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Show THE SAUNA SUN, SAUNA, UTAH Dont Forget to Purchase Christmas Seals & , :iin arrives III i ho White House uiul wit li the help of Mrs. I'oolidge hangs llio Gift of Health" i. ill It upon the Nation's Christinas Tret" wliile three locnl lads Impersonate the ehuracters In the ltHIt) seal. Christmas iseuls, us everyone knows, are sold to help finance the never ceasing war on tuberculosis. Cadets and Middies Help Dedicate Soldier Field I iew of Soldier field, t he groat Chicago stadium, during t he dedication ceremonies preceding the football game between the West Point eudots am. the Annapolis midshipmen. Vice President Dawes, General Pershing and many other notalulil ios were present. N v v'V.x i iU I Lf't Li! fir Ni v A 'i- tS.j v - , V; ; T ITII the world absorbed just now in the process of making and buying gifts for Christinas, how many of us stop to think what it is all about' So simply and naturally has gift-makinslipped into our scheme of things that we scarcely recognize it as a thing in itself. g has a history as old as time, and there are many occasions on which we deem it fit und proper, nay, even obligatory, to give und exchange gifts. Nearly every one exand. changes gifts at Christmas time, this year we expect to see the custom observed to its fullest possibilities. Glancing over the ages, we find that has always existed in some ' form or oilier. Our savage ancestors were great hands at the game. But gift giving iu primitive tuau dhl not spring from any' thought or idea conHis was not nected with generosity. the simple, desire to please. Being selfish and unutterably superstitious, he feared and distrusted strangers, just as some Of us do today, lie scorned the weak and cringed before the strong. The conditions of life forced him to these reactions. Whatever impulses primitive man may have had to share his possessions or to make u gift of something which he really pret erred to keep for himself, grew out of fear. From what we know ubout the nature of our earliest ancestors we cannot believe that he would have parted with anything he wanted' unless lie was afruid. When the lightning 'flashed and the thunder roared, an overwhelming fear posUnable to reason that sessed him. these were natural elements over which lie could not possibly exercise control, he shot at the storm with arrows and shouted at the thunder. When these efforts failed, his fear Increased, What had lie clone to anger 1 he gods? Ierliaps a gift would appease this anger. To him the giving of a treasured possession. meant real sacrifice. For instance, if lie made a bonfire and burned some of his food, he expected the gods to appreciate his sacrifice and turn oft the thuniW. The Egyptians made great gifts to their kings. The Israelites gave a tenth of all their grain, their wine, their cuttle to the king. This custom spread everywhere, and even Christianity failed to wipe it out. Ambassadors, visiting foreign countries, brought gifts. We are told that Queen Elizabetli received thousands of gifts from her subjects at New Years. There remains little doubt that, what other purposes may have induced the' making of a gift, there lurked behind it an unconscious desire to win (he friendship of the person of power to gain ones own ends even ns the weak man of the primitive tribe made a gif to the tribul strong man in the desire to gain tils friendship and protection. The Bible gives expression to this thought. Says Deuteronomy 10:19: A gift doth blind the eyes of the wise." Meaning, of course, that it Is easy to obtain what one wants if one distributes gifts judiciously. g Gift-makin- hard-earne- who had cut loose from all Old World influences. It has become more and more an Institution, as the generations have slipped 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 outgoing ships. The people were required to put something Into It. When the ship was ready to sail, the box was sealed and went to sea with it. Oil 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 tlte contents were kept by the church ; sometimes distributed to the poor. It is related that frequently at the opening 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 enrly period of Christianity it was customary for poiVr men and women to sing carols iu the streets at Christmas time. They would tie given fowl, clothing and money, not because the songs they sang, hut because It was t he custom to do d . the edges. cardboard, Wreaths cut from green berries painted among the leaves, make unique covers of Christmas cheer comes for Imre droplights. Use two wreaths, roIU that throw placing one on each side of the light Ll mystery over lights familiar things. and fasten edges together with paper Replace your usual electric light clips or puste together after inserting shades witii Christmas ones of heavy light bulb. Baste rose or yellow tis-- l t wreath cen-- ! paper brushed with lin- sue paper over the seed oil to make it transparent. No tors or crush tissue paper over the frame is necessary if they flare widely light bulb and snap a rubber band and fit close at the top of the light around the neck. bulbs. Finish them with poinseltia A beautiful star to hang above the seals or sew green paper rope along Christmus tree la made by