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This time of good fellowship and pleasant ;
activity is one we like to share with our
family and friends. \
We of The Alaska Line extend to you our
sincere wishes for a merry Christmas and a
New Year rich in the fulfillment of your hopes \
— a year blessed with the return of peace
and the joy of friendship. !
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OLDTIME
FINLAND
XMAS EYE
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The Christmas Eve bath was
quite a tradition in Finland before
the advent ot modern plumbing.
The oldtime Finnish bath-room
was usually a three-room hut; one
room was used for steaming and
scrubbing, one for rubbing, and one
for dressing.
The hut was warmed by a stone
oven, heated for hours before the
scheduled bath, and the ••bath
room" was really steaming. After
bathing came the rub-down and
the switching of the body with
birch twigs to increase the circula
tion, topped off by a roll in the
snow, supposedly to whet the ap
petite for Christmas Eve supper.
For supper there was usually
stockfish and prune tarts to be en
joyed, plus the traditional barley
porridge in which cream and sugar
and almonds were mixed.
| After supper the boys and men
matched their strength: while the
i girls—garbed in the men’s work
clothes—blackened their faces anS
stole away to visit other homes in
cognito and "see Christmas." The
girls never spoke nor accepted
i food, but went from house to house
; merely to watch the festivities.
' And when the evening's festivi
ties were over, the smaller chil
dren made their beds in the clean
straw spread on the floor in com
memoration of the Christ Child.
LEGENDS ASSOCIATE MULE,
GENTLE CAMEL OF JESUS
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Syrian legends nave associated
; the Magic Mule and the Gentle
Camel of Jesus with gift-giving,
i for reasons that are at once dif
ferent, and yet similar in their as
sociation with the Christ Child.
It seems a certain traveler tied
his mule to a tree when he went
into an inn for refreshment on
Epiphany Eve. Just at midnight,
when the boughs of the tree bowed
down in homage to the Holy In
fant, the mule was caught up on
the rebound and found cradled
high up in the branches by its
returning master.
The youngest camel of the three
ridden by the Wise Men was ex
hausted by the pressing journey
and was blessed with immortality
by the baby Jesus as it lay moan
ing near the Nativity scene.
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CHRISTfllflS
GREETINGS
from . . .
NEEDLECRAFT
and
JUNIOR
SHOP
WAX FROM CANDLES
CALLS FOR CAUTION
With so many candles placed about
i the home to give a festive air dur
j ing the holiday season, candle wax
j dripping on rugs, tablecloths, and
j mantels are almost inevitable.
Wax spots on rugs can usually be
! removed successfully by first scrap
ing off as much wax as possible
with a dull knife and then spong
ing with carbon tetrachloride.
When you scrape up the wax, be
careful not to Injure the yarns. If
the candle was colored and a stain
remains, try sponging it lightly
with a liquid made of two parts
; of water and one part of denatured
I i rubbing) alcohol.
As a precaution against fading,
; test this mixture first on an incon
spicuous part of the rug.
Wax that has run down from
! candleholders onto your best linen
j tablecloth can be removed by the |
same method of first scraping—be
I ing very careful not to injure the
j fiber or thread—and then sponging
with carbon tetrachloride. If the i
! stain is colored, use the solution
! suggested for a colored spot on a
i rug, after you've used carbon tetra
I chloride. Again you are urged to
' test an inconspicuous spot for pos
: sible fading from use of the solu
: tion.
TO OUR
FRIENDS
Bergmann Hotel
cJl/lay the
true \fjeace
of
(Christmas.
abide with
i you always
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
The Holiday Season affords us the opportunity to express our appreci
ation to our many friends for their good will and thoughtfulness during
the past year.
And with this appreciation goes our wish for a memorable Christmas—
one that will be abundant with good cheer and good health followed by
a New Year of contentment and good fortune.
From the
FARWEST CAB BUNCH
Phone 9 - or - 377