In wine-making circles, traditionally, dandelion wine is made on 23 April. [Atkins, 1986: 37]”

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Oxford Dictionary of Plant-Lore

by Roy Vickery

#Oxford Dictionary of Plant-Lore #Roy Vickery #Dandelion #plant lore

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We Buy Houses in Fort Worth, Texas More Info About Fort Worth, Texas The city of Fort Worth was established in 1849 as an army outpost on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River. Fort Worth has historically been a center of the Texas Longhorn cattle trade. It still embraces its Western heritage and traditional architecture and design.USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) is the first ship of the United States Navy named after the city. Although considered by some to be a satellite city due to its proximity to Dallas, which has held a population majority since the 1950s, Fort Worth has become one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States in recent years, particularly in the 21st century, and has more than doubled its population since 2000.

Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km2) into three other counties: Denton, Parker, and Wise. According to the 2019 census estimates, Fort Worth’s population was 909,585. Fort Worth is the second-largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, which is the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States.

Real Estate Stats For Fort Worth, TX We Buy Houses Fort Worth Regularly so have a grasp of the real estate marketing in the area here are some of the stats. Fort Worth is one of the largest cities in Dallas. It has a population of approximately 895,008 people. There are 150 constituent neighborhoods, making it the fifth-largest community in Dallas.

Best neighborhoods and schools in Fort Worth

The most expensive neighborhoods in Fort Worth.

   • Texas Christian U

   • The College of Saint Thomas More

   • White Settlement Rd

   • U of North Texas Health Science Center

   • Bellaire Dr S

   • Byers Ave

   • W Vickery Blvd

Given below is a list of schools that Fort Worth-residents consider are the best:

   • Bishop Elementary School

   • Charles Baxter J H School

   • Dan Powell Int School

   • Everman Academy H S School

   • E Ray Elementary School

   • John And Polly Townley Elementary School

   • Roy Johnson Sixth Grade Campus School

   • Everman H S School

Real estate in Fort Worth

According to the real estate stats Fort Worth, there are 291,739 houses and apartments. Its median cost of a single-family detached home is $187,961. You will find both renters and owners here. In fact, renters constitute 43.90% and owners comprise 56.10%. There are various types of properties available in Fort Worth, such as single-family detached homes, row houses, and small apartment buildings. Here is a breakdown of the percentages of these houses that you will find in this city:

   • Single-family detached homes – 66.94%

   • High rise apartments – 23.35%

   • Smart apartment buildings – 4.74%

   • Row houses – 3.25%

Some of the houses built here go back to 1939. There are both new and second-hand houses available for sale. You can buy one depending on your budget and location of the house.

Home appreciation rate in Fort Worth

The real estate stats Fort Worth suggest that the city saw a 72.30% appreciation rate in the last 10 years. This means there was a 5.59% average annual rate, making Fort Worth one of the cities with the highest appreciation rate in the US.

[nellygwyn]

What are your favourite (non)fiction books about the 18th century?

♡ Georgian London: Into the Streets // Lucy Inglis

♡ Dr. Johnson’s London // Liza Picard 

♡ Casanova // Ian Kelly

♡ Mrs Jordan’s Profession: The Story of a Great Actress and a Future King // Claire Tomalin

♡ English Society in the Eighteenth Century // Roy Porter 

♡ Black London: Life Before Emancipation // Gretchen Gerzina

♡ The First Iron Lady: A Life of Caroline of Ansbach // Matthew Dennison

♡ English Masculinities, 1660-1800 // Michelle Cohen and Tim Hitchcock

♡ The Secret History of Georgian London: How the Wages of Sin Shaped the Capital // Dan Cruickshank

♡ Madame de Pompadour // Nancy Mitford

♡ Jane Austen: A Life // Claire Tomalin

♡ Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court // Lucy Worsley 

♡ Erotic Exchanges: The World of Elite Prostitution in Eighteenth Century Paris // Nina Kushner

♡ In These Times: Living in Britain Through Napoleon’s Wars, 1793-1815

♡ The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution // Faramerz Dabhoiwala 

♡ Queen of the Courtesans: Fanny Murray // Barbara White

♡ London in the Eighteenth Century // Jerry White

♡ Catherine the Great // Robert Massie

♡ Casanova’s Women // Judith Summers

♡ Aristocrats: Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832 // Stella Tillyard 

♡ The Fortunes of Francis Barber: The True Story of the Jamaican Slave who Became Samuel Johnson’s Heir // Michael Bundock

♡ Amatory Pleasures: Explorations in Eighteenth Century Sexual Culture // Julie Peakman

♡ The King’s Mistress: Scandal, Intrigue and the True Story of the Woman who Stole the Heart of George I

♡ Perdita: The Life of Mary Robinson // Paula Byrne

♡ The Gentleman’s Daughter: Women’s Lives in Georgian England // Amanda Vickery

��� Fanny Burney: A Biography // Claire Harman

[old-mother-hubbard]

🌲Handmade Wreath🌲

(Witchcraft)

What I used:

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All plants used are native to the southeast.

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Wild Muscadine (Vitus rotundifolia):

This was my base. I used a strand several feet long (long enough to make circle the desired size and wrap around itself once more).

All of the other plants will be wrapped through and around this.

Intent and Purpose-

My choice of vine was into order to instill merriment within the home for the upcoming season and year.

Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana):

This was the primary plant used as it most resembles traditional wreaths. This will give it a classic look and the smell is wonderful.

Intent and Purpose-

Though I didn’t have much purpose beyond traditional thought, red cedar is often considered to be apotropacic- that is, good for keeping ever spirits at bay.

It’s also often used for healing, and common thought was that it was traditionally important for quite a few Native American nations (please! Correct me if I’m wrong on this!).

Here is what I could find on cedar:

Disclaimer: I in no way, shape, or form support the appropriation on anyone’s culture. I include this information for purely educational purposes.

Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus):

Sand Blackberry (Rubus cuneifolius):

All brambleberries have had a long deep history in folklore and they are a favorite of mine. The fact that they tend to form natural arches just add’s to that. Just recently, I was stuck with a terribly violent cough (worse in the morning and night), and with a short alteration of an old English charm I’ve been able to rid myself of it.

Most often, and in this instance, I use blackberry bramble for protection. It’s impassibility makes it perfect for this.

Intent and Purpose-

To summarize, I added the sprigs to protect the home and all within it.

American Misteltoe (Phoradendron leucarpum):

This one was a lucky find! Just as I was walking out to forage, the mistletoe fell from an old oak and literally hit me in the face. I had enough for the wreath as well as it’s own bouquet garni.

Intent and Purpose-

Aside from traditional usage their are three main reasons I used mistletoe:

1.) I say again, it literally hit me in the face.

2.) to strengthen the relationship bonds within the home and to boost empathy and understanding.

3.) protection.

If you’re curious about mistletoe lore, check out my previous post- an excerpt from the Oxford Dictionary of Plant-Lore by Roy Vickery (1995).

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When Making:

*Make sure each of your sprigs have decently long stems so that you can weave and tuck them around your base.

*Use wire, twine, ribbon or thread when necessary to secure small bit to the base. Save some to adorn your wreath with. I don’t usually do this step because I have very minimum supplies (#poor and closeted).

*The thicker your base, more more revolutions you have, the stronger it will be.

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Final note: Aside from the specific intentions and qualities of each plant, there is power in a certain fact. Regardless of specific intentions, there are certain characteristics attributed to the season that when using a plant commonly held as an aesthetic part of this season also become attributed to the plant. So by using mistletoe or evergreen you are still perpetuating these ideas and associations and thereby, working magic.

A.K.A the Christmas Spirit.

#folklore #folk witch #wreath #december #christmas #diy #diy christmas #witchcraft #traditional witchcraft #plant lore #holiday #i suck at hashtags

[goalhofer]

On this day: November 13.

1982: Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C..

1997: The Lion King starring John Vickery and Tsidii Le Loka opens in New York, New York.

1998: Bill Clinton settles $850,000.00 sexual harassment suit with Paula Jones.

2001: Taliban abandons Kabul, Afghanistan.

2003: Justice Roy Moore kicked out of Alabama Supreme Court for defying court order to remove 10 Commandments monument from courthouse.

#Music #Czech Republic #Tributes #Washington D.C. #1980s #Politics #U.S.A. #U.S. #Arkansas #1990s #Alabama #New York City #New York

[janeaustentextposts]

I'm constantly impressed by your knowledge of the Jane Austen era as well as the thorough understanding you have of her writing. Just wondering (because I can't seem to find an about page on your tumblr) did you study it in uni? And do you have any book recommendations for understanding the Georgian/Regency era?

