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IT’S ORNAMENTALby Patricia L. Cook
This Tidbits examines ornaments used during the holi-days. Some are historical, most beautiful, many break-able, and plenty just fun! • One of the dictionary definitions for ornamental is: decorative: serving as a decoration and having no practical use. • Historically it is said that the holiday tradition of decorating Christmas trees started in Germany. The first decorations were simple white candles followed by roses a bit later.• In 1605, a groundbreaking moment occurred when a tree in Strasbourg, France, a city on the Rhine River near the German border, was brought inside for deco-rating. It was adorned with paper roses, nuts, wafers, sweets and lighted candles. After this, more trees were brought indoors and making ornaments became a family holiday tradition.• Much imagination was used to come up with thoughtful and creative decorations, including cookies and painted eggshells. The introduction of tinsel in 1610 was a huge favorite, originally made with pure silver.
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• One of the first Christmas trees in England was an 1840 Royal Family celebration when Queen Victoria included a tree in honor of her German-born husband Prince Albert’s heritage. Being the great influence that she was, many people wanted their own trees!• Many of the ornaments in the early years of dec-orating trees were handmade from paper, cloth or even foods, such as cookies. Hand-stitched snow-flakes were also very popular. • Special items that emerged for decorating trees in America were cranberries and popcorn. Early Americans would string the readily available, col-orful foods for trimming their trees. • President Franklin Pierce was the first U.S. pres-ident to have a Christmas tree in the White House, in 1856. The first “national” Christmas tree erected was by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. How-ever, the first “official” tree was not switched on complete with electric lights until President Calvin Coolidge moved the tree to its location near the White House in 1923.• Up until the 1880s Christmas ornaments were mainly handmade by families and friends and giv-en as gifts. Many were disposed of after a season. The only ornaments sold publicly were hand-cast lead and hand-blown glass German decorations.• German entrepreneurs saw the possibility of a market developing for mass marketed ornaments in the early1880s. • Lauscha, Germany became the hub of the glass ornament business and had many glass companies. For years they had been producing glass articles such as marbles and bottles and soon began creat-ing glass molds for ornaments. Their first orna-ments were molds of Christian saints, famous people, children, animals and more. These new or-naments were a huge success and were in demand. Nearly every family in the Lauscha area became involved in the business of making glass Christmas ornaments either in a home-based foundry or local factory • Ornaments became highly prized possessions with the special touches of individual craftsman-ship. Germany captured the world market for glass Christmas ornaments for many years. • Another German city, Dresden, near Lauscha, started its own ornament businesses, different from the glass ornaments of their neighbors. The Dres-den artists constructed brightly colored designs of birds, fish and other animals out of pressed and embossed paper. Their treasures were a hit as well; for weddings, birthdays and other occasions in ad-dition to Christmas. • As the decorations gained popularity in the Unit-
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The holiday season can cause your cat to become stressed, act in a very abnormal fashion, eat odd foods and hide to avoid conflict. From Labor Day to New Years there are human functions/parties, shopping, travel and a lot of commotion happening all the time. Cats like routine, they like to control their environment and they want to feel safe.
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Cats may need help if they cannot cope with their or your stress. Be observant to change and let your cat be in a safe place (safe haven) while the activities are occurring. Medical intervention may be necessary if the changes causing the stress are not resolved. Pheromone collars and anti-anxiety medications are used short term to allow the cat to relax in some situations.
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1. What is the old term that refers to a dealer in men’s furnishings such as hats, shirts, and socks?
2. What do they call a large estate or large ranch in Spanish-speaking countries?
3. What do you call the tough, fine-toothed saw stretched taut in a frame, used for cutting metal?
4. Who was the Egyptian woman who was given as a concubine to Abraham by his wife, Sarah, who was barren, so that Abraham might have a child born to him?
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the nuclei in a sample of a specific isotopic species to undergo radioactive decay?
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called The ___________ Chorus. Hint: The audience always stands when it is performed.
13. What is the more popular name for All Saint’s Day?14. What is the name of the second son of Noah, often
thought to be the progenitor of the inhabitants of the African continent?
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16. Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
17. Who was the leader of the Carthaginian forces against Rome in the Second Punic War (218-201 BC), considered by many as the greatest general of antiquity?
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Pesky Relatives Mess Up Workshop
Q: My wife’s relatives are coming in next week to stay with us through the holidays. They tend to sit around the house, run up the electric bill and mess
around with the tools in my workshop. Any tips for handling them? -- Bill in Kissimmee, Fla.
A: Unfortunately, I’m not Dear Abby, so I don’t want to step into personal territory by suggesting
how to handle relatives. I might be able to provide some suggestions on cutting the electric bill a bit
and preserving some of your sanity.You probably won’t be able to change their
sitting-around habits (presumably watching televi-sion or tapping away on their laptops, if you say they’re running up the electric bill). Talk with your wife about getting away together for an
evening or two during their visit, or schedule a get-together with your friends one night.
