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with greenery at Christmas time.
Centuries ago, on the sixth day of a new moon, a whiterobed priest armed with a golden sickle could be seen harvesting mistletoe. The Druids believed the plant was too sacred to be collected by just anyone.
Tradition^ change, of course, ana \oday anyone willing to venture out into the woods can gather mistletoe with a pair of pruning shears.
But some traditions change very little. A kiss under the
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Killings
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To the editor:
1 was disheartened upon noting in a recent issue of the Rappahannock News, a photo of a hunter and his ill fated trophy, a dead bobcat. Apparently you feel the killing of such animals is a commendable act worthy of notice to your readers. 1 commend neither the hunter nor the publisher. Bobcats are shy reclusive animals who prefer to live quietly, avoiding trouble whenever possible. Despite an occasional raid on a henhouse, they occupy an important ecological niche as predators of mice and other small rodents. Unfortunately because of the predations and encroachment of man
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