Well thank you! I studied a bit of history in some of my university classes, but those were electives and not at all related to Britain or Jane Austen, or my overall degree, which was in fine arts. When it comes to the Georgian and Regency periods, I’ve just read my face off in my spare time. My favourite historians include Amanda Vickery, Judith Flanders, Ruth Goodman, and Hallie Rubenhold.

As to books, some that I own and refer to for Austen-y/British history purposes are: Women in England: A Social History (1760-1914) by Susie Steinbach; Necropolis: London and Its Dead by Catharine Arnold; London The Wicked City: A Thousand Years of Vice in the Capital by Fergus Linnane; The Victorians by A.N. Wilson, Jerry White’s London in the 18th Century and London in the 19th Century; High Society in the Regency Period: 1788 - 1830 by Venetia Murray; The English Marriage by Maureen Waller; The Gentleman’s Daughter by Amanda Vickery; Black England: Life Before Emancipation by Gretchen Gerzina; Jane Austen’s World by Maggie Lane; The Covent Garden Ladies by Hallie Rubenhold; The Real Jane Austen by Paula Byrne; The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Jane Austen by Adams, Buchanan, and Gesch; Jane Austen’s England by Roy & Lesley Adkins; What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew by Daniel Pool; and Claire Tomalin’s excellent Jane Austen: A Life.

I have a few slimmer volumes that include essays and critical works on Austen, but refer to them less often when doing my own critiques and sweary hot takes.

There’s also some great historical bloggers out there doing solid articles on the period!

#Ask Me Anything Austen-Adjacent #AMAAA #history #Regency #Georgian #Britain #Jane Austen #Anonymous

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[onestowatch]

TABLES TURNED: Fabich Sets The Mood With a Lovemaking Playlist

Fabich is an artist who has been enmeshed in the world of music for as long as he can remember, playing music at the tender age of five and achieving his first US chart success at the age of 19. Following that first taste of success, Fabich quickly became a much sought out after producer for some of the biggest names in pop and R&B. Not content to sit behind the recording booth forever, the last couple of years have seen him take his wealth of experience and step into the spotlight with own infectious tracks.

Expertly blending elements of nu disco, modern production, and R&B into one impeccable project, Fabich explores universal themes in the most enticing manner. His latest single, “Talk to Me” is a veritable earworm that delves into the idea of sexual freedom. So, we found it only fitting to have Fabich craft us a playlist filled with 20 songs that are sure to get you in the mood.  

Fabich, Jafunk, Liska – “Talk To Me” This is my new single together with Jafunk and Liska, I hope you enjoy it!

Hablot Brown – “She Said” Hablot Brown is so awesome. Had the pleasure to do two songs with these guys and they are incredible. Really fun and super talented.

Amber Mark – “Love me Right” This song has such a classic feel to it.

James Vickery, Mikill Pane – “Got To Be You” New track off James Vickery’s latest EP - I had the pleasure of working on a track with him, too. This guy is so awesome!

Maths Time Joy, Toulouse, Zaia – “Count On Me” In my opinion, Math Times Joy is one of the best R&B producers in the world right now. I'm loving everything he releases. I had the chance to work with him a couple of times and he’s super humble and talented.

Masego, FKJ – “Tadow” The guitar in this one is so good!

Mac Ayres – “Easy” This song puts a smile on my face.

Tom Misch – “Movie”

Tom Misch is such a unique and incredible artist. ‘Geography’ is one of my favorite albums this year.

H.E.R., Daniel Caesar – “Best Part” The chorus is so amazing on this one, big fan of H.E.R. and Daniel Caesar.

FKJ – “Vibin’ Out with (((O)))” Big fan of FKJ, I still need to see him live!

Fabich, James Vickery – “Overtime” This is my song “Overtime” together with James Vickery. The stuff I normally produce is a bit more uptempo, but since I started out as an R&B producer, it was awesome to switch it up a bit and be able to release this one on my debut EP.

SG Lewis – “Sunsets - Pt. 2” So much vibes on this one!

Sinead Harnett – “Body” Sinead is so dope, she’s also based in London and I’d love to work on a record with her.

Sango, Xavier Omar – “Middle of Things, Beautiful Wife” Love this one and also the STWO remix.

Sabrina Claudio – “Confidently Lost” Sabrina Claudio is one of my favorite R&B singers right now and I’m super happy that I’ve had the opportunity to remix one of her latest tracks. It’s still unreleased but I hope I can show it to you guys soon.

Monte Booker – “Mona Lisa” Loving all of Monte Booker’s stuff… so smooth.

D’Angelo – “Lady” When you guys asked me to put together a chill out playlist I had to include some D’Angelo.

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Play-N-Skillz – “Freaks (Remix)” This record is quite old but a classic for me, loving the song and also the video as a kid.

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“Elder (Sambucus nigra), also known as boor or bour tree.

Elder is one of the most enigmatic plants in British folk tradition. On one hand it is feared and associated with WITCHES and on the other it is valued for its protective qualities, as a fly repellent, and for its use in many herbal remedies.

The whole plant hath a narcotic smell; it is not well to sleep under its shade. [Withering, 1776: 186]

[In Leitrim, Waterford and the south of Ireland] the elder or 'bore' tree is believed to have been the tree from which Judas Iscariot hanged himself. The proof of which is the fact that its leaves have an 'ugly smell', and, moreover, that its fruit has since degenerated from its original size and excellent flavour, and become worthless both as to size and taste. [Anon., 1916: 425]

It was said at Beckley that if you burn elder wood you will become bewitched. You never cut it down. In Wootton they say that the elder is a witch tree. You should not mend a wattle hedge with it, as it will give the witches power. If you cut it, it will bleed. [Oxfordshire Women's In- stitute groups, 1950s]

Unlucky to burn Tramman [elder], it is the FAIRIES’ tree. [Lezayre, Isle of Man, c.1975; Manx Folklife Survey]

Normally in the Isle of Man elder is the fairies' tree which is unlucky to cut down, or burn when fallen. I was told in 1992 by a forestry worker of his pleasure that a large elder had blown over into the field adjoining his garden and thus relieved him of the need to find someone willing to remove it. [Union Mills, Isle of Man, October 1993]

Elder flowers—it is alright to pick the flowers for wine or culinary use, but the tree is a friend of witches and the wood should never come into the house. [Ashreigney, Devon, July 1983]

Elder—unlucky to bring either flowers or wood into a house: (a) because it is the witches' tree, (b) because it was believed that Judas Iscariot hanged himself from an elder tree, (c) because if you fall asleep under elder flowers the scent will poison you or you will never wake up. [Driffield, Humber- side, March 1985]

Collecting firewood from the hedges surrounding the cottage and returning happily laden, but being accused of bringing bits of elder into the house—it was considered unlucky to use these to light a fire. [Bow Street, Dyfed, October 1984]

The only unlucky plant which I have heard of is the elder tree, which the old people looked upon as unlucky. As I have heard the old people say, it was unhealthy to have an elder tree growing near the house as it was often noted the inhabitants seemed more prone to TUBERCULOSIS or 'Consumption' as it was known in Ireland in the old days. However, as TB was rampant all over the country at that time, I don't know if the belief would have any significance. My own people however would not cut down an elder bush or burn it no matter how old or rotten it was. Nor allow an elder stick in the house, and it would be an unforgivable act to strike a child or even an animal with one. [Kill Village, Co. Kildare, October 1984]

The family name dies out on the property where the elder grows in the kitchen garden. [Skibbereen, Co. Cork, January 1993]

Do you know the Rollright Stones in Oxfordshire? You can't count them; you never get the same number twice. In the next field there is a big stone called King Arthur, and there are various stones called after his Knights around. There are some elder bushes nearby. We used to go there as children on our bicycles and try to count the stones. We were told that if we picked a flower or a berry from these elderberry bushes we would be turned into stone. We used to dare each other to pick a berry or a flower, but no one ever did. [Mitcham, Surrey, May 1986]

However, in the early part of the nineteenth century:

On Midsummer Eve, when the 'eldern' tree was in blossom, it was a custom for people to come up to the King Stone and stand in a circle. Then the 'eldern' was cut, as it bled 'the King moved his head.' [Evans, 1895: 20]

Sometimes it was thought that wood, berries, or flowers could be safely taken from an elder only if the tree's permission had been sought first.