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warmer, since Florida weather can be tricky in December). Not out of your comfort zone, but
just a little less intense. Running the central air or heat less can knock a little bit off of that electric bill. Shut off any unused rooms by closing the
registers and then shutting the doors. If you have Christmas lights indoors or out, light them for
only a few hours each evening.As far as your workshop goes, that’s pretty easy. Set limits. Politely ask, or have your wife ask,
your in-laws to stay away from the shop area. You don’t need to give an excuse. As added insurance, lock the door to the shop -- as long as it doesn’t
impede safe exit from the house in an emergency.
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ed States, F.W. Woolworth, an early American mass merchandiser, began importing German glass orna-ments in the 1880s. By 1890, he was reportedly selling approximately $25 million worth of the ornaments! • When World War I broke out in 1914 many things, including sentiments toward purchases of Christmas ornaments, changed. There was a backlash against all things German. Sales and production of German orna-ments slowed, but only for a while. • Also, Japan started producing ornaments on a huge scale in the 1920s and took a slice out of the ornament market that Germany held. The Japanese specialized in newer and more colorful designs. The Czech Republic also became known for their fancy Christmas orna-ments and shipped many to the U.S. • More than 250 million Christmas ornaments were being imported to America by 1935, mostly from Ger-many, Japan, and the Czech Republic. This was when U.S. businessman and German immigrant, Max Eck-hardt, an importer of ornaments, knew that America needed to be producing, not just importing. • Eckhardt and Bill Thompson of the F.W. Woolworth Company worked together to convince the Corning Glass Company of Corning, New York to enter the ornament market. Corning had been making thousands of light bulbs out of very thin glass using a “ribbon” glassblowing machine. The machine could produce 2,000 bulbs per minute! Eckhardt believed the ma-chine could be altered to produce Christmas ornaments instead of light bulbs.• Corning began trials with their equipment and em-ployees, making ornaments in various shapes and sizes. Soon, it was clear they had the equipment and abilities for the job. Woolworth’s requested production of over 230,000 glass holiday items for their stores. In 1939 they began selling the American-made orna-ments.
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A. In our rush for shopping, cooking, partying, traveling, etc., it’s so easy to forget “The Reason for the Season”. Let’s just pause for a moment or two, and in the quietude of our hearts, wish
“Happy Birthday” to the Christ Child.
Q. Why do some people put an “X” in front of the “------mas” of “Christmas” ?
A. I don’t know. Maybe they’re just not thinking; too “busy”, or too “stressed out”, and “accidentally” take “Christ” out of “Christmas? I just don’t like that “X”.
Recently, I found a painting that has vivid colors of the Season. In it Santa is standing next to the fireplace in a darkened room lit by a single candle. The children must have wanted to give Santa a little light for his most important activities that night. Santa has noticed the Nativity on the nearby table. He’s holding the porcelain Christ Child in the manger, deep in thought. A poem on the back of the picture sets the scene, and shares what I like to call
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The Spirit of ChristmasBy Greg Olson 2009
By the magical light of a small Christmas candle, A little old man tries to carefully handle,
The small porcelain manger which serves as a bed,For the wee Baby Jesus to lay down His head.
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In wonder he brings the manger up to his view,Smiles at the baby and whispers, “I love you!”
I love you for bringing this season of joy,I love you for growing to a man from a boy;
For being our Light and leading the way,For the Spirit which makes Christmas Day!
You’ve been my mentor, my model, my hero and guide,
Please continue to help me and stay by my side.
I’ve tried to follow your teachings and give as you gave,Reminding all to be kind and that it’s wise to behave.
Help me to serve others and bring them your Light,Especially, the children, please bless them tonight!
Some have so very little, scarce food for their table,You know how it feels – you were born in a stable!
Bless all their mothers and fathers with a knowledge that’s sure.The best gift they can give is their love, strong and pure.
That’s the Spirit of Christmas when all’s said and done,
God’s gift of love, that came as His Son!
Then back to His mother the child is returned.The Nativity glows as the candle is burned.
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Whatever the case, His mission is clear – Give unto others, bringing love and good cheer.
He flies into the night and bids us adieu,Doing for others what Jesus would do!
Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas!
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¥ On Dec. 28, 1869, the Knights of Labor, a labor union of tailors in Philadelphia, holds the first Labor Day ceremonies in American history. In 1894, Congress designated the first Monday in September a legal holiday for all federal employ-ees and the residents of the District of Columbia.
¥ On Dec. 29, 1878, the first game is played between two teams of the first professional baseball league in Cuba. Baseball was introduced in Cuba around 1864, when some students returned home from studying in the United States and introduced their fellow islanders to the bat and ball.
¥ On Dec. 25, 1880, Layne Hall is born in Mississippi. When he died in 1990, Hall was the oldest licensed driver in the United States. In his nearly 75 years on the road, Hall never got a speeding ticket or citation of any kind.
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¥ On Dec. 24, 1979, the Soviet Union invades Afghanistan under the pretext of upholding the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty of 1978. Within days, the Soviets had secured the capi-tal of Kabul after overcoming fierce but brief resistance from the Afghan army.
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