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Gifts That Made History
| New York (NAPS) - Many
j historical figures were gifted
I as gift givers--so much so that
I we still remember their extra
vagant tokens of esteem.
Take King Nebuchad
nezzer. He built the Hanging
Gardens of Babylon-one of
the seven wonders of the
ancient world-for his Medean
bride who longed for the
green hills of her former
home.
Also in the ancient world,
the Roman Emperor Nero
was one of the biggest donors
qf aU times: at parties he'd
throw numbered balls into
the air, then present cash,
jewels and mansions to the
lucky people who caught
them. j
Charlemagne rewarded his
conquering generals with all
the land they could walk
around from sunrise to sun
set. Another ruler, Charles V,
once gave his banker the
entire country of Venezuela!
A former slave girt was the
recipient of still another spec
tacular gift. In the Brazilian
mountains, some 200 years
ago, a diamond merchant,
Joao Fernandes de Oliveira,
lost his heart to captivating
Chica de Silva. He bought her
freedom and made her mis
tress of a great country house
which was surrounded by gar
dens. But Chica longed to live
by the water's edge and sail in
a vessel. So to make her even
happier de Oliveira built a
whole lake in the highest
town of Brazil, launched a
small ship, and put it at her
disposal with a crew of ten
! men!
Modern history is also
being written in terms of the
present. Hotel baron George
Bolt, for example, tried to
recapture his pwn youth by
means of a sensational gift to
his wife. He bought one of
the Thousand Islands in the
St. Lawrence River, then had
it carved in the shape of a
heart. On Heart Island, Bolt
then began constructing an
ornate castle similar to those
on the German Rhine where
he had lived as a boy. After
he spent several years and
several million dollars to
make this the perfect gift.
Bolt's wife died. Heart
broken, he abandoned the
project, and Bolt's Castle
stands today as a reminder of
one unpresented present.
History's greatest gifts
were so valuable that they
The people that wire flowers anywhere in the States, FTD, have uncovered this unusual
historical fact about gifts: when Nero gave a party, baskets on the ceiling would release
hundreds of precious jewels for his guests- finders keepers!
now seem outside the realm
of reason. Such legendary lar
gess Is beyond the wildest
dreams of most kings and
rulers today-let alone mere
men. But down-to-earth,
time -honored surprises such
as flowers need be neither
expensive nor extensive to be
treasured by the recipient.
And it's now easier than ever
to send flowers through the
Florists' Transworld Delivery
Association at local (FTD)
flower shops. They're one
modern way within the
means of most to express
fragrant affection for a dear
one, across town, across the
country or overseas.
Less lavish than flowers
was the gift of another plant
particularly appreciated in
ancient Persia--a potato! For
this, the emperor-on the re
ceiving end -expressed great
gratitude. Persia was then suf
fering from a famine, and
from one potato enough seed
potatoes could be grown to
feed a nation.
Later, Napoleon set a
shining example when he gave
Josephine a tiara blazine with
880 diamonds. .But another
diamond-one of the world's
most famous-was a gift to
the people of the United
States. In 1958, the legendary
Hope diamond, appraised at
$176,920, was presented to
the Smithsonian Institution
in Washington, D. C., by dia
mond merchant Harry Wins
ton.
Gratitude has more lati
tude in the Fiji Islands where
the person receiving a gift on
certain festive days is entitled
to anything he wants. And,
taking stock of silk stockings,
it is interesting to note that
the first silk stockings ever
made went to an English
queen.
But while monarch* and
other wealthy individuals
have given and taken some of
history's greatest gifts, one
statistic should make modern
Americans take heart. Colle
ctively, the greatest
philanthropists of all time
may be the American people,
who give charities about $8
billion every year!
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