Hearing one day that a baby in a cottage close to my own was ill, I went across to see what was the matter. Baby appeared right enough, and I said so; but its mother promptly explained. 'It were all along of my maister's thick 'ed; it were in this how: t'rocker cummed off t'cradle, an' he hedn't no more gumption than to mak' a new ’un out on illerwood without axing the Old Lady's leave, an' in coorse she didn't like that, and she came and pinched t'wean that outrageous he were a'most black i' t' face; but I bashed 'un off, an putten an' esh 'un on, an' t'wean is as gallus as owt agin.' This was something quite new to me, and the clue seemed worth following up. So going home I went straight down to my backyard, where old Johnny Holmes was cutting up firewood—‘chopping kindling,' as he would have said. Watching the opportunity, I put a knot of elder-wood in the way and said, 'You are not feared of chopping that are you ?' 'Nay, he replied at once, 'I bain't feared of choppin' him, he bain't wick (alive); but if her were wick I dussn't, not without axin’ the Old Gal's leave, not if it were ever so'.. . (The words to be used are): 'Oh, them's slape enuff.' You just says, 'Owd Gal, give me of thy wood, and Oi will give some of moine, when I graws inter a tree.' [Heanley, 190I: 55]

If you chop an elder tre e or fell it, you should bow three times and say:

Old Woman, Old Woman, Give me some of your wood And when I am dead I'll give you some of mine. [Whitwick, Leicestershire, August 1983]

[Staffordshire, 1930s:] my mother said it was the thing if one wanted blossoms or fruit from an elder tree to say 'Please Mother Elder may I have .. .' [Ponsanooth, Cornwall, November 1993]

In addition to records of elder being inauspicious, there are many rec- ords of it being a beneficial, protective tree.

[In Northumberland] an old man told me that his aunt used to keep a piece of bour tree, or elder, constantly in her kist (chest) to prevent her clothes from malign influence. [Hardy, 1895: 325]

In south Wales it was deemed very dangerous to build any premises on or near the spot where an eldertree stood. In the past an elder planted before the door of a cow-shed or stable protected the cows and horses from witchcraft and sorcery. [Trevelyan, 1909: 103]

[In Scotland elder was] often planted near old crofts and cottages as protection from witches. [Webster, 1978: 342]

[In Guernsey elder] had to be planted as near as possible to the back door, the most used entrance, since it was a sacred tree and a good protection against witchcraft. [McClintock, 1987: 33]

[In Ireland] it is considered lucky to have an elderberry bush grow near your house, especially if it is "self-set'. [Bracknell, Berkshire, August 1984]

Mother used elder leaves to make a pattern on the floor-bricks. Painting around them with red paint. Making the cross with elder leaves. This was an old custom, going back to her grandmother's time, so the custom had to be continued despite the time-consuming nature of the work. [Bow Street, Dyfed, March 1984]

Elder: this was called Boortree... The leaves were boiled and the water used to dose pigs. For this purpose, and because it was supposed to be a protection against LIGHTNING, there was a tree of it at every house. It can still be seen growing in places where there are no houses now, but where houses were years ago. [Lenamore, Co. Longford, April 1991]

Family folklore passed on to me includes . . . one should plant a ROWAN and elder tree and never cut them down, in order to keep witches away. [Parkstone, Dorset, June 1991]

I can remember as a child elder growing around the wooden bottom-of-the-garden 'lavvy' at my uncle's farm near Brentwood, Essex, and many other similar loos with elder adjacent. I was told that the elder would live 'almost for ever', as if one root died off another would spring from a fallen branch or twig. They were treated with 'respect' as they kept away bad magic—no one used the word 'witches'—but the inference was there. [Yafforth, North Yorkshire, January 1990]

More usually elder trees were planted around toilets and other build ings to deter FLIES.

Elder bushes are invariably to be seen outside the dairy windows on the north side of old-fashioned farmhouses in the Midlands. This was done because elder-leaves are supposed to be very objectionable to flies, wasps and other insects, the tree thus provided both shade and protection. For the same reason a switch of elder with leaves on is used when taking or driving a swarm of bees. [N &Q, 11 ser. 12: 489, 1915]

When inspecting a slaughter house [in Cornwall] a summer or two ago, I commented on the absence of flies, and was told that this was due to a large elder bush growing some feet away and that branches of elder in any building would keep flies away. [Peter, 1915: 123]

An elderberry tree was always grown near the house—I think it was to keep flies away. [Didcot, Oxfordshire, February 1991]

According to some friends of mine elderberry bushes were planted by water butts and outside privies so that the smell would keep the flies away. [Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, April 1991]

As a youth my late father worked on the land...Often handling horses it was common practice to tie bunches of elder leaves to the harness to ward off flies. [St Osyth, Essex, February 1989]

My wife, who comes from Northumberland, tells me that her mother used to make up a concoction with elder flower when she was a child. All the family washed their faces in it to keep virulent Northumbrian midges at bay. She remembers it smelling not too pleasant, and tended to keep other children away as well, so she would take the first opportunity to wash it off! [Hexham, Northumberland, June 1988]

About twelve years ago in Girton, Cambridge, a small swarm of bees (apparently known as a 'cast') settled on a plum tree in our garden, about six feet up. A neighbour, Mr C. G. Puck (now 84 years old), a retired shepherd and lifelong beekeeper, came to collect the bees. He removed the queen bee from the swarm and placed her under a small open wooden box inverted on the ground under the tree. He then asked for a sprig of elder and laid this about nine inches above the swarm, saying that the smell of it was disliked by bees, and by the early evening all the bees had moved into the box . . . He had learned of the use of elder in this fashion from his beekeeper father, in his native village of Thriplow, south Cambridgeshire. [Girton, Cambridge, May 1988]

On the Isle of Man:

Each old cottage has a 'trammon', or elderberry tree, outside the door. This is used by the 'Phynodderree' to swing in. He is a kind of faun who can bring much luck, and even helps materially in outside work. [Daily News, 27 January 1926]

[Fairies] liked most of all to swing and play in the elder trees, and these were always thought of as fairy trees in the Isle of Man. There wasn't a house or farm that didn't have its 'tramman' tree planted by the door or in the garden 'for the fairies'. Many of them are still to be seen; the single tree will soon have grown into a thicket, hiding the old ruined house, but a sure sign that a house once stood there . . . When the wind was blowing the branches, it was then that the fairies were believed to be riding the tramman trees, but it was said that they would desert a house or a farm where the trees had been cut down. This must have happened only very rarely: no-one would cut a branch of the tramman, let alone the tree itself, but if it was done the fairies grieved. [Killip, 1975: 35]

Regardless of whether elder is considered to be malevolent or protec- tive, most of the folk beliefs associated with the tree appear to be con- cerned with its protection and preservation. Two quotations from herbalists writing in the 1940s demonstrate the value of the elder tree.

[According to my [g*psy] friend] the healingest tree that on earth do grow be the elder, them sez, and take it all round I should say 'twas. [Quelch, 1941: 78]

[Elder has] the unusual distinction of being useful in every part. [Ransom, 1949: 55]

Thus it is possible that the various folk beliefs associated with elder were due, at least in part, to efforts to protect a valuable resource.

The period when elder flowered was sometimes considered to be a time when the weather was poor. In the Basingstoke area of Hampshire this time was known as the elderbloom winter [Maida Hill, Lon- don, December 1982], while in Cheshire:

Weather prophets say that if the weather breaks while the elder-flowers are coming out, it will be soaking wet (in Cheshire parlance, drabbly) until they fade. [Hole, 1937: 49]

Francis Bacon (1561–1626) recorded: 'They say' WARTS can be removed by rubbing them 'with a Green Elder Sticke and then bury- ing the Sticke to rot in Mucke' [Bacon, 1631: 258]. Similarly:

A 15-year-old girl, writing in 1954, says that her grandfather told her to pick a small twig of elderberry, touch her warts with it, chant the words, “Wart, wart, on my knee, Please go, one, two, three” and put it 'down the toilet'. [Opie, 1959: 315]

Elder is, perhaps, the wild plant most widely used in folk medicine.

