During the 17th century candles were used to illuminate homes. The candle of myrtle wax was the most popular owing to the clear light which it gave. The myrtle was a plant that grew in all the marshes and swamps and its berries could be gathered in great quantities and converted by boiling into wax."Find your Ancestors on Virginia Pioneers.net"
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