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season, CEA ERR 56 "*4sms'? jeg ge: walls of time. 'But: these' There is so much about Christ- 'mas that is all too obvious. Col- ored lights are everywhere. Store windows come alive with beautiful decorations and a seemingly end- less array of toys and gifts. Up and down every «street in town, windows and doorways are be- decked in mistletoe, holly and evergreen. ' Christmas cards and strestwnh: ers Santas, the sound of the post- man at the door, the sight and aroma of good things to eat... these are undeniable signs of the is the Less obvious, perhaps, 'ehange that comes' over: people, with very few exceptions. Each in- »gividual seems to find new pur- "pose, "more than usual, yet he is quicker to smile; Jess.impatient and some- "what more tolerant of his fellow human being. new incentive. He hurries We cannot describe it adequately "except to say that it must be in Some small way the miracle of "€hristmas at work. It has to be; »it comes from the heart. It is ir- resistible. It is compulsive. here js no other explanation. Amid all the outward trappings of 'the season--and, perhaps, in = spite of them--the miracle of ' @hristmas shines forth from the - human heart. The miracle of Christmas--man- - kind's "greatest heritage --. was "brought with" quiet - unassuming dignity. into the hearts and minds "of living men and women. There >it chas- remained, through centur- "Yes of oppression, persecution, and > the' impartial attrition of time. Despots, dictators" and disbeliev- ers haye had their day. in' shistory's ~ "isms"? 'and bad have made their mark ~ OfGreens : = At early Christmas celebra- tion, the most popular 'greens' were holly, ivy, mistletoe and rosemary. An old story says | that rosemary, emblem of con- stancy, was endowed with fra- grance when Mary placed the Christ Child's° garments on this shrub. It was used at Christmas for many years, especially in Eng- land, but for some reason lost popularity as a decoration, about the time of the Victorian era. 7 EER EEE = inn " Reavell. Grocery OS 2-3611 _croileybury, ! usually found in sandy areas, so a change their. patterns. with the progress of humanity. Down througn the ages the one, single dominating influence upon generations of men and women has 'been the miracle of Christmas, the simple affirmation of the heritage and dignity that belongs to none but mankind among myriad crea- tures of land and sea and sky. ; Man is a special creature, creat- ed in the image of eternity. It is through--and because of -- the mi- racle of Christmas that hope springs eternal in the~ human breast. "For on this day is born unto the world. a Saviour" In these sim- ple words we find the strength of Christianity . the miracle of Christmas which bestowed upon mankind the inalienable right to merit eternal salvation. Cranberries Custom At Christmas Cranberries, so much a part of our 'holiday dining, tradition, was i-bimi,- or "'bitter berry'? to the Indians, who pounded the fruit with meat into a paste called pem- mican; used cranberry . poultices on wounds and used the juice as red dye. The Pilgrims, noting the berries were a favorite food of cranes, called them craneberries, and this eventually changed to eranberries. Pioneer Grower - Cranberries -- were harvested from. wild vines: until 1816, when Henry Hall, a veteran: of the Rev- olution, transplanted wild vines to a swampy site near Dennis, Massa- chusetts. Hall had- observed that the choicest wild berries were he spread sand over his fields and produced an excellent crop: Plan Schedule For Happy Holiday With "'visions of dancing sugar- plums," it's almost impossible to keep children out of the kitchen "|during the holiday season -- a time when the average homemak- er is* busiest of all. Amid all the confusion; the fam- ily sometimes gets on an irregu- lar eating and sleeping schedule, with the result that tempers get short and the family misses the full enjoyment of the season. A vent this unhappy set of circum- stances. Reserve a small. space in one corner of the kitchen for the chil- dren. Let' them entertain them- selves with a small amount of dough and a rolling pin. Wait un- til the children have gone to bed to make cookies and candies. Plan hearty evening meals--with enough left over for a tasty lunch the following day. Leftover roast is ideal for noontime' sandwiches-- served hot-or cold: Prepared foods that need. only be heated and serv- ed, will cut down on préparation and clean-up time in the kitchen. If cookies and sweets are made available to youngsters, offer them nutritious snacks as well. Along- side the cookie plate, place an as- sortment of small sandwiches, car- rot sticks and fruit slices. The man who lives by the gold- en rule today never has to ap- pologize for. his AOee tomorrow. wisely planned sehedule will pre-| Thursday, December 21, 1961 The Haileyburian CREPE P NN EH MVD NEUE VL VY VE VEE NEY VEIL VE DE UE VE ENE VBE YTV REEVE, CHRISTOSS * Page 5 Ghe scene of eat ' OS 2-3033 Ss Soe CUE N NEUE IE TRE I NUE UR NE, YEE UY RE BE UE YUE VR YE DEE ES DE EM U,V, EU EE UE the blessed Nativity shines down through the years, with its inspiring message of happiness and Divine love. MARY'S ACADEMY PRERIREREIR AANA RMR A Tn a RAUABRADAAY aS STEP EE Pe PP Peres rie Pirie ie Per Pre Pele Eee Pie ere er abe Cb t eerie Pb ee eee Eee tb i P| Haileybury vA cei aevernene Many other. early plantings fail-, ed, in Massachusetts and New Jersey, before 'growers that the Granberry would thrive. only under certain conditions. ! Cranberry fields today are located | in bog areas with peat soil, the fields are well-drained and can be flooded to protect vines from cold and control insects; sand is plen- tiful, and necessary to slow evap- oration, provide a good medium for root growth, and keep down weeds. Birds Welcome Birds are welcome visitors to cranberry bogs. Some bogs are lined with birdhouses--homes for swallows, which eat destructive insects. And with the birds, are the bees, who also perform an import- ant service. Cranberry pollen is too heavy to be carried by wind, so bees are necesssary to pollin- ate the flowers. Christmas Holiday Once Forbidden Christmas has not always been a "legal" holiday in this country. In 1659, the general court of Mas- sachusetts Bay colony passed this resolution: "Whosoever shall be found ob- serving any such day as Christ- mas or the like, either by fore- bearing . labor, feasting, or any other way, as a festival, shall be fined five shillings." 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