Queen of all Forest [of Dean] remedies was 'ellum blow tea'...The flowers were gathered in the spring and hung up to dry in closed paper bags ... in the kitchen ... You dared not sneeze in the winter or down came the bag, a good handful was put in a jug, covered with boiling water, covered with a tea towel, and left to infuse. One had to force this evil-smelling brew down one's throat willy-nilly. I loathed it, and to this day can recall that smell of cats which emanated from it. Poultices of the mixture were used for SPRAINS, aches, etc., in joints, also for boils and 'gathered' fingers—whitlows and so on. It seemed to be a universal panacea; the only use it didn't have was for constipation . . . Elder berries were favoured too; they were boiled up with sugar, the resulting syrup strained, bottled, and used in winter for coughs and colds . . .There is not a Forester alive over the age of 70 who does not know ellum blow tea. [Cinder- ford, Gloucestershire, November 1993]

Elder berries when fried with mutton fat are used for BOILS and ULCERS. [IFCSS MSS 414: 43, Co. Clare]

Elder root when boiled and the water drank supposed to cure RHEUMAT- ISM. [IFCSS MSS 700: 35, Co. Meath]

An infusion of elder flowers in boiling water will alleviate PILES. [Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, February 1991]

A green ointment could be made from the leaves, based on mutton fat, and the creamy white flowers made Elderflower Water for the complexion. The flowers, dried in the sun and stored in a paper bag make a good remedy to break a hard COUGH and bring up phlegm. I always pick and dry some when they are in bloom, put the full of your fingers (one hand) in a mug, pour boiling water over and let it infuse for ten minutes. A little milk or fruit juice can be added. [Lenamore, Co. Longford, April 1991]

For flus and FEVERS

40 oz whiskey bottle. Pick, clean, weigh, one pound ripe elder berries. Delete the strings (most strings anyway) using a fork, and put berries into empty bottle. Add 4 lb sugar. Top up with a bottle (or most of a bottle) of whiskey. Seal well. Store for 3 months and strain. Use strongest spirit. Dose—Strong glass of this 'Elderfire'—add hot water (as hot as possible) and drink. Take 2 or 3 spoons of honey with drink. Repeat each night (or more frequently)–usually two nights is sufficient to clear the flu/fever results guaranteed. [Killarney, Co. Kerry, September 1991]

[My mother, who was 94 when she died in 1987] used to collect elder-flower in the spring, and dried it. In the winter if we had colds or flu, the elderflower was put in a jug covered with boiling water and put on the hob to stew. At night we were given this (strained) with sugar and a few drops of peppermint oil added. We were given a teacup full of this at night, and in the morning we had to drink half a cupful of this cold mixture. It was supposed to sweat out the fever. She used to tell me how she pulled me through PNEUMONIA by poulticing with hot flannel and sips of elderflower tea, day and night. [Hill, Worcestershire, October 1991]

When my three children were small and we had wintery weather (and it can be very cold up here at the foot of the Cairngorms), I made elder-flower wine, and when it was time for them coming from school I had three cups, bowl of sugar, bottle of elderflower wine and the kettle boiling, and I gave them a tody; they never had colds or flu. [Boat-of-Garten, Inverness-shire, November 1991]

Elder flowers and berries are widely collected by makers of homemade wines. The flowers can also be used in cooking [Ó’Ceirin, 1980: o1), and the fruits have been recommended as a substitute for currants [Ransom, 1949: 55]. Elder leaves have been used as a TOBACCO substitute.

Myself, my brother and a friend always smoked elder leaves when money was not available for tailor-made cigarettes. We spent much time in the woodland of Thetford Chase, where on our regular walks we would break down, but not completely snap off, small sprigs of the elder. We found that if we severed the supply of sap completely the leaves on the sprig would dry out resulting in a hot strong smoke. We found that if the leaves remained just slightly damp they were a quite pleasant smoke. It was obviously trial and error, sometimes they remained too wet to burn properly. We would stuff the leaves very lightly into the stems of various umbellifers...We actually prefered these cigarettes to the tailor-made, but they were not available during winter. [West Stow, Suffolk, November 1992]

Elder wood is characterized by its pith, which can be easily removed.

[On Colonsay] boys aspiring to be pipers made chanters of the young branches [of elder], which are full of pith and easily bored. [McNeill, 1910: 130].

Haw-blowers are made by scooping the pith out of an elder branch. Haws are blown through these. [IFCSS MSS 700: 338, Co. Meath]

The people of the parish were able to make toy guns. They got an elder stick about one and a half feet long and scraped out the inside. Then they got a stick about the same length and made it fit into the hole and then the gun was made. [IFCSS MSS 867: 132, Co. Kilkenny]

At the the beginning of the century children in parts of Devon used to make pop-guns' out of elder: they would force a hole through the pith, and then fashion a ram-rod out of HAZEL WOOD. Chewed paper would be rammed down the hollowed elder sticks, and pressed out with considerable force. Great sport ensued. [Lafonte, 1984: 35]

There was another use for the Boor tree in olden times. A suitable length was cut and seasoned, then the white pith in the centre was scraped out, lead was then melted and poured in. When set, this made a good weapon for protection on a journey or out walking at night...My aunt who was born in 1894 remembered one man who had such a stick. [Lenamore, Co. Longford, April 1991]

[In Horsefield, Cambridgeshire] for winter feeding one beekeeper used to make little troughs out of elder wood; he cut pieces about the thickness of a finger and five or six inches long, tapered off one end and removed the pith, and used them for replenishing the bees' honey by inserting this end in the exit hole. [Parsons MSS, 1952]”

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Oxford Dictionary of Plant-Lore

by Roy Vickery

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Only A Handful of 1933 Willys Roadsters Exist. We Found The Wildest.

The Veit Automotive Foundation Educational Museum is in rural Minnesota, about an hour out of Minneapolis. If you noticed it from the road, which you might not, you would probably mistake it for a dairy barn. That’s what it’s supposed to look like on the outside. On the inside, its multiple floors and rooms house an impressive collection of automobilia and Americana. The museum grew from Vaughn Veit’s once-small personal car collection to approximately 100 classic vehicles, as well as gas pumps, antique farm equipment, artwork, and other vintage artifacts.

Vaughn’s taste in vintage cars is eclectic, but it seems like he has some favorites. He owns one of every body style of 1933 Ford, and two 1933 Willys, including this extremely rare roadster. Willys production numbers are hard to find, but Vaughn did his research and told us that his 1933 roadster is one of only 71 built. Seven still survive, with three in Australia and four in the U.S.

One of those four U.S. cars showed up during Vaughn’s eBay search a few years ago—although he describes it as “pieces of rusting metal” rather than as a car. That began his effort to rebuild those pieces of rust as a piece of automotive history. The goal, as you can see, was not to restore the Willys to original equipment, but to redo it as a street rod. He contacted Roy Brizio Street Rods in South San Francisco to handle the roadster’s transformation. Brizio has built some memorable Gasser-style 1941 Willys, and about a million outstanding early ’30s Ford roadsters, but Vaughn’s 1933 Willy roadster was a brand-new order for the shop.

The roadster rolled out of Brizio’s on a fresh chassis from Art Morrison Enterprises (AME), built around a 2×4-inch square-tube frame tailor made for the Willys. AME’s suspension combination includes antiroll bars, Strange coilover shocks at both ends, and a Panhard bar in the rear. The four-link rear locates a Ford 9-inch packed with 3.70:1 gears with limited slip. Four-wheel Wilwood disc brakes with 11-inch rotors are operated by a Wilwood master cylinder and proportioning valve to ensure reliable braking in today’s traffic.

Those “pieces of rusting metal” were revived at Brizio’s, thanks in part to fabricator Andrik Albor’s bodywork at Brizio’s. A 1-1/2-inch slice was chopped from the top and the rest of the original sheetmetal—including hood and grille—were returned to new condition. Headlights, taillights, door handles, and bumpers are also original parts. The exterior swan neck mirrors were provided by SO-CAL Speed Shop. The rich blue House of Kolor paint is a custom color now known as Brizio Blue. It was mixed and sprayed by Joe Compani at Compani Color in Hayward, California. Subtle cream-colored pinstriping was brushed along the beltline and includes Vaughn’s name on one side and his fiancée Kelly’s on the other. Sid Chavers created the black canvas top.

Sherm’s Custom Plating in Sacramento, California, and Dan’s Polishing & Chrome in Adamsville, Tennessee, made sure that the brightwork was as perfect as the paint. The wheels (four plus the spare) were painted with more cream-colored paint. Mike Curtis at Curtis Speed built the 16-inch wheels just for this project, styling them to mimic genuine vintage Willys wheels. The Excelsior radials from Coker Tire measure 7.00×16 and 5.00×16.

The interior design and execution was turned over to Chavers and the results are clean and classy. Custom seats are covered in black and blue leather stitched in vertical pleats. The custom door panels are finished with the same look. Charcoal gray German square-weave carpet covers the floor. The original dash was modified and filled with a speedo, oil, and gas gauges restored by Redline Gauges mounted on the right. Jim Vickery at Brizio’s made sure the Willys wiring is routed right. A water temp gauge and voltmeter from Classic Instruments are located in the center cove. LimeWorks Speed Shop supplied the steering column, which is topped with an original 1939 Ford banjo wheel. The Lokar shifter is fitted with a blue shifter knob to match the paint color.

Powering the Willys is a traditional-dressed 1949 AB8 Ford Flathead. H&H Flatheads did a great job building the engine. The bored, stroked, and balanced engine is packed with a Scat crank and rods moving Ross forged pistons. The valvetrain includes a Winfield cam and Isky valves and springs. The aluminum heads and the intake manifold are Navarro pieces. Dual Stromberg carbs are topped with air cleaners from OTB Gear. The MSD ignition and Taylor wires deliver juice—and a Speedway Motors water pump and Matson aluminum radiator keep the Flathead cool. Coated 2-inch exhaust pipes with Allied suitcase-style mufflers carry exhaust drawn by a pair of Sanderson headers. DND Enterprises assembled the T5 transmission adapted for the Flathead. Modern Driveline provided the clutch, flywheel, and disc.

