T 22+) ITH the world ab Ww 10w In the proce ing and buying v Christmas, | stop to think So si Las g! ‘ 0 ut? 0 : Pp ¢ i yr I se urally lipped into things that we ognize it as a thing In itself Gift-mnaking has a history time, and there many o on which we deem it fit and nay, even obligatory, to glve change gifts. Nearly every ‘changes gifts at Christmas time, this year we expect to see the observed to its fullest possibill Glancing over the ages, we fine glft-making has always existed in form or other. Our sav were great at girt-g a as old Are casions proper, ex ex and custom and one ties. tors hands But ing In primitive spring from any thot nected with generosity His the simple desire to nutterably gelfish and u he aT, r or igea con was not please Being unut itlou2 1 distrust feared anc ed straz of us do today. He cringed before ions of life force ions. RS Some the weak and strong. The condit him to these react Whatever may have had to share his possess or to make a gift of somet he really red to keep for him- self, grew out of fear. From what we know about the nature of our earliest ancestors we cannot belleve that Would have parted with anything he wanted unless he was afraid. When the lightning flashed and the thunder Foared, an overwhelming fear pos- Besse] him, Unable to reason Ridse e¢ natural elements hich he could not possibly ntrol, Le shot at the storm with ar rows and shouted at the en these efforts fall What had he done to anger @ gods? Perhaps a gift would ap- this anger. To him the giving impulses primitive y far prefer he exercise Bacrifice. For instance, if he made a bonfire and burned some of his hard- earned food, he expected the gods to mppreciate his sacrifice and turn off the thunder. The Egyptians made great gifts to their kings. The Israelites gave a tenth of all their graln, thelr wine, cattle to the king. This custom read everywhere, and even Christi- failed to wipe it out. Ambas ®, visiting foreign countries, ght gifts. We are told that Queen beth received thousands of gifts from her subjects at New Year's. There remains little doubt that, what other purposes may have in- duced the making of a gift, there lurked behind it an unconscious de- e to win the friendship of the per- n of power to gain one's own ends en as the weak man of the priml- ve tribe made a gift to the tribal ng man in the desire to gain hi Iship and protection Bible gives ex] Says Det blind of what one iression iteronomy 160 the eyes of that wants if judiciously th wise ning, to obtain distributes gifts Amo a gift gift meant more to primitive man than It to us When t ht himself to part wit! or a sharp was parting with } self Thus the aitnsels be a comme course easy ng many peoples, the a sort of ceremony A much does became he brough bearskin that he two person Dasuns of weapons In r Patagonia, no ter into the ter gifts have been ged » exchange of gifts at Christn time possibly grew to emulate the amazing unselfishness of Christ. The custom was nurtured Here It became the habit periodic exchange of gifts friends, relatives, acquaint. It became an obligation, and to escape it the man with many friends took an extended trip at ian out of the desire in Germany to make among this period. From Germany, the custom of Christ giving spread over Europe struggling colonists who had cut loose from all Old World Influences, It has become more and more an insti by, and today we exchange gifts as a matter of course. It was a custom among the Romans for the priest to put a box on all out- going ships. The people were required to put something into it. When the ship was ready to sall, the box was sealed and went to sea with it. On the return the box was turned over to the priest who placed it aside until Christmas, at which time mass was said and the box opened. Sometimes the contents were kept by the church : sometimes distributed to the poor, It Is related that frequently at the open- ing of this box those who had not placed anything in it came forward and offered gifts in the form of money or Jewelry. During the early period of Chris tianity It was customary for poor men and women to slug carols In the streets at Christmas time. They would be given food, clothing and money, not because of the songs they sang, but because it was the custom to do And neOnles peo] é custom, amor is sacred. They that evil would lid not ake befal {ft to the sing raise rds we know lidren goes various that aken out of the long b ilidren d was born would have child he was welcome and among dolls, some In the form of 3 Painted clay ans and some In animals, were given to early Egyptian chiidren as playthings. Among early Romans, the man who adopted a child gave it rich gifts to prove that he was able to take care of It. Gifts have always accompanied christenings. In the Middle Ages the the form the is bare with may have The custom of presenting children 8 at Christinas time was most pronounced among the Germans early life. for Santa Claus. It is derived from particulariy a child's festival, Saint Nicholas, or Banta Claus, regarded as the patron saint Christmas. The old nursery myth is