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PAGE 6 -PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. DECEMBER 21.1919 Good Early Responce To '79 Seal Campaign "McHenry county residents are responding generously to the annual Christmas Seal campaign", said Henry B. Harper, Crystal Lake, first vice- president of the DuPage- McHenry Lung association. "Contributions last week were at least $8,000 ahead of this same date last year," he pointed out. The cheerful Christmas Seals, which again this year were designed by the children of America, were mailed to 268,000 homes and firms in the two-county area covered by he DuPage- McHenry chapter of the Open to the Public Everyday Through December. 60LF CO., Inc. 3908 B West Elm St. (the old Admiral Building) McHenry 344-3230 Taylor Made has been making clubs for many of the top touring professionals in the country. Our two innovations that give us reason to be in business are the Metal Wood and the Pulse Put­ ter. Taylor Made has equipment to personally fit you with a set of clubs perfectly matched for your needs. We can also personalize a gift such as a putter or a sandwedge in time for Christmas. Ask about photo analysis of your swing on our exclusive Swing Recorder. Lessons Available: Vale Adams Steve Thompson PGA Professionals STOP IN AND SEE US Gary V. Adams PRESIDENT TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY. INC. American Lung association. "memorials and bequests also help with lung association work, in medical research, education programs and patient ser­ vices," Harper said, "but the backbone of fiindraising efforts are Christmas Seal donations." Harper described .me new innovative program of the Christmas Seal agency as being the summer camp for asthmatic children, which was attended in August by 15 local young delegates. After the first of the year, the DuPage-McHenry Lung association will launch a new version of a smokin cessation clinic, which be based on "behavior modification" rather than " s c a r e t a c t i c s ' ' . Further information may be obtained from Mrs. Loretta Kohl, RN, Woodstock at 338-6675. V f'V. - ,.v • , • v. >Vr;iV -d'J ,>Vs • i. - ; Holly Superstitions in Examine &H cords and lights used in Christmas lighting for outside and in­ side lights. Make this part of your celebration safe. Gifts for small children should be checked carefully assuring there are no small parts that can become loose and swallowed. ICE DAMAGE ON pSit* ROOF.' KM MMTNM Kl « (NOW Mwm |U HICTIIC gutter cables WONDER LAKE HARDWARE 7602 Hancock Dr. | Wonder Lake, II. Dial Wonder Lake! 653-4471 Tis the season to deck the halls, but before you bring home boughs of holly you ought to know some of the history and superstition surrounding that tough, prickly-leaved, berry- bearing plant. Since the days of the an­ cient Celts, magical powers have been ascribed to holly, the National Wildlife Federation bi-monthly reports. And one legend holds that weather con­ ditions at the time Christmas holly is brought in will • determine who runs the household-the husband or the wife. Holly's use as a decoration dates back to the Druids, a religious order that thrived in pre-Christian England and France. "These woodsy priests considered the plant's eternally green leaves proof that the sun would never desert them," the magazine explains. The early Romans ex­ tended this tradition by hanging holly indoors during the feast of Saturnalia, a mid-winter festival celebrating the return of longer days. Early Christian converts also adopted this ritual by designating Christmas Eve as "templa exornata"--"temples are adorned." It was forbidden to bring any greens into the home before that night. "Because of this ban on early decorating, many Christians believed that bringing holly into a house too soon would cause family quarrels and misfortune," National Wildlife says. As Christianity spread, so did holly legends. In one tale, the plant was said to have had white berries until the Nativity. When a visitor FORMAL WEAR RENTALS for ALL OCCASIONS fe&SU ....