With his 1933 Willys roadster completed, Vaughn has been successful in saving an extremely rare car. He’s not done yet. In addition to the cars in his museum, he is currently in the process of building another 1933 Willy. This time it’s a coupe, modified with Corvette suspension parts, powered by a Buick Grand National V-6.

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World Cup 2018: All it's essential know in regards to the final 16

World Cup 2018: All it's essential know in regards to the final 16

World Cup 2018: All it’s essential know in regards to the final 16

Highlights: France 4-Three Argentina

2018 Fifa World Cup final 16 Venue: Russia. Dates: 30 June – Three July Protection: Watch dwell on BBC TV, Crimson Button and iPlayer, BBC Sport web site and app; pay attention on Radio 5 dwell; comply with textual content updates on-line.

The knockout stage of the World Cup acquired underneath manner on Saturday, when France beat Argentina 4-Three in a last-16 traditional in Kazan.

Nineteen-year-old Kylian Mbappe grew to become the primary teenager to score two in a World Cup match since Pele in 1958 as Les Bleus grew to become the primary group to succeed in the quarter-finals in Russia.

They are going to meet Uruguay within the final eight on Friday 6 July (15:00 BST) after the South People beat Portugal 2-1 in Saturday’s second last-16 recreation.

It means Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo – two of essentially the most prolific scorers in world soccer – stay with out a World Cup winner’s medal.

Hosts Russia are by to the final 16, together with former winners Brazil, England and Spain.

Defending champions Germany have been among the many 16 groups who didn’t qualify from the group stage.

The 21st World Cup offered 122 objectives, 36,349 accomplished passes, 158 yellow playing cards and plenty of video assistant referee drama within the group stage.

Nonetheless if the scores are degree after 90 minutes in knockout video games, 30 minutes of additional time will probably be performed, adopted by penalties if obligatory.

If a match goes to further time, every group will probably be allowed to make a fourth substitution, the primary time this has been allowed at a World Cup.

Will Neymar keep on his ft to encourage Brazil?

Even after the exits of Germany, Argentina and Portugal, there are a variety of heavyweights nonetheless standing.

5-time winners Brazil will probably be hoping star ahead Neymar can keep on his ft for lengthy sufficient to assist them beat Mexico in Samara on Monday (15:00).

The world’s most costly participant has been on the bottom a lot in Russia that one pub in Rio gave out free shots every time the ahead hit the ground in opposition to Serbia on 27 June.

Neymar did rating in his nation’s second group recreation in opposition to Costa Rica however was denied a penalty and booked for dissent in the identical match.

“It was entrance web page on one of many papers that Neymar has been going to floor as soon as each 9 minutes at this World Cup,” mentioned South American soccer skilled Tim Vickery.

“There may be a lot that’s good however there are issues which might be deplorable about him.”

World Cup 2018: The great, the dangerous, and the Neymar

Spain, the 2010 winners, have been removed from their greatest, however have been unbeaten in 23 video games main as much as their assembly with hosts Russia on Sunday at 15:00.

And this match represents a final probability for a number of of Belgium‘s gamers to win a World Cup.

Defenders Vincent Kompany and Thomas Vermaelen are 32, whereas defender Jan Vertonghen and ahead Dries Mertens are 31.

“It is now or by no means for lots of those gamers,” former Belgium striker Gilles de Bilde told BBC Sport.

Belgium, third within the Fifa rankings, face Japan in Rostov-on-Don on Monday at 19:00.

Spain v Russia – dwell on BBC One from 14:30 BST, Sunday

Will England overcome a 12-year itch?

With a mean age of 26 years and 18 days, England arrived in Russia with the third-youngest squad within the match.

They overcame Tunisia and Panama to succeed in the knockout stage earlier than a much-changed group misplaced the ultimate group recreation 1-0 to Belgium.

England should now beat Colombia, quarter-finalists in 2014, in Moscow on Tuesday at 19:00 if they’re to repeat their feats of 2002 and 2006 by reaching the quarter-finals.

“Our goal was to qualify from the group and we have now achieved that,” mentioned boss Gareth Southgate. “We’re nonetheless a piece in progress however that is not a nasty factor at this stage.”

Southgate defends group choice

England should do one thing they haven’t managed since 2006 if they’re to succeed in the final eight – win a knockout match at a significant match.

Underneath Roy Hodgson in 2014, they did not get out of their World Cup group, whereas in 2010 Fabio Capello’s group misplaced 4-1 to Germany within the final 16.

Certainly, England have received solely two of their previous eight knockout video games on the World Cup – in opposition to Denmark in 2002 and Ecuador in 2006.

Additionally they went out on penalties to Italy within the quarter-finals on the 16-team Euro 2012 and misplaced to Iceland of their first knockout recreation at Euro 2016.

Southgate describes the Colombia match as England’s “greatest recreation for a decade”.

Historical past within the making for Japan?

With a inhabitants of 144 million keen them on, Russia have turned on the model to emerge from the group stage at their very own World Cup – regardless of being the bottom ranked group within the match.

Sitting 70th within the Fifa rankings, they will anticipate extra feverish assist after they face Spain in Moscow’s 81,000-capacity Luzhniki Stadium at 15:00 on Sunday.

Russia scored eight objectives and received two video games within the group stage

Japan, who face Belgium, are one win away from reaching the quarter-finals for the primary time, whereas Switzerland‘s most up-to-date look within the final eight got here in 1954.

Switzerland play Sweden, who got here third in 1994, in St Petersburg at 15:00 on Tuesday, whereas Mexico should beat Brazil to succeed in the quarter-finals for the primary time since internet hosting the World Cup in 1986.

Croatia meet Denmark in Nizhny Novgorod at 19:00 on Sunday. Whoever wins will make the final eight for the primary time since 1998.

Croatia captain Luka Modric was 12 years outdated when his nation went on to succeed in the semi-finals in France 20 years in the past.

“It’s a stern check for us, however it’s excessive time that this technology hurdles this impediment which we have not hurdled since 1998,” mentioned the midfielder.

Belgium v Japan – dwell on BBC One from 18:30 BST, Monday

Goodbye to the GOATs (biggest of all time)

Two of the best gamers of all time are on their manner house after Argentina and Portugal have been knocked out on essentially the most prolific day of knockout soccer on the World Cup since 1970.

Ten objectives have been scored within the first two last-16 video games.

Nonetheless, Lionel Messi couldn’t encourage his team-mates as they went right down to France in a seven-goal thriller in Kazan.

Messi, who will probably be 35 when the following match takes place in 2022, stays with out a aim in 756 minutes of World Cup knockout stage motion.

World Cup 2018: Is Lionel Messi the GOAT or a mere human?

Regardless of 9 La Liga titles and 4 Champions League triumphs with Barcelona, Messi has but to win the World Cup.

The golden trophy additionally continues to elude Ronaldo and Portugal.

A mural of Portugal ahead Cristiano Ronaldo by the resort the place Lionel Messi and Argentina have been staying in Kazan

Ronaldo lit up the World Cup with a hat-trick in opposition to Spain on 15 June, however the Portugal captain was irritating because the Euro 2016 winners lost to Uruguay.

Earlier this month, Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho mentioned Messi, 31, and Ronaldo, 33, “in all probability have one final probability” to win the World Cup.

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Super Saturday & GOATs heading out? All you need to know about the last 16

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2018 Fifa World Cup last 16 Venue: Russia. Dates: 30 June – 3 July Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Red Button and iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app; listen on Radio 5 live; follow text updates online.

The knockout stage of the World Cup gets under way on Saturday, when France face Argentina in Kazan at 15:00 BST, a match you can watch live on BBC One.

The last 16 features eight matches over four days in seven cities across Russia.

Hosts Russia are through, along with former winners Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, England, France and Spain.

Defending champions Germany were among the 16 teams who did not qualify from the group stage.

BBC to show France-Argentina last 16 – TV picks announced

World Cup last-16 line-up in full

Lawro’s predictions for last-16 matches

The 21st edition of the World Cup has provided 122 goals, 36,349 completed passes, 158 yellow cards and lots of video assistant referee drama.

If the scores are level after 90 minutes in knockout games, 30 minutes of extra time will be played, followed by penalties if necessary.

If a match goes to extra time, each team will be allowed to make a fourth substitution, the first time this has been allowed at a World Cup.

Goodbye to the GOATs?

Two of the greatest players of all time could be on their way home from the World Cup by the end of the weekend.

