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_ Those colored glass ornaments‘ that we hang on our Christmas trees used to come from Germany, Czechoslovakia and Poland. A small number were made in Japan. When the war cut oﬂ these supplies, American glass manufacturers, who thad never bothered \vith these prod- ucts before, turned part o! their la- cilities over to making the pretty iHQWBEWI. Mechanical methods were noon developed that could blow as many ornaments in an hour as a European glassblower could make in a month. Thus modern efficien- icy may doom this picturesque little industry, carried on in the moun- tainous towns oi eastern Europe.

Ornament making is a typical "cottage industry" in the little vil~ lages that cling to the steep moun- ‘tainsiries. Families specialize in cer- tain shapes and designs, patterns that may date back for hundreds oi I ears unchanged. The lather, using a bunsan burner, carefully blows ithe thin glass tubing to the de- sired shape, with the aid of an iron Ymold. His son, acting as molrl boy, removes the hot ornament to a ‘cooling table. Next the mother sil» were Q10 inﬁeld, and ﬁnally the

aughter applies paint and perhaps decorative designs.

Christmas Rose Has Real Significance

Legend tells us that a young shep- lherd girl was weeping bitterly as she watched the Wise Men on their take gifts to the Christ Child.

,way to

{An angel appeared, and after as- zcertaining why the young girl was -crying. she waved her wand, and instantly the ground was carpeted with glittering white Christmas roses. The young girl quickly gath- ered these blooms. When she pre- sented her gilt, the Christ Child smiled, and as his ﬁngers touched '~the white ﬂowers the petals became

ii t l . . , l, This custom originated with the,‘ utch. They used their wooden‘ hoes instead of stockings. ' When the Dutch come to New Am- terdam, this custom came with them—the wooden shoes being grad- ually replaced by stockings made tor ‘the occasion out ot net-like materi- ls. As nearly every home had a‘ ‘ eplaoe the usual place to hang the, hocking! was ever the ﬁreplace.

flTreating Trees To iPreserve Needles ,

' Dropping needles or leaves o!

ristmas trees, which strip the trees o1 color and litter the door, llong have been a Yuletide bane. Therefore, the discovery oi the ‘New York State College of Forestry? lthat waterglass spray will preventl the spruce leaves trom iallingl comes as welcome new! to family} and housewife alike.

Besides preserving the !ollage,. lthe waterglass spray adds to the idecorative eﬁect o! the spruce by ‘leaving a slight silver sheen to the ‘green o! the needle-like leaves. The waterglass also has been found to be a good ﬁre retardant.

The college found that the shed- ding o! spruce leaves also can be retarded by placing the base o! the tree in a bucket of moist earth, peat moss or water. Users have re-

ported the success of this treat- ngn‘ . .

Our Most Famous

‘Ch ristmas Tree:

Most famous o! the nation's ﬁhfstmaa trees are growing on the

ceded. rolling acres of the Roose- _ elt estate at Hyde Park, N. Y. De? veloped as a result o! hobby which occupied much of the late Pres» lFranklin D. Roosevelt's spare time, lthe groves of Yule trees now are ‘scattered on odd patches and par-f eels o! land throughout the estateﬁ; , The trees, about 270,000 in num-j ber, are principally of Norway gpmct, white spruce end Douglas ﬁr, with a few balsam: also in- 'cludcd.

Although the tree growing was e ‘hobby with the late president, he insisted that the project pay its own way. Consequently about 2,000 to 3,000 trees are marketed every Christmas season.

Quiz-Pics Solution ANSWERS

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Stur of Belhlelicln

The Star of Bethlehem has been the subject oi extensive research and discussion’. .

Modern astronomers have con- sidered several natural phenome- non theories without attaching too much weight to any such hypo- thesis.

SCQDLli-s regard the whole thing as mere invention. coloured with Oriental lmageryqdeslgned to hon-

ing calendars xvus proven when the thorn blossomed on Jtiuuary b v Chrlsivnaa Evc- old style-and many ministers in the vicinity ol Glastonbury nppcused their con gregatlons hy announcing that Christmas would he observed ac cording to the old calendar.

