Baking Soda Stows Inflation
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If holiday goodies offer too much temptation
And second helpings give rise to inflation
Right around your front and center,
Baking soda is your mentor.
So when resistance is low and you over-indulgc
Take a chaser of bicarb to balance the bulge.
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Many Christmas Towns
Found in Postal Guide
Traces of Christmas can even
be found in Uncle Sam’s Official
Postal Guide.
“Santa Clause,” Ind., “Bethle
hem,” Conn., and “Christmas,”
Fla., are a few of the more fa
miliar post offices which each
year handle floods of mail from
senders wishing to obtain ap
propriate Yuletide postmarks on
their greetings, notes Rust Craft
Greeting Cards. The company es
timates that more than 3 Yi bil
lion Christmas cards will be sent
this season.
Indiana’s “Santa Clause” is the
only town so designated in the
United States. The privilege is
reserved to its post office by Con
gressional Act. There is, however,
“Santa” in Idaho, but only one
“Christmas” — the one in Florida,
plus a “Christmas Cove” in Maine.
On the other hand, seven “Beth
lehems” answer the seasonal roll
call. They can be found in Con
necticut, Georgia, Indiana, Ken
tucky, Maryland, New Hampshire,
and Pennsylvania.
There are two “Noels” — in
Virginia and Missouri.
Christmas Charity Is
Of Religious Birth
Christinas is coming,
the geese are getting fat,
Please put a penny
in the old man’s hat.
If you haven’t got a penny,
a ha’penny will do—
If you haven’t got a ha’penny,
then God Bless You!
The above is a beggar’s rhyme
from Old England. It started with
the ancient custom of giving alms
at Christmas time.
The origin of this goes back to
the belief that the Christ came
to earth in various disguises, in
search of those who were kind
and deserving, during the holiday
season. It was feared that He
might be unrecognized and ig
nored.
An old legend tells of the Christ
Child going from door to door
on Christmas Eve in his search of
good Christians. His test was to
plead for aid. and He was often
turned away.
This story led to giving alms
on Christmas Eve, and beggars
were thus seldom refused.
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas
Carol” was written in 1843.
May the Christmas candles rekindle the joys
of Christmas Past. .. and light the hopes of
Christmas yet to come.
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KICY
"The Voice of the Arctic"
When broiling meats on a rack,
place a piece or two of dry bread
in the broiler pan. This helps
soak up the dripped fat and re
duces the chance of the fat catch
ing fire.
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If you live in a two-story house,
never go up or down the stairs
merely to put something away.
Leave it on the bottom or top
step and wait till you make the
next important trip. Then take it
along with you.
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Try preparing picnic sandwiches
jfrom frozen slices of bread. Slices
from frozen, pre-sliced loaves
Separate easily and are very easy
to spread. With built-in refrigera
tion, they’ll thaw gradually, keep
ing cold several hours till picnic
time.
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* * Recent brides might want to
take a tip from grandma: use a
■wooden spoon for stirring in a
metal pan. Vigorous stirring with
a metal spoon often causes a
harmless chemical reaction that
may darken gravies, sauces or
znashed potatoes.
Once upon a time when punch
making was considered a fine art,
it often took days to “brew” a
.proper punch. Now, refreshing
iangy punches are a simple matter
of combining frozen fruit juices
with frozen fruits. For instance,
a Ginger-Peachy Punch can be
made this way: Partially defrost
•3a container of frozen lemonade
and a package of frozen peaches.
Add cold water to lemonade as
-label directs. Dice the peaches
(do not drain), turn into electric
blender or bowl and add 14 tea
spoon each of nutmeg and ginger.
Mix well and mash or blend.
Spoon into four tall glasses and
fill each glass with lemonade.
Chill and serve.
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When sending breakable arti
cles through the mails, pack them
with marshmallows or unbuttered
popcorn. These act as excellent
shock absorbers and keep the ar
ticle from breaking.
The Christmas wreath repre
sents the crown of thorns which
was pressed on the brow of Christ
at the Crucifixion and the berries
the drops of blood.
Legends of Christmas Bells
In olden times, bells were con
sidered almost human. They were
said to have the power to ward off
enemies and evil spirits and stave
off storms. They were given names
of Saints and baptised at elabor
ate ceremonies.
Many people believed if church
bells were not baptised, they
would have no power and harm
could come to them. Supposedly,
two bells not baptised, were stolen
by the Devil and drowned in a
pond. The only time they were
again heard ringing was at Chrst
mas.
Another story tells of a very
sinful town in Holland where
Christ walked the streets in the
form of a beggar. He asked for
food and shelter but the towns
people, being very wicked,
laughed and made fun of Him. So
Christ sent great waves to cover
the whole town; but on Christmas
Eve the sound of church bells
could be heard coming from the
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exact spot where the village once
stood.
In many countries it was cus
tomary to ring the biggest bell, as
if for a funeral, for one hour be
fore midnight. It was called “toll
ing the Devil’s knell.” At the end
of this hour all the little bells
were merrily rung. This meant the
Devil had died and at midnight
Christ was bom.
In Germany, an old belief is
that bells that had been buried
in the ground during the war for
safe keeping, could be heard ring
ing again on Christmas Eve by all
who listened with the right faith.
So this year, as in many past,
the joyous pealing of bells at
Christmas will ring the rejoicing
news to all mankind that the
Christ is bom in Bethlehem.
The “revellion,” or Christmas
Eve supper at midnight is more
important to French people than
the Christmas Day dinner.
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POLET’S ARTS & CRAFTS
KATHY and OTTO SCHULZ
Along about this time of the year we like to
take a moment or two just to tell you how
greatly we appreciate your fine friendships
and loyalty and to wish you every good thing
in life during the days to come.
CHUCK’S BILLIKIN GIFT SHOP