Lionel Messi scored in the 2-1 group win over Nigeria on 26 June to become the third Argentine to find the net in three different World Cups, alongside Diego Maradona and Gabriel Batistuta.

However, the Argentina captain has never scored in a knockout game at the tournament – a statistic he is hoping to address against France as he carries the weight of a nation on his shoulders.

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“Fans and some parts of the media in Argentina are too much on him, so of course he feels the pressure,” Messi’s former international team-mate Pablo Zabaleta told BBC Sport.

“He is a human being and it is not easy to be the best player in the world.”

As Argentina move into new accommodation in Kazan after narrowly qualifying from the group stages, Messi will be confronted with an all too familiar face – that of a certain Cristiano Ronaldo.

A mural depicting the Portugal and Real Madrid star has been painted in a courtyard by the hotel where the Argentina team is staying.

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Ronaldo is also in action on the first day of the knockout stage as he looks to propel Portugal into the quarter-finals for the first time since 2006.

The Euro 2016 winners face Luis Suarez’s Uruguay, when all eyes will be on Ronaldo, who lit up the World Cup with a hat-trick against Spain on 15 June.

Earlier this month, Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho said Messi, 31, and Ronaldo, 33, “probably have one last chance” to win the World Cup.

France v Argentina – live on BBC One from 14:30 BST, Saturday

Super Saturday

On Saturday, four heavyweights slug it out for a place in the quarter-finals.

The Kazan Arena was the scene of Germany’s shock exit after defeat by South Korea earlier in the week.

The venue will see the demise of another former world champion on Saturday when it hosts France against Argentina in what some pundits predict could be the tie of the round.

Argentina are two-time winners while France have reached the final of the past two World Cups staged on European soil, winning as hosts in 1998 before losing to Italy in the 2006 final in Germany.

Maradona, a World Cup winner in 1986, has been at all of Argentina’s games in Russia, and is again expected to be in Kazan despite being seen by a doctor at the final group match.

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That game is followed at 19:00 by two-time winners Uruguay against Portugal.

Uruguay were one of only three teams – along with Croatia and Belgium – to emerge from the group stage with a maximum nine points.

Oscar Tabarez’s side are the only team not to concede a goal in three games in Russia – the last South American team not to concede in their first four matches of a World Cup tournament were Brazil in 1986.

“This will be a busy evening for the referee, not least with Uruguay’s Atletico Madrid centre-halves Diego Godin and Jose Gimenez up against Portugal’s Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo,” said BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson.

Germany gone – but 11 of world’s top 15 left

Even with Germany out, the last 16 contains 11 teams in the top 15 of the Fifa world rankings.

Five-time winners Brazil will be hoping star forward Neymar can stay on his feet long enough to help them beat Mexico in Samara on Monday (15:00).

The world’s most expensive player has been on the ground so much in Russia that one pub in Rio gave out free shots each time Neymar was on the floor against Serbia on 27 June.

Neymar did score in his country’s second group game against Costa Rica but was denied a penalty and booked for dissent in the same match.

“It was front page on one of the papers that Neymar has been going to ground once every nine minutes at this World Cup,” said South American football expert Tim Vickery.

“There is so much that is good but there are things that are deplorable about him.”

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Spain, the 2010 winners, have been far from at their best, but are unbeaten in the past 23 games before meeting hosts Russia on Sunday at 15:00.

This tournament represents a last chance for several of Belgium’s players to win a World Cup.

Defenders Vincent Kompany and Thomas Vermaelen are 32, while defender Jan Vertonghen and forward Dries Mertens are 31.

“It’s now or never for a lot of these players,” former Belgium striker Gilles de Bilde told BBC Sport.

Belgium, third in the Fifa rankings, face Japan in Rostov-on-Don on Monday at 19:00.

Spain v Russia – live on BBC One from 14:30 BST, Sunday

Will England overcome a 12-year itch?

With an average age of 26 years and 18 days, England arrived in Russia with the third-youngest squad in the tournament.

They overcame Tunisia and Panama to reach the knockout stage before a much-changed team lost the final group game 1-0 to Belgium.

England must now beat Colombia, quarter-finalists in 2014, in Moscow on Tuesday at 19:00 if they are to repeat their feats of 2002 and 2006 by reaching the quarter-finals.

“Our objective was to qualify from the group and we have done that,” said Southgate. “We are still a work in progress but that’s not a bad thing at this stage.”

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England must do something they have not managed since 2006 if they are to reach the last eight – win a knockout match at a major tournament.

Under Roy Hodgson in 2014, they failed to get out of their World Cup group, while in 2010 Fabio Capello’s team lost 4-1 to Germany in the last 16.

Indeed, England have won only two of their past eight knockout games at the World Cup – against Denmark in 2002 and Ecuador in 2006.

They also went out on penalties to Italy in the quarter-finals at the 16-team Euro 2012 and lost to Iceland in their first knockout game at Euro 2016.

Southgate describes the Colombia match as England’s “biggest game for a decade”.

History in the making for Japan?

With a population of 144 million willing them on, Russia have turned on the style to emerge from the group stage at their own World Cup – despite being the lowest ranked team in the tournament.

The team sitting 70th in the Fifa rankings can expect more feverish support when they face Spain in Moscow’s 81,000-capacity Luzhniki Stadium at 15:00 on Sunday.

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Japan, who face Belgium, are one win away from reaching the quarter-finals for the first time, while Switzerland’s most recent appearance in the last eight came in 1954.

Switzerland play Sweden, who came third in 1994, in St Petersburg at 15:00 on Tuesday, while Mexico must beat Brazil to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since hosting the World Cup in 1986.

Croatia meet Denmark in Nizhny Novgorod at 19:00 on Sunday. Whoever wins will be make the last eight for the first time since 1998.

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Rights and responsibilities of land ownership

by Maria Grace

By the time of the 1801 census, England had a population of just over eight million living in a country of some thirty two million acres - and eighty to ninety percent of this land was owned by the aristocracy or landed gentry, (Adkins, 2013) nearly half in the hands of about 5,000 families in total. (Lane, 2005) The remainder belonged to institutions like the church or colleges or to attorneys, shopkeepers and bankers of the market towns. (Davidoff, 2002) These families enjoyed considerable status and power associated with land ownership, but with the rights, came a number of social responsibilities. 

Land owner rights & power

Voting rights

Landowners had the right to vote, which non-land owners did not. Thus, Parliament was controlled by those whose wealth came from the land rather than trade until the early 1830's. Moreover, the landed classes also controlled government at the local, shire level through service as local magistrates and participation in other local political roles

John Harriott (1745–1817), English mariner and magistrate.

Justice of the peace/magistrate

In rural areas, a magistrate or justice of the peace served as the principal legal authority of the area. The primary qualification for the post of magistrate was to own an estate worth more than a hundred pounds a year. Few with estates that small held the position, though. Since the post was unpaid and involved substantial duties, it typically fell to the larger landowners of the region. In this capacity, the magistrate would judge all ordinary (non-felony) legal cases. He would often appoint constables, surveyors of the highways, overseers of the poor and churchwardens. Frequently, he would work together with the clergyman of the region to manage its affairs. The extent of the magistrate's influence could be quite broad, particularly when considering the roles of the men he might appoint to official offices that would work with him.

Constables were the precursor to an official police force. Chosen from among local householders (usually the wealthiest), the constable was responsible for keeping the local peace. Duties included collecting certain taxes, catching and confining suspected criminals, managing vagrants and beggars, and maintaining records of all of the above. Surveyors of the highways acted to maintain the highways in a parish, particularly those which ran to market towns. They removed nuisances from highways and identified needed repairs. In order to see those repairs completed, they could levy a rate on landowners and require landowners to provide labor and equipment to accomplish the repairs. Overseers of the poor administered poor relief, including food, money and clothing, in accordance with the Poor Law system. They were to estimate how much poor relief money was needed and set the poor rate accordingly. It was also their purview to collect the funds from their fellows in the parish. Subsequently they would distribute the relief as they saw fit both as 'indoor' relief within the walls of the poor house and 'outdoor' relief offered in the homes of the poor. They kept careful accounting records of their activities which were then audited and signed off at the end of each accounting year (Easter) by two justices. Finally church wardens were responsible for the property and moveable goods of a parish church, maintaining and inventorying them. They also kept accounts of church funds and ensure that the rector receives the tithes to which he is entitled. (Sullivan 2007) They also maintained order and peace in the church and churchyard at all times, and especially during services. Through the exercise of these roles, the estate owner could exercise considerable power and authority among those in his parish and shire.

Land owner responsibilities

Though landowners often enjoyed rights and powers that others did not, land ownership also demanded added social responsibilities from estate owners. 