good chfldren, It is possible that this myth orig inated with the custom of cleaning the chimney at the beginning of the new year to enable good luck to enter the household. A housewlfe, busy clean- ing the chimney at or about Christ- mas time, might have whispered to her children, to keep them out of mis chief, that If they were good Santa Claus would come down the chimney and bring gifts to them. Impressed, the children hurried to spread the news among their playmates, and so we have the myth today. Gay Christmas Lights and How to Make Them UCH of Christmas cheer comes M from glowing lights that throw mystery over familiar things, Replace your usual electric light shades with Christmas ones of heavy rose-colored paper brushed with lin- seed oll to make It transparent, No frame Is necessary if they flare widely and fit close at the top of the light ulbs. Finish them with poinsettia jeals or sew green paper rope along the edges. Wreaths cut from green cardboard, a few red berries painted among the leaves, make unique covers for bure droplights. Use two wreaths, and fasten edges together with paper clips or paste together after Inserting light bulb, Paste rose or yellow tis. sue paper over the cut-out wreath cen. ters or crush tissue paper over the light bulb and snap a rubber band around the neck. A beautiful star to hang above the Christmas tree is made by enclosing an electric bulb between two stars six or eight inches across, cut from white tissue paper, and sewing them to- gether with an edging of tinsel rope, Either place the tree under a light fixture and use a short drop cord or ran an extension cord over a ceiling hook placed above the tree, Let such a star shine welcome from the big wreath In door or window, On the door extension cord should run to the hinged side and through screw hooks to the point from which It drops to the wreath.—Frances Grinstead. RATTLING AUTOS HIT BY LEADERS Dilapidaicd, Junkers Denounced, Collegiate flivvers and thelr ratt! equivalents under any may have just the right amount verve to sult some branches younger generation, but they little braking capacity to fancy of traffic officials, leaders and others In ma the country. The same class of autcmoblles that has described as + “high-powered dated Junkers,” which right now { coming In for some sharp ds { tion. The ing other name of the have too strike ny of for a paris goes been dil api are nuncia latest to the und « enter arena against this type far own ers Is the Motor b of Indiana Disdain Smaller Cars. “A certain of motorists dain smaller cars, whether t and buy machines that | high priced Stoops Stoop of car Cla class dis new or ance were and elegant,” “Such i { dated cond ti ald is great Motor as a Road Market Is Big Boon to Farmers The antomoblle boon for market great i are creating Bide associat the state Last roadside them is ev that mted at ’ was esth system already It has great possibilities promise of Myving the vexed of bringing the er directly to consumer, fresh dlemen's toil. The system Is also winning distinet success in Maryland, where last year 100 roadside stands did a busing $257.000, and other states are rapidly taking it up. The New Jersey association under the regulation of the bureau of markets of the state Separtment of | agriculture and will attempt to form a direct contact between the and the consumer, products o tahle i { . iy of the mid- the and free will be Accidents at Crossings Fifty accidents on public during the first three months of 1026 were reported to the state Wisconsin. ‘These accidents resulted In the death of 14 persons and in- {| Juries to 28 persons Automobiles were Involved In 87 of the accidents and In these eleven persons were killed and 19 Injured. Traffic Chief Annoyed by Many Sloppy Drivers All Milwaukee traffic policemen instructed to be on the what the traflic bureau de “sloppy drivers.” A “sloppy according the bureau, is of driver who cares nothing the other fellow’s rights, make left turns of his half of turng from the it for the follow] for scribes as driver,” the type at all for He will right side and right to from the the street left side, ou! motorist ng him, behind Is speeding to time the “sloppy driver” left turn in his celebrated ‘ddent Involving injury sure to who happens to be man up fires iking a an nce possibly death is almost occur, Another of driver hich this gerable for hogging the road, In w makes life mi manner type his men is by the bureau drivers the Thwarts Petty Thieves 1 alor OF BmARS Crean Balloons on Car Tracks Just Right for Skidding iu mstirate them with lower igsable for eco- nomical service, er sizes will not catch in car tracks, ter are in rather bad condit game may be sald of smaller sizes when underinflated best policy is to drive one’s car with the the pressures éarried, f past performances lerinflated. the lat ion, The of the The in ac fires even if some cordance sizes of used and the rather than on a basis « with other sizes und Bushings for Bearings most makes of cars the bush- for bearings are made of antl friction metal. 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