enclosing Gay Christmas Lights and How to Make Them And custom, among superstitious peoples, is sacred. They were afraid that evil would befall them If they did not make gifts to the singers who caroled Christs praise. From actual records we know that gift making to children goes far back Into prehistory.' At various museums here and abroad there are on view dolls, animals, and other toys which have been taken out of the long burled 'tombs of children. We can easily picture a savage father of long ago bringing a curious shell for his child to play with. We can see a savage mother carefully fashioning a flint or bone toy that her child might, have something with which to busy himself. Among these primitive peoples, marriage was not considered binding until a child was born. The birth of the child therefore must have been an occasion of great celebration, and perhaps all the clansmen presented gifts to the newcomer. It tvould have been a ceremony to show the child he was welcome and among friends. Painted clay dolls, some In the form of humans and some In the form of animals, were given to early Egyptian children as playthings. Among the who man the Romans, adopted a early 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 godparents usually presented the child with gold or silver spoons. It is barely possibly that the phrase, "born with a silver spoon in his mouth, may have cotue from this custom. The custom of presenting children with gifts at Christmas time was most pronounced among the Germans in early life. Kris Kringle is their name for Santa Claus. It is derived from Krlst Klndll, which means Christ child. We can understand why the holiday would have been recognized as being particularly a childs festival. Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus, Is as the patron saint of regarded The old nursery myth Is Christmas. that he comes down the chimney with a pack on his back to leave gifts for good children. It Is possible that, this myth originated with the custom of cleaning the chimney at the beginning of the new year to enable good luck to' enter the household. A housewife, busy cleaning the chimney at or about Christmas time, might have whispered to her children, to keep them out of mischief, that if they were, good Santa Claus would come dowp the chimney and bring gifts to them. Impressed, the children hurried to spread the news among their playmates, and sc we have the myth today. s the struggling colonists j I a few red j cut-ou- rose-colore- d : j i i A?.? :.; - v J' ' so. Among many peoples, the making of gift became a sort of ceremony. A gift meant much more to primitive man than it does to us. When he bought himself to part with a choice bearskin or a sharp flint spear, he felt that e was parting with something akin to himself. Thus, the exchange came to lie a common way of formally binding two persons together. When the Dasuns of North Borneo exchanged weapons they were sworn friends. In central Celebes, even today, the exchange of gifts is recognized as a ceremony for estabIn Iatagonla, no lishing friendship. chief is allowed to enter Into the territory of another until gifts have been exchanged. The exchange of gifts at Christmas time possibly grew out of the desire to emulate the amazing unselfishness of Christ. The custom was nurtured iu Germany. Here it became the habit to make periodic exchange of gifts among friends, relatives, acquaintances. It became an obligation, and to escape it the man with many friends sometimes took an extended trip at this period. From Germany, the custom of Christmas gift giving spread over Europe. It crossed the sea and was brought to j gift-makin- g - ", ! an electric bulb between two stars six or eight Indies acr ss, cut from white tissue paper, and sewing them together with an edging of tinsel rope. Either place the tree under a light fixture and use a short drop cord or run an extension cord over a ceiling hook placed above the tree. Let such a star shine welcome from tiie big wreatli iu 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 Griustead. ENGLISH SHERIFF Unveiling Chopin Memorial Statue - Scene during t fie ceremony of t he unveiling Chopin memorial statue In Warsaw In the presence of inuslcinns and throngs of other persons from all parts of t he world. TIip statue Is the work of . Szymanowski. Mrs. Foster Welch, the new sheriff of Southampton, England, is t he first woman to hold such an office in Eng land or Wales. She lias long been prominent it) public affairs there. Mr. and Mrs. Hawes Out Hunting WAS SHE MURDERED? portrait of t'larii oKnn of 'mu ford oiinty, V.'iscons'n. missing from her, iime shoe September 10. She was top sweetheart of Krdman Oson, who whs not related to her, und a warrant has hi n issued for his arrest on a barge f murder. I Decline to Mix Young biod and old brains' are said to lie a good ontiihiniition. The trouble is to git either one of them to find any use .for t he oilier. I from Missouri, Is shown with Ids wife and Harry R. Hawes, senator-elec- t some of ills hunting dugs wliile out for a hunt through the Missouri hills. Mr. Hawes is a friend of dogs, his dog speech in the congress resulting in tin publication of the Gove :.:nent Dog Bulletin, now highly t rlzed by dog lovers and trainers. Sixty-sevent- h |