Charity

Patriarchal ideology still prevalent during the era contributed to the notion than a landowner owed a stewardship duty to those tied to his estate. Though they worked for him, he had a responsibility to see they were adequately fed, clothed, and housed. These duties went above and beyond paying the required poor rate and required personal attention and interaction with tenants and villagers who lived nearby. Typically, the mistress of the estate and the local clergy would also be involved in providing relief to those who had come upon hard times. A landowner regularly supplied gifts of food, clothing, even money to the needy at regular intervals; usually at Christmas, during instances of bad harvest or weather, sickness, bereavement and unemployment. 

  Hospitality

Traditional festivals and celebrations also provided a chance to demonstrate charity as well as hospitality—another basic social duty of the era. Entertainments that included tenants, laborers, school children, local townspeople and small farmers often took place on an enormous scale. Parties would celebrate the completion of key seasonal activities like sheep-shearing in the spring. At midsummer, haymaking parties would follow mowing the fields. Autumn brought harvest suppers and the possibility of harvest ball to go with it. November heralded celebrations of Guy Fawkes Night. Christmas and Twelfth Night parties rounded out the year's celebrations. At its best, entertaining the lower orders expressed a genuine concern for the poor and a desire to improve the relations between the classes; at its worst it showed a rather odious condescension. (LeFaye, 2002) Sometimes these fesitvals even offered the potential for violence and disorder. Poorer members of the community sometimes demanded money, beer and meals as a right from landowners, not a gift that many gave grudgingly out of fear of reprisals. (Wilson 2007)

Such festivals were but one example of the hospitality a wealthy landowner was expected to demonstrate. Often this meant large groups of houseguests who might say for months at a time. Parties and annual celebrations which brought in the entire neighborhood, rich and poor, to the grounds and for food and entertainment were also regularly expected. While taxing, hospitality did offer the opportunity to display one's wealth and importance. These varied rights, roles and responsibilities illustrate how an estate holder was more than a simple farmer, he was required by custom (and in some ways by law) to be a community leader, tax assessor and collector, law enforcer, and social support network. Probably not the roles you might have seen any of Austen's leading men playing.

References

Adkins, Roy, and Lesley Adkins. Jane Austen's England. Viking, 2013. Austen, Jane, and David M. Shapard. The Annotated Pride and Prejudice. New York: Anchor Books, 2003. Austen, Jane, and David M. Shapard. The Annotated Sense and Sensibility. New York: Anchor Books, 2011. Austen, Jane, and Edward Copeland. The Cambridge Edition of Sense and Sensibility. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Bennetts, M.M., "At the heart of a great estate is… ." M.M.Bennetts. April 11,2012. Accessed May 20, 2014. http://mmbennetts.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/at-the-heart-of-a-great-estate-is/ Collins, Irene. Jane Austen and the Clergy. London: Hambledon and London, 2001. Davidoff, Leonore, and Catherine Hall. Family fortunes: men and women of the English middle class, 1780-1850. London: Routledge, 2002. Day, Malcom. Voices from the World of Jane Austen. David and Charles, 2006. Ellis, Markman "Trade." In Jane Austen in Context , 269-77. Cambridge: University Press, 2005. Girouard, Mark. Life in the English Country House: A Social and Architectural History. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1978. Gornall, J.F.G. "Marriage and Property in Jane Austen's Novels." History Today 17, no. 12 (December 1967). Accessed May 22, 2017. http://www.historytoday.com/jfg-gornall/marriage-and-property-jane-austen%E2%80%99s-novels. Hitchcock, Tim, Sharon Howard and Robert Shoemaker, " Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor Account Books ", London Lives, 1690-1800 (www.londonlives.org, version, 1.1 17 June 2012). https://www.londonlives.org/static/AC.jsp Laudermilk, Sharon H., and Teresa L. Hamlin. The Regency Companion. New York: Garland, 1989. LeFaye, Deirdre. Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels. New York: Abrams, 2002. Martin, Joanna. Wives and Daughters: Women and Children in the Georgian Country House. London: Hambledon and London, 2004. Morris, Diane H. "Mr. Darcy was a Second-Class Citizen." Moorgate Books. August 10th, 2014. Accessed May 22, 2017. http://www.moorgatebooks.com/10/a-true-regency-gentleman-had-good-breeding/. Ray, Joan Klingel. Jane Austen for Dummies. Chichester: John Wiley, 2006. Selwyn, David. Jane Austen and Leisure. London: Hambledon Press, 1999. Seven Trees Farm, "Norfolk four course." Seven Trees Farm. April 30, 2012. Accessed May 29, 2017. http://seventreesfarm.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/norfolk-four-course/ Sullivan, Margaret C., and Kathryn Rathke. The Jane Austen Handbook: Proper Life Skills from Regency England. Philadelphia, PA: Quirk Books, 2007. Swift, Deborah. "Law & Order - Duties of the Constable in 17th Century England." English Historical Fiction Authors. May 24, 2017. Accessed May 29, 2017. http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2017/05/law-order-duties-of-constable-in-17th.html Trevelyan, George Macaulay. Illustrated English Social History. New York: D. McKay, 1949. Vickery, Amanda. The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1998. Watkins, Susan. Jane Austen's Town and Country Style. New York: Rizzoli, 1990. Wilson, Ben. The Making of Victorian Values: Decency and Dissent in Britain, 1789-1837. New York: Penguin Press, 2007.

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Though Maria Grace has been writing fiction since she was ten years old, those early efforts happily reside in a file drawer and are unlikely to see the light of day again, for which many are grateful. 

After penning five file-drawer novels in high school, she took a break from writing to pursue college and earn her doctorate. After 16 years of university teaching, she returned to her first love, fiction writing. Click here to find her books on Amazon. For more on her writing and other Random Bits of Fascination, visit her website. You can also like her on Facebook, or follow on Twitter.

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Marketing Looks More Like PR; 5 Most Read Posts for Q2 2017 [Sword and the Script]

There are more PR people today than there are reporters.  Depending on the math you choose to believe, the ratio is something akin to 5:1.

What do think this means for media relations?  

It’s harder.  No doubt about it.  There are more people pitching more stories to fewer reporters.  

IDG, for example, just laid off a bunch of editorial staff, and some of the editors I’ve spoken with suggest the organization is still reeling.  Roles have changed, columns and themes dropped, and those slide show stories…these don’t seem to me to be about news, but about driving more clicks.

Sure, it’s true, with the proliferation of alternative mediums, there are more digital outlets than ever, but many of these outfits don’t work the same way.  They aren’t “pitchable” in the same sense as a bona fide journalist. In addition, while ad money has always had an influence on coverage in the trades, by my observation, it’s become brazen.  

This is why savvy PR people latched on to content marketing years ago.  It’s bringing the same skills to bear, albeit going directly to an audience, and with the bonus of knowing that content that gets hot, has the social proof to wind up as 3rd party article anyway.

However, a similar phenomenon, the same one that occurred in the media, and made content marketing a PR pro’s new best friend, is now happening in content marketing.  This is because there are more companies pitching content than ever before.

There’s a marked difference, however, because many businesses do content poorly. Why? Much of the “content” we see so focused on making a pitch and tracking the (short term) return, the audience’s needs are secondary to company’s needs.

This is unlikely to work (in B2B) because it skips the entire trust building exercise, which often involves many departments, let alone decision makers, and many months of work by a team.  

When was the last time you read a great B2B pitch and dropped 4, 5, 6 or even 7 figures for a pound of cloud software?  Never.

Should you have content with strong calls to action and aimed at closing?  Yes.  That’s in part what content marketers mean when they talk about mapping content to the buyer’s journey.  The trouble exists when ALL the content is aimed right here.

What’s the path forward? PR…and I don’t mean PR as a pseudonym for spin or sleight of hand.  I mean it in the context of relationship building with stakeholders, target audiences and yes, the public.  

The most read post on Sword and the Script for Q2 2017 drive this point home, and if you missed it, I invite you to have a read now because this is the direction marketing is headed.

1) The Future of Marketing Looks More like Public Relations.  PR is more strategic than ever but not for the reasons one might think.

2) PR, Social Media and the Imperative of Content Marketing [UML].  This piece pairs well with the #1 piece this quarter, because these two ideas are linked.

3) How to Deliver a Genuine Corporate Apology [UML]. There’s no weakness in providing a well-deserved apology in crisis.

4) Trust and the Unlikely Reinvention of Advertising [UML]. “In 2014, 50% of US adults said they trust advertisements…in 2017, however, this number increased to 61%.”

5) 3 PR Takeaways from the State of the Media Report by Cision.  Getting it right matters more than getting it first.