(/it tftoz(jw,fltwi 1214 N. Green St.. McHenry broke off a-branch of a holly tree growing outside the Bethlehem stable and of­ fered it to the Christ Child, the baby pricked his finger on the sharply pointed leaves. "Horribly em­ barrassed, the holly blushed and its' berries have remained red ever since." Another holly superstition was promoted by Pliny, the early Roman naturalist. He asserted that a wild animal could be subdued merely by throwing a stick of holly at it. "He also alleged," notes National Wildlife, "that holly fldwers could make water freeze, and that if the tree was planted near a house it would protect the inhabitants from bad weather, poison and wit­ chcraft." Medieval English physicians thought holly berries could cure colic, but patients who followed their doctors' orders sometimes died from the violent vomiting the berries in­ duced. Holly leaves, however, are harmless when roasted and brewed for tea. The brew was often drunk by South American Indians, who thought it gave them extra strength; The subject of all these legends comes in more than 200 varieties, including some that lose their leaves each autumn. Nearly two dozen species are found in the U.S., the most common of which is American holly. This variety once grew thickly in forests throughout the eastern U.S., but now only a fraction of those wild stands remain. Like other varieties, American holly trees are single-sexed. Only the female plants produce the scarlet berries, and not until they are at least 8 years old. The berries are food for mockingbirds, thrushes, robins, bluebirds and many other animals. . "Beneath its rough gray bark, holly wood is chalky white and hard as rock," says National Wildlife. Once prized by cabinetmakers for its indestructible quality, the plant is now considered a nuisance because it's tough enough to breaks chainsaw. Most of the holly boughs seen at Christmastime come from English holly, which grows wild throughout much of southern Europe. It was imported into the Pacific Northwest by a group of British immigrants and now about 1,000 acres in Washington and Oregon are used to cultivate the plant and fill our Christmas decorating needs. ' ' < - If you contribute to the $3 million Christmas holly industry, maybe you'd better check the weather first. An old Irish Catholic legend has it that if holly is brought inside during, fair weather, the wife will rule the houshold forevermore. But if boughs are brought in during a storm, the husband will be master. V Goodwill Visits City Friday After Holiday The Goodwill Industries truck is scheduled to be in McHenry Friday, Dec. 28, to collect ' clothing and housewares for the han­ dicapped trainees, ac­ cording to Agnes Adams, 1007 N. Plymouth lane, local representative. For in­ formation call Mrs. Adams. Goodwill Industries believes in recycling. That is, recycling people for nearly 80 years - han­ dicapped and disadvantaged people - men and women who have been prematurely discarded. Nearly two million handicapped men and women in the United States are unemployed, although employable. Each year Goodwill offers thousands of men and women on-the-job training in a wide variety of skills. By doing this they offer the chance to regain their self respect, to become self- supporting and to face the world despite their han­ dicap. The goal of Goodwill Industries is to place or return the handicapped person to private industry. Employers with a job opening in their business which demand persons with ambition, dedication and a good job skill, are urged to consider hiring one of the "graduates" of Goodwill. These men and women have been professionally trained an are eager to put their skills to work. Independent American oil producers get tax break. Carter promises speedy fuel aid to needy. Robin's Roost miniatures and (tollhouses QUALITY DOLLHOUSES •a.wo Last minute gift ideas A. Angel Chimes. These brass chimes are a beautiful touch to anyone's holiday table. Not only did these chimes originate in Sweden, but they are still made there today! STANDARD, REG. $5.00 NOW $3.00 LARGE SIZE, REG. $19.80 NOW $11.60 B.Halifax all wood bird feeders. Guaranteed for 5 years. Always an appreciated gift. $8.95 C. 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Spoon twjo tablespoons meat mixture onto each cornmeal crepe and roll to enclose filling. Spread remaining meat mixture in 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Plaoe crepes, seam side down, on top of meat. Spoon remaining to­ mato sauce over crepes. Bake in a moderate oven (375 °F.) for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and top with olives. 10 servings. *Cornmeal Crepes 1 cup flour Yx cup yellow cornmeal 1 Vi cups milk 3 eggs Dash salt OU Combine flour, cornmeal, milk, eggs and salt; beat with rotary beater until smooth. For each crepe, pour /* cup batter into hot lightly oiled crepe pan or small frying-pan; tilt pan to coat bottom evenly. Cook over medium heat until top is dull and underside is delicately browned. lYirn; cook 10 to 15 seconds. 10 crepes. Postal Service shows sur­ plus of $469,863,000. 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