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* Page 4 The Haileyburian - Thursday, December 21, 1961 "TWINS AND TRAINS ... Two sets of twin boys peek over table edge at train display in Topeka department store, presenting a scene that is repeated thousands of times over from one end of the country to the other. Youngsters find Christmas shopping an exciting adventure. Mistletoe, Prescribed for Kissing Once Thought Cure for Illness An ancient custom, which "'pres- cribed" mistletoe for the preven- tion and cure of a wide variety of illnesses -- epilepsy, for instance-- has given way. to the happier idea that mistletoe is the right prescrip- tion to assure opportunities for ex- changing kisses during the holiday season. Naturally, this makes mistletoe . an object of interest -- as it has been for centuries. Druid priests in early Britain cut mistletoe at the winter solstice and gave sprigs of it to the people. The sprigs were hung above doorways of homes and stables. The Druids taught, and the people believed, that this vine had great power to ward 'off evil and protect against illnesses. . Despite the early interest in mis- tletoe for its supposed medicinal qualities, its use as a "prescrip- - tion for kissing" had a place in the ancient world, too. Romans and other early peoples considered mistletoe as an emblem of peace. Meeting under it, ene- mies kised each other and made a truce until the next day. | Scandinavian myths tell the sto- ry of the death of Balder, the sun god, who was, so mythology says, killed by an arrow: of mistletoe wood. His. mother the goddess Fre- ya, had asked all living things to pledge not-to harm her son, but she neglected to ask the lowly mistle- toe. Balder's enemy, the lame god Loki, took advantage of this to make the arrow, which he persuad- ed Hoder, the blind god of winter, to shoot. Balder died, but through the efforts of all the other gods, he came back to life after three days, and the sun's light shone at the winter solstice. Freya cried for joy, and her tears became mistletoe berries. She kissed everyone who passed under the mistletoe, and ordained that this same sign of affection should always be exchanged when people met beneath the mistletoe. Christmas Roses One of the most beautiful of the legends associated with Christmas is that of the Christmas rose. According to the story, Made- lon, the child of a shepherd, saw the Wise Men pass toward Beth- lehem, laden with gifts for the Chirst Child, and she wept be- cause she had no gifts to offer. An angel appeared before her and asked, ""'Why do you weep?" "Beeause," Madelon replied, as she brushed away her tears, "I have no gift for the Christ Child." "A gift of the heart is best of all, but I will give you something to carry to the manger," and with this the angel disappeared, and in the same spot there appeared a beautiful rose, filled with white blooms. : Madelon gathered the blossoms and joyfully went to Bethlehem. At the manger, she stood in the background as the Wise Men of- fered their gold, frankincense and- myrrh. She hesitated, doubting that her small gift would be ac- knowledged or appreciated. Mustering ,her courage _ she} stepped forth and lay the roses before the Christ Child. Immediate- ly, the flowers turned from white to a most beautiful pink, the first Christmas rose. 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Less than a month after 'The Cricket" reached bookstands, dramatic ver- sions of it were playing in 12 prominent London theatres. Despite the immediate success of "The Cricket'? and the relative popularity of '"'Christmas Carol," Dickens did not believe either to be his greatest work. His personal favorite was. 'The Chimes," which, he told friends "would"' knock 'the Carol' out of the field." Dickens, of course, was wrong. "The Chimes" and 'The Cricket' have each taken a back seat to "The Christmas Carol," the cheer- ful Christmas story of Tiny Tim and his friends. Route to Bethlehem Not Definitely Known The exact route that Mary and Joseph followed in traveling from Nazareth to Bethlehem is not known. : One route led along the seacoast and through the plain of Sharon, but it was shunned by pious tra- velers as much as possible because of heathen cities and rowdy tra- velers. A second route, the shortest, was lon into the mountains of Samaria and through Schechem and Beth- el. 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