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From: Tom Mc Rae <t.mcrae at uq.net.au>
Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2007.10.02 (03) [D/E]

On 03/10/2007, at 1:15 AM, Helen Randall wrote:

I remember being very struck when reading Little Men by Louisa M Alcott when
Prof Baer tells Nat who has lied that as a small boy in Germany his
grandmother would take a pair of scissors and snip the end of his tongue, as
a punishment for lying. I had never heard of this punishment for real in the
UK  .... except in this rhyme.
Was it a German punishment .. back in the 19th century? Or even more
recently?
Has anyone heard of it ( or suffered it) in the UK?


Not as draconian but even in the 1940's a common punishment for UK children
caught lying or swearing was washing their
mouths out with soap.

Regards

Tom Mc Rae

Brisbane Australia

Oh Wad Some Power the Giftie Gie Us

Tae See Oorsel's as Ithers See Us

Robert Burns

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From: R. F. Hahn < sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Traditions

Heather, you asked:

I remember being very struck when reading Little Men by Louisa M Alcott when
Prof Baer tells Nat who has lied that as a small boy in Germany his
grandmother would take a pair of scissors and snip the end of his tongue, as
a punishment for lying. I had never heard of this punishment for real in the
UK  .... except in this rhyme.
Was it a German punishment .. back in the 19th century? Or even more
recently?

I've never heard of it outside this particular context and assume it's an
aberration. This is not to say that such things would have been totally
unheard of in medieval times when corporal punishment was forever seeking
new boundaries all over Europe.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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