On Thu, 26 Sep 1996 11:07:24 +0100 (BST) Carolyn Muessig wrote:
> Today, 26 September, is the feast of...
>
> Cyprian, martyr, and Justina, virgin martyr (no date, but early legend):
> Cyprian, extremely learned in black magic, failed in trying to seduce the
> beautiful Justina; left his arts behind him (including his alliance with
> the Devil himself) and converted to Justina's faith. How they died: she
> was scourged, he was torn with iron hooks they both were boiled in a
> cauldron of pitch before being beheaded.
What a way to go! Why the cauldron of pitch? It seems excessive.
Mark Harris
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Mark Harris
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*A practical hint for the home*
To extricate a rasher of bacon stuck in the slot of a child's money-
box, use a small shoehorn or glove-stretcher as a lever, holding the
box firmly in the left hand and levering gently with the right hand.
- Beachcomber
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