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Show ! I HANFORD'S Balsam of Myrrh Since 1S46 tas healed Wouatli and Sorei on Man and Ecast AQ d.iUn ar. aollriitd to rrfsnj ,oar Aoacy let tat firtt hotll if not oil,.). "Goois Hans High" This Is the gem rally iiccpled origin orig-in of the epiv--Ion, ''The Giu-sc Uiings High." The entire expression as originally n-cd was, "Everything Is lovely and the goose hangs high." It j Is said to have had Its origin In the old South In connection with u sport which was n favorite with the men. A live goose was suspended by lis feet from a tree, hanging head down, with a few feathers taken from Its neck. The men, on horseback, would dash by and grab for the bird, the object being to twist Its head olf. The more the bird dodged and twisted, and the higher It was suspended, the lu-iter the sport, ns the riders were then forced to stand up In their stirrups. Iteady to start the contest, the word to begin was, "The goose hangs high," meaning all was ready. |