like dwarf-elder berries, are said to stunt the growth; hence
the fairy Milkah fed her royal
foster-child on this food, that his standard might not exceed that
of a pigmy. This superstition arose from the notion that everything had
the property of bestowing its own speciality on others. (See
Fern Seed.)
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