And may your Holiday Sea
son be a happy one!
NOME
DRUC STORE
Evolution Given
Of Santa Claus
St. Nicholas and Santa Claus
met at the Sunday School Christ
mas party and, being sort of busy
right then, agreed to rendezvous at
midnight under the Christmas
tree.
St. Nicholas, a lean Asiatic
wearing his miter and canonical
robes, spoke first:
“I lived in Asia Minor some
1600 years ago. I was Archbishop
of Myra and, while living on earth,
I did drop a few purses of gold
down a poor man’s chimney so his
daughters could be supplied with
dowries. European countries cele
brate my liturgical Feast Day—
December 6—as a day of gift giv
ing and for centuries I rode across
Flu rope on my old gray mare; my
pockets bulged with apples and
nuts and trinkets, which I gave to
good children while switching the
naughty ones with my bundle of
birch rods. But what is all this
Christmas business — and where
did that red suit come from?”
“When the Dutch settlers came
to America,” replied Santa Claus,
“they brought many legends about
St. Nicholas with them. These leg
ends, with writers and cartoonists
cooperating, gradually slipped into
American traditions; Santa Claus
started coming around at Christ
mas time; Washington Irving sug
gested the sleigh and reindeer in
1809; Thomas Nast supplied the
red suit and Dr. Clement Moore
The Holiday Season is a fleeting velehr.ition. yet it
is a time for letting oilier' know our true feelings
toward them ... it is our wish that your entire
year reflect the joy and pleasures ol this Christmas
Season.
NEVADA GRILL
SILVARIO RUIZ
Follow These Simple Precautions
To Avoid Accidents At Christmas
The traditional joyous Christmas holidays are marred for many
families by tragic accidents resulting directly from ^holiday festivities.
By following these simple, logical precautions, you can make sure
that none of these mishaps occur in your home.
Clean up immediately following celebration.
Take no chances with defective temporary wiring. Be sure your
tree wiring is in safe condition.
Use metal tinsel, flake asbestos and powdered mica for snow effects
instead of paper and cotton. -
Avoid toys operated wit i in
flammable liquids. Celluloid t >ys
burn with surpris ng ferocity. Toy ,
intended to enchant the youngs,e”s
at Christmas, can be another po
tential source of accidents. It C
therefore wise to look over your
children’s toys and see that they
are safe to play with. The* best
meaning uncle or aunt could have
picked out a toy with a rough
edge, a sharp corner or a splintery
handle.
It is also wise to look over your
youngster’s toys and pick out the
ones that are not suitable for his
age. A two-year-old with u tool
chest, for instance, can do damage
to both himself and his baby
sort of tied the whole idea together j
when he wrote “The Visit of St.
Nicholas’’ in 1822.
Someone forgot to turn out the
lights after the Sunday School
party—and St. Nicholas was so in
terested in Santa’s zippered boots
that he forgot his bundle of birch
rods.
brother, not to mention the furni
ture, if given a free hand with a
hammer and saw.
If anyone’s clothing ignites,
roll him at once in a rug or a
woolen blanket.
Avoid accumulation of package
wrappings. This is a real danger
.-.pot. Dispose of them promptly.
Keep combustible materials away
from possible contact with open
flames of candles, and stoves.
While the litter from Christmas
packages is still about, be partic
ularly careful of your smoking.
Some hot ashes dropped on thin
tissue paper, or a carelessly tossed
match could result in serious dam
age. Unless your Christmas tree
decorations are guaranteed fire
proof, they, too. can be a source of
danger.
ASS
Typical of the animals which
were kept in the stable where
Christ was born. Mary probably
rode to Bethlehem on an ass, as
did Christ when He made His en
try into Jerusalem at the close of
His earthly ministry.
Merry Christmas u> you, our
friends!
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