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18 The Acton Free Press Wednesday Dec by Wendy Thomson Christmas cards enjoyed by many con a nuisance by some How do I feel about them For a quite a number of years they ve been one of the joys of Christmas for me The first ones I remember sending were when I was seven Wed moved to Vancouver Island and I was missing friends and family more than ever over the holiday season The fact that I mailed them and more widespread with without benefit of stamps cards now going to the Nether t worry me 1 figured it lands and Central America as was the thought that counted well as many points in Ontario Over the following years in and Saskatchewan Toronto much of Ihe fun was in the making of cards using One special card goes to a colored paper brilliant scraps lady I haven seen in over of colored foil and Christmas years Miss Dunlop my grade stickers Sometimes four teacher long ago in Tor printed our own greetings onto Since she was old to using linobloc or carved my eyes back then it with a great feeling of relief Then there was always the hat I see an envelope bearing excitement when the mail her flowing script In the mail came All have an each Christmas ear cocked for the sound of Ihe brass letter flap on the door and the slither of the en onto the floor Sometimes there be one big splat If something was too big for the slot and the mailman just opened the door and dropped everything in side Even though we lived on the second floor I was usually first to the front hall sliding down the banister to hasten Since 1919 stories For the next little by medical and while I was in seventh heaven scientific fact have circulated with the huge pile of mail for about the at Christ my grandparents and us hen the plant is at Id sort it and pile it neatly he peik of its popularity on the window still below the According to one tale the large window twoyear an Army Right now our dining table J piled high with cards note paper photos and stamps all opes sliding through and put together and seemingly impossible THERE IS NOTHING like an Ontario rural landscape to capture the peace and serenity of the then am i so eager to holiday season Ontarios farm families like their urban neighbors wilt gather to celebrate the begin seasons festivities AgncultureandFood Clean bill of health for plant The Consumer and Cor publicly eating poinsettia In 1975 approximately porate Affairs issues a leaflet leaves at a press reception poinsettia plants on questionable plants titled To protect Ihe public health were used by Canadians lo Think Safely These from even remote provide a touch of beauty Lovely Poisonous Plants of danger from the color warmth and comfort The list includes a number of and other flora in their daily lives This pro- plants that can cause a series products Flowers Canada evidence that people from skin and has stressed that attach special meaning to bema careful not to burn stationed in Hawaii to poisoning of the children should be warned to poinsettia knees on the radiator below died from eating a poinsettia system put nothing in their mouths The twin The two weeks lca The has been except food products They Christmas there were two mils null cookies and sweets he hearts of children everywhere at Christ mas Here with a bow lo our stole is the recipe for a hot bread which should be of Interest to the family cook Hawaiian Nut Bread cup sugar cup melted shortening cups silted all purpose lour 3 lea spoons baking powder I teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped nuts I cup crushed canned pineapple do not drain eggs and sugar together shortening Sift flour baking powder and sail Add dry ingredients to first mix lure and blend Add and Stir just enough to combine Pour batter into a loaf pan Bake in a 1350 oven for hour Let loaf cool thoroughly before slicing Professor Probably Tnmmed First Tree No one sure when the first j Christmas tree appeared in Amenta Miny believe the credit I belongs to Charles a Gcr I nun professor who taught at Jlirviri In 1832 he trimmed a trot fur his small son The following other llostonians I foil whin Prince Albert of Queen Vic the CI ristmas setting one up in Windsor Cislle Many Amir ins ii copy their s British trimmed their own Die bit boost late as IWj when the best selling Kriss Christmas Tree I cans how Christ ii is tret si old proper be rxpuhr The derives its from Joel Poinsett mere were This unfortunate un removed from the should be taught respect for American Ambassador to deliveries is founded story helped scare tlon National and ill potentially hazardous sub- Mexico in 1851 He introduced carry all the people into thinking that the press authority John Brail stances including medicine Into the United mail at once I watched from is poisonous It has haw dispelled the myth by cleaning agents etc theupstairswindowlocatcha led to the belief that parts of glimpse of him trudging plant if ingested by through the snow and would lu To scientifically resolve the Things were different in charges against the Acton of course Betty Mac tia and to alleviate public and in later years f concerning its alleged Cal would drive up the road toxicity the floral industry at the same time every launched an intensive invest morning and I always man igation The Society of lean Florists America flor vacuuming where I could keep national trade an eye peeled If there was a lation collaborated with The parcel too big for the box Ohio State University on a their horn would be honking research project all the way down the hill The objective was to deter mine whether there is any foundation to the allegation that the poinsettia scientific name Euphorbia Is a poisonous plant At the conclusion of the research work by Kobert P Collins mem locked the ETS2 Id be able to s f Entomology The Ohio If I happened to miss the great event of the mail s rival by standing on tiptoe in the den or bedroom I could see over the bushes to the mail if it was the road meaning No Mall or Mail Ail housework was dropped the pile w lee ted and gone over Once again mail delivery and the sorting is a little ferent We drive two miles to given unusually high doses of the poinsettia shows no mortality no symptoms of toxicity and no changes in dietary intake or general behavior pattern Animal tests are accepted Buck Creek to pick it up at the vahd by the Unlted Confectionary Store where consumer Products Safety Commission in determining whether any product Muffler Centre 71 Mountainview Rd Georgetown next to Andys Imports to pm Mon Fri 8770149 30to1pm Sat complete exhaust systemscustom pipe bending MUFFLER and INSTALLATION for any American Made Auto could Us colorful love liness with flaming scarlet brails hit suggest petals surrounding ill yellow flowers light green leaves to all our BUSINESS ASSOCIATES and FRIENDS from Management and Staff S fa J KohanDT J Novak D T GEORGETOWN 106 Guelph Street on 7 beside Post Office DENTURE therapy CLINIC Phono 791 forty boxes on the wall Once we get it home it sorted on top of the freezer in the kitchen with the family hovering over like vultures everyone wanting his share For me the excitement is always the same though I like to make a cup of tea head off into a comfortable corner and savor each card and let ter one by one I growth Is harmful to human health and thus is subject to labeling as re quired by the Federal Hazardous Act The Ohio State University research on the plant has effectively debunked old wives tales that the is harmful to human and animal health if There are cards from The aire friends old and new cards yea led from strangers cards with During a citizen living notes saying Were still in New York filed a petition with the Consumer Products here There are all kinds of bits of information where there were two in a family now three or sometimes the sad news is that the two is now one a lone Safety Commission mondlng that plants carry caution labels when offered for sale to public The petitioner that the poinsettia is The sending of Christmas poisonous and potentially lethal to humans and receiving as it offers the animals chance to send messages On Dec 19 1975 after even though they re not often reviewing all available in formation relating to the To visited or ones the Commission not seen lately my cards say statement denying It was great to see you or he petition to require caution Although we get labeling A Commission press together I think of you often release pointed out that To friends I m glad to leaves like those of know you or to strangers many other plants may Thanks for getting in touch cause varying degrees of comfort If eaten and should There are greetings to the be placed out of the reach of family which is getting more small children Denture Therapy Clinic Socs COMPLETE DENTURE SERVICE 8781100 155 Street Milton CREATIVE CAMERAS Last Minute STOCKING STUFFERS is Film is Batteries Flash Bulbs Frames Gadget Bags SOUND 8 Movie Film Processing Included Limit 3 par whilo laitl KMA45I CANON 8 MS SLIM POCKET CALCULATOR not 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HOLIDAYS I As the story of Christmas unfolds may all the blessings of this holy season be yours Sincere thanks to all VANS WELDING