THE CAROLINIAN
RALEIGH. N. C.. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 25, 1971
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Among the holiday cus
toms in many European
lands is the one of putting
out sheaves for the birds
and giving all the farm ani
mals an extra portion at
Christmas.
Some legends attribute
this happy custom to an old
pagan superstition . . a
fear of evil spirits and a de
sire to appease them'
Another, more reasona
ble conjecture is based on
the spirit of love which em
bodies Christmas . . . as
personified by St. Francis
of Assisi.
History records that the
custdm originated with this
good friar. Quoting from re
cords of his followers . .
“We who were with blessed
Francis . . bear testimony
that many times we have
heard him say, If I were to
speak to the Emperor, 1
would- . . . tell him for the
love of God . .to make a
special law- that no man
should take or kill sister
Larks . . . that all . . the
Lords of castles and vil
lages should be bound every
year on Christmas Day . . .
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HOLIDAY OSIER
Here’s hoping that you and yours will
know every happiness of this season.
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to throw wheat and other
grains outside the cities and
castles . . and that for the
reverence of the Son of
God, Who rested on that
night with the most blessed
Virgin Mary between an Ox
and an Ass shall be bound to
provide for them Like
wise that all poor men
should be satisfied by the
rich with good food
St. Francis' fame spread
all over the world during
his lifetime and beyond He
was so admired by all peo
ple that it is likely that his
words were spread afar,
and that in this way this
kindly custom became a
"jewel" in the treasury of
Christmas good deeds.
* * *
Studies Indicate that most of
a temporary loss due to expo
sure to excessively loud noise
occurs during the first hour or
two of such exposure according
to officials of the Beltone Cru
sade for Hearing Conservation.
Ist1 st American
Christmas
Card Printed
in Albany, All
In America, credit for the
first Christmas card goes
to an obscure Albany, N Y .
engraver named R. H
Pease, the promotionallv
mir. d e d proprietor of
Pease's Great Variety
Store
The card isn't dated, but
most experts think it was
done in the 1850 s. They
note an impish Santa Claus
and his reindeer at the top
of the card. since the famed
cartoonish Thomas Nast is
known to have been the
first to come up with that
idea about 1850. the date
seems (airly certain
The first American cards
published in any quantity
came from the Roxburv,
Mass . shop ot Louis Prang,
a German political refugee
MAY THE TRUE CHEER OF
CHRISTMAS COME YOUR WAY
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the AUTO CUNiC
TO Ol’R MANY FRIENDS
And along with our fondest wishes that
every wish will come true for you, we
also extend our sincere "thank you’’ for
your loyalty during this year.
Phillips Roofing Co.
310 W, DAVIE STREET
833-3520
who went into the printing
business.
The result of all this is
that the average American
family mailed some 110
cards this Christmas and
the Post Office Department
collected over S2OO million
in stamps, according to
spokesmen for a greeting
cards trade group.
* * *
Hearing lossess resulting
from exposure to excessive
sound levels can be divided Into
two categories according to the
Beltone Crusade for Hearing
Conservation.
Boar’s Head
A traditional feature of
the Christmas festiye table
is the boar’s head This leg
end. told in Queen’s Col
lege, Oxford, provides a ba
sis for the tradition;
A student, walking and
reading in the woods on
Christmas Day, was at
tacked by a wild boar. He
overpowered the boar by
choking it with his book, a
volume of Aristotle. Then
he cut off the boar's head
to retrieve his book and
brought the head trium
phantly to table.
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Let us All Rejoice
on this Happy Day!
Hawkins’
Interior Shop
183 S. TARMORO RD.
882-8244
feJyhristanaß blessings to all our good friends and patrons
and to your families... may peace and joy abide with you
throughout the holiday season.
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO
COMPANY
A DIVISION OF AMERICAN BRANDS, INC.
Sing hey! Sing hey!
For Christmas Day;
Twin mistletoe and holly.
For friendship glows
In winter snows.
And so let’s all be jolly'
Anonymous
A FORMULA—A man can gn lo hf-.ifn without help, without wealth, without fame,
without; & great name, without learning, without a big earning, without culture,
without beauty, without a friend, without 10,900 other things. But he can never go
to heaven without Christ.
I am the way, the truth and the light, no man eometh to the Father except by me.
God is our senior partner.
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1927 SOUTH SAUNDERS ST GATEWAY PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
In Ireland, building a
Grotto for the Nativity
Scene becomes a family
project. Children and par
ents take long walks in the
countrywide to search for
colored stones, tree bark,
and pieces of wood to as
semble on a table. Some re
produce the setting of Beth
lehem, but a local Irish
landscape is more common.
Family members can build
a grotto of mounds of pa
pier-mache set on a hard
board base; branches and.
rocks fill the open spaces.
The Holy Family is placed
in the center, with adoriri|§-
angels, animals, and shep
herds nearby. Wise Men are
moved closer to the Christ
Child each day of the holy
season.
Greens are used in Aas
tria to banish demons that
lurk in darkness during the
gloomv davs of winter