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Show He Was a Dutch Boy Christmas was celebrated long before Santa Claus was ever thought of. His prototype was the Dutch boy bishop, St. Nicholas, who on December 5 used to go round punishing little children who did not say their prayers and rewarding reward-ing those who did. Gradually he was changed from a liny Into a Jovial old man, while the sledge and reindeer are modern additions. Actually, Snnhi Claus was unknown in England a hundred years ago. The Dutch founders of New York Introduced him to America, and England borrowed him from the States. London Tit Bits Magazine. |