A culling of the Glastonbury thorn was brought to America Ill i900 and pantotl nom- Si. Alban'.'. school in Washington, Di‘... hy the late Right Rev. Henry Gales Sat- lerlec. The cutting grow into a tree, blossoming for the first time in Iiecomber. 1918', since then, it has blossomed eru-h your :1‘. Christ- mas time nnd attracts thousands oi ﬂﬁilora annually. -

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And confirming Bethlehem as the city oi David, the angel ot Lllc Lord declared: ~

"For unto you is born this day. in the city oi David a Saviour which is CHRIST the Lorri.“ St. Luke 2:ll.

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Solution ANSWERS

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DECEMBER 2o. m;

Christmat Held _ Tuice Yearly l

n children lnste a I " ante were allowed. to“ calla: D3?- femily homesite, the tiny 38m“, V‘ lage ofRodanthe, N. C., would game a metropolis overnight: ere: a place they celebrate 4W1 Christmases every year. ' o Santa Claus, his reindeer m? ~ paring over the sands o] jqom Carolina's outer banks, make, l-i ﬁrst stop in Rodanthe durinfﬁl“ annual world tour on the h1g5; w December 24. Hardly have the dren recovered from their ovcrsu ab’ a! candy and~wild duck whfl Santa returns in time im- no," Christmas," which for hundrels years Rodantheans have cclebrsim on January 5. This time, howetcr, Santa is accompanied by a mwac‘ Iing ogre, known as “Old Biieligl

Who l-BkcS care oi’ llic had t‘ while Santa administers to lht _tnd_ The historical background M3015 Christmas" is uncertain. It nuii.‘ b‘; a throwback to the Gregorian when, dar or it may have stair-m: us‘; celebration of the T\vclfili Fight... when the wise men came to Bmhfe. hem bearing gifts for the Curie] chi1d~that somehow" got oil suited- ule a day. Elsewhere the "hi-club Night is celebrated on Jillllldly 6. But those celebrations are fm till. ferent from Rodauthcﬂc. "Old ting“. mas," winch only in recent wars has been supplemented by lilc ab. servance of December 25. ~

The poinsettia has no Christmas legend and its adoption as a symbol or decoration {or Christmas is o! recent origin. In Spain it is l-znown as the ﬂor dc noche-buene, and is connected with the sentiment ol Christmas.

lts beautiful ﬂaming star is one ol the favorite flowers oi the Christina! season, and its use as an indoor decl

.yoration is universal. ‘ |

Ablrre viation, Xmas

Of Greek Origin

There has been much unlavo: able comment on the abbreviated form for Christmas that is commonly used. Many think it inappropriate and undignii-led to use the shortmedl form, Xmas. i The explanation o! its origin ill that the initial letter of the Greekl name for Christ is X and the coin-‘ cidence oi its cruiciiorm shape led to an early adoption oi this lcttcr as the ﬂgure and symbol of Christ. X. is frequently found on walls of lhs catacombs. When the early Chris- tians wished to make a representa- lion o! the Trinity, they would place either a cross or an X beside the names oi the Father and the lloly. Ghost. From this came the short- ened form Xmas, instead o! CllflSV mas.

Legends of [lolly

Many belieis are connected with the Christmas holly: Legends relate that the Cl’0\\l| ol thorns was plaited from the ltilivn the vshile bcrrzcs turning red like drops of blood lllc er the cruciiixio-i. ll is said 1118' ' whoever brings the holly into the house ﬁrst, either husband‘ or wife, is the on! who will rule in the ensuing year» ' For man)‘ .\L‘i§l'! the superstition persisted that lllll< ly was hateful to witches. ll Wu placed on doors end window! keep out evil spirits.

Reduce Chrishnas Hazards With Car/r

To avoid tragic Christmas ‘twi- dente in the home, the l<‘\re Pwl“ tion institute issues these PM“, tionary tips: t‘

-~Use a ﬂame-prool cnmptmnilfj sprlay wreaths and other l>1l1° ""-‘°j rat one.

--Uae materials marked IlfIIT-al prooi for tree trimmings and decorations if they l" °blamflhw

-Inspect Christmas tree 112; S and repair irayed wires or 111° sockets. - l. h,

-Nover leave Christina! 18 d burning unless someone is Kiwi’:

__Nm." unwrap gifts of?" D‘ open tire or ﬂickerm! liar?“ m‘ pose of pap,“- nnd qetdhergelm a ‘ ,mable. wrapping: imm l8 l

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