Two New Off Script Series Q&A Interviews

Sword and the Script runs two series style posts.  The Unscripted Marketing series is typically a weekly roundup wrapped in insight and commentary, while the Off Script series strives to be a monthly Q&A style post.

We got two new folks to go off script with us in Q2:

a) The Benefits of Being a Good PR Agency Client; Off Script #18: Rich Young

b) Network Latency and Endeavor for Jargon Free Corporate Communications; Off Script #17: Wendy Zajack

We’ve got several more already scheduled for Q3, however, I am always looking for interviewees for Q4. I strive to speak with folks at all levels with backgrounds in PR, marketing and sales. Bonus points if I worked with you in the past, or if you’re based in Atlanta.

Filter 300 Articles Down to Just 10

If a senior marketer reviewed 300 articles every month and used a combination of analytics and experience to narrow the list down to just 10 that are truly “must read” material – what would that be worth to you?

We offer that service for free in the Monthly Scripts newsletter. Here’s a sample edition to review at – and more importantly – here is where you can subscribe.

Q2 Contributions and Mentions

Here are a few of the places from around the web that mentioned or syndicated our content:

The Next Scoop: How to Create Content That Converts Visitors into Leads

ResponsePoint: Data – Your Sales Lead Generation and Marketing ROI

Smart Brief: Reputation recovery 101 after a social media disaster

IP Watchdog: 7 Marketing Best Practices for IP Law Firms

PR Daily: 3 vital takeaways about the news media in the epoch of distrust 

CommPro: Thought Leadership Actually Requires Thought and Leadership 

If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: B2B Blogging on Top; 5 Most Read Posts for Q1 2017 [Sword and the Script]

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April 13

Benjamin Jones Sayce was born on  April 13, 1837.

Henry Frederick Wolcott was born on  April 13, 1851 in Steubenville, OH, USA.

Franz Oscar Hirsch was born on  April 13, 1860 in Sweden.

Henry D. Fairbanks was born on  April 13, 1869 in Brandon, VT, USA.

Harlo Melvin Elliott was born on  April 13, 1873 in Oceana County, MI, USA.

John Burton Kiely was born on April  13, 1874 in Roscommon, MI, USA.

Lewis Hewitt Tyler was born on  April 13, 1883 in Ypsilanti, MI, USA.

Clifford Edward Britten was born on  April 13, 1887 in Howell, MI, USA.

Roy Guy Gardner was born on April  13, 1888 in Oxford, MI, USA.

James Konstantine Dennis was born  on April 13, 1890 in Athens, Greece.

Benjamin Decatur Butler died on  April 13, 1890 in Bickleton, WA, USA.

Dexter Blanchard Vickery died on April  13, 1907 in Haverhill, MA, USA.

Jesse F. White died on April 13,  1917 in Detroit, MI, USA.

Willem Arnoldus Witsen died on  April 13, 1923 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Lyddell Sawyer died on April 13,  1927 in London, Greater London, England.

Alfred Ellis died on April 13, 1930  in London, Greater London, England.

Lois Greene Stone was born on April  13, 1936.

Lester Crawford Guernsey died on  April 13, 1944 in Alameda, CA, USA.

Manel Esclusa Canals was born on  April 13, 1952 in Vic, Spain.

Miroslav Švolík was born on April  13, 1960 in Zlaté, Czechoslovakia.

A1-53167 was born on April 13, 1964  in Guatemala.

William Alvin Schram died on April  13, 1971 in Brevard County, FL, USA.

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“Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), also known as fairy thimble in Ireland.

It is generally accepted that the name foxglove is a corruption of folk's [i.e. fairies'] glove. According to James Britten:

The name Foxglove has, in all probability, nothing to do with Reynard, but is rather connected with the fairies or little folk. This derivation is fully borne out by other of its names; e.g. the North Country name, 'Witches' Thimbles'; the Irish name 'Fairy-cap'; the Welsh, 'Maneg Ellylln' (Fairies' Glove); the Cheshire, 'Fairies Petticoat'; and the East Anglian 'Fairy-thimble'. [Science Gossip, 1 February 1870: 43]

However, a belief collected from County Leitrim implies that foxgloves, rather than being fairy plants, are dangerous to fairies.

If you have a cross or peevish child, or one that from being in good health becomes sickly, and you have reason to believe it is a fairy child, following plan may be tried in order to ascertain whether this is the case. Take lusmore (foxglove) and squeeze the juice out. Give the child three drops on the tongue, and three in each ear. Then place it at the door of the house on a shovel (on which it should be held by some one), and swing it out of the door on the shovel three times, saying: 'If you're a fairy away with you!’ If it is a fairy child, it will die; but if not, it will surely begin to mend. [Duncan, 1896: 163]

There are occasional records of foxgloves being considered to be either 'unlucky' or an omen of war.

[Around Tutbury, Staffordshire, in the 1950s] picking foxgloves was un- lucky and they were absolutely forbidden inside a house as this gave WITCHES/the DEVIL access to the house. [Stevenage, Hertfordshire, May 1982]

The summer of 1914 was a record one for foxgloves, regarding which an old [Staffordshire] man remarked, 'I don't like them, missus; they mean war. Them foxgloves is soldiers.' [Hodson, 1917: 452]

Children inflate foxglove flowers and pop them.

[In Cornwall foxglove is known as pop dock:] Dock from its large coarse leaves; pop, from the habit of children to inflate and burst the flower. [Britten and Holland, 1886: 153]

[Gloucestershire, Forest of Dean, 1920s:] amusing ourselves lazily popping 'snompers'. We picked spikes of beautiful pink foxgloves ... then took off each flower, trapping the air with thumb and forefinger, and pushed the ends together till they'd explode with a pleasant little [Foley, 1974: 18]

Similarly, in the same area:

[From my grandparents, b. 1856 and 1860:] Snomper, or snowper (rhyme with cow) = foxglove. A favourite admonition to a noisy child: "Shut thee chops; thee bist like a bumble bee in a snowper.' A favourite occupation in summer was to trap a bee in a foxglove bell to hear it buzz angrily! [Cinderford, Gloucestershire, November 1993]

On Guernsey the foxglove was known as claquet, 'derived from the children's amusement of popping or bursting (claquer) the flowers on the palm of the hand,' and its flowering provided guidance as to when mackerel-fishing should start: Quand tu vé epani l'claquet, Met tes leines dans ten baté, En t'en vâs au macré. (When you see the foxglove blossoming, put your fishing-tackle into your boat, and go off for mackerel). [Marquand, 1906: 39]

At Hartland in north Devon foxgloves are associated with the osbcure St Nectan, to whom the parish church is dedicated. According to what appears to be a comparatively recent tradition, St Nectan and his sister arrived in Cornwall from Wales, and made their way towards Hartland. At Stoke they were attacked by robbers, and the Saint was decapitated. However, their journey was not delayed, for the Saint picked up his head and continued. Wherever a drop of BLOOD fell from his wound a foxglove sprang up [Dunsford, 1981: 176]. Today a Foxglove Procession is observed 'with great gusto' before the morning Sung Eucharist on the Sunday nearest the patronal feast, 17 June. Although parish magazines survive from 1909, the Procession is not mentioned until 1927, when the then incumbent arranged a proces- sion after 3 p.m. Evensong on St Nectan's Day [The Revd Louis Coulson, Vicar of Hartland, January 1982].

In folk medicine:

Foxglove leaves were placed in children's shoes and worn thus for a year, as a cure for scarlet fever-in Shropshire. [Haynes, Bedfordshire, August 1984]

The lus mor—or soft leaves in the heart of the plant out of which the fairy thimbles grow—is good for healing a CUT. The little hard hard thread on the back of the leaf should be pulled out and the leaf heated at the fire and applied to the CUT. [IFCSS MSS I128: 26, Co. Cork]

The foxglove provides the major British example of how traditional remedies might prove worthy of investigation. In 1775 William Withering was asked for an opinion on a traditional Shropshire reme- dy for DROPSY. Of the twẹnty or so herbs the remedy contained, Withering quickly concluded that the important active ingredient was foxglove leaves. Thus, as patients for whom all other remedies had failed became available, he began to experiment by administering differing dosages of foxglove leaves in a variety of forms. After ten years he published his results, listing 163 of his own patients and a number treated by other physicians, and, although foxglove leaves had originally been used to stimulate the production of urine, he was also able to report that they had 'a power over the motion of the heart to a degree not yet observed in any other medicine' [Withering, 1822: 103]. Several of his contemporaries also considered foxglove leaves to be useful in the treatment of TUBERCULOSIS, but this was never proved, and it is as a drug for the treatment of heart ailments that an extract of foxglove-now usually the Mediterranean woolly foxglove (Digitalis lanata)—continues to be used.”

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Oxford Dictionary of Plant-Lore

by Roy Vickery

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