Excerpt from On Lending a Punch-Bowl Hatever we may lack today of the custom b k ary gaiety, we still have left our traditions of the Christmastide. No doubt that, for other gener ations of the children of men, the Punch-bowl and its ceremonials will live in folklore. They are pre served here in Doctor Holmes' ballad; and fancy will readily refill the antique vessel with the old-time brew to cheer our holiday. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.