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From: "Bryon" <>
Subject: Re: [BRIT] Let's revive
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 23:03:03 -0000
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And that's why we say "Bless You" when we sneeze. Hoping that a 'blessing'
will negate the virus.

Bryon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Diane Rayburn" <>
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Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [BRIT] Let's revive


> Lynn regarding Nursery Rhymes the first one that springs to mind is Ring a
Ring of Roses. The song goes>>>>
> Ring a ring of roses,
> a pocketful of posies.
> Atishoo, Atishoo we all fall down.
> This Rhyme was associated with the outbreaks of plague.
>
> Ring a ring of Roses; was the markings on the skin when you were infected.
>
> A pocket full of posies;
> referred to the sweet smelling herbs people kept about their person
thinking that would protect them from the disease.
>
> Atishoo, Atishoo; when you had the plague sneezing was one of the
symptoms.
>
> All fall down; was when you died......Diane
>
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