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Show THUHQAY, DECEMBER 27, 19 PLEASANT CROVt MYICW, HUUNT CtOVE, UTAH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1961 MMMMMMMMMMMntHMMMMMMMMI Little but Legend Known About Visit of Wise Men to Jesus I GREETINGS H I vLgJ-- vv to all our ATWOOD REALTY AND INSURANCE at Christmas Wig g -This happy time of year J; I , paf fills all hearts with the spirit I ?ZV felf of good will, good - feSM fefi wishes and good times! 'i?'&I'Wv3 'gU . Our best wishes tHW J for a Very Merry Christmas! , 'Wf jfjp fi ZT "-"tSr " JPaTu I - AJ ft wtwr -VotN JAY'S AMERICAN OIL AMERICAN OIL C STEVE MURDOCK AMERICAN FORK Many logenda have developed around the visit of the thnt wise men to adore the Infant Jesus. Even thetr number la legendary. St. Matthew, the only book in the New Testanrcnt that refers to the vUlt, report that wise men came from the cant, without slating how many there were. It was not until later, In a legend which can be traced back to the second century, that they were called "kings" according to the Encyclopedia Americana. In even later times, they were distinguished as Melchlor, Caspar or Caspar, and Balthasar. The magi originally stood for the priestly caste of the ancient Persian Zoroastrian religion. As Santa's Elves Frankincense and The little elves who help Santa In his workshop probably came from the Scandinavian countries. In Norway, Denmark and Sweden, Swed-en, children are told of the "Tom-tar," "Tom-tar," little gray-bearded, elf -like" men who hide presents for boys and girls on Christmas Eve. KEEP FREEDOM IN YOUR FUTURE WITH U.S. SAVINGS BONDS ''"WIHlillMll s1 Time friends and customers a Christmas Christ-mas season filled with Joy and happiness, and express our sin cere gratitude for their patronage. the religion moved westward, it came In contact with Babylonian beliefs and practices and derived a strong interna In astrology, de-monology de-monology and magic. By the time it reached the Graeoo-Roman world, it was practically identical, In the popular pop-ular view, with astrology and magic. This explains the use of the term "wise men" by St Matthew, since they were astrologers. Myrrh Were Precious Gifts, Too "And when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Kim gift; gold, and frankincense, frank-incense, and myrrh." Thus St Matthew dosoribes the first Christmas gifts of all, that were brought to the Christ Child by "wise men from the East." Each of the gifts was rare and, especially in Biblical times, truly a treasure,. Among the gifts, the value and beauty of gold is most readily apparent to modern readers. Then however, its worth was even greater, for it was still more rare and precious than it is today. Archaeological diggings in ancient an-cient Troy, Crete, and Egypt have revealed that articles of gold were usually royal treasures. Since St Matthew says the wise men were from the East their gold may have come from the mines of Indian Mysore. Frankincense and myrrh, while less familiar today, have modern uses. Frankincense, or "olibanum," is a gum resin which flows from a tree growing on bare rocks in the 'mountains of southern Asia and northeastern Africa. It was formerly used in medicine but is now chiefly employed as Incense in Catholic churches and Indian and Chinese temples. Myrrh Is the popular name for a gum resin obtained from a small gray-barked tree which grows in Arabia and adjacent Africa. From earliest times it has been used for making incense and other perfumes, per-fumes, The Encyclopedia Americana Ameri-cana says. Importance of early d::gnosis of cancer ' UVB SAVED WITH . LATE EARLY TREATMENT TREATMENT COLON ind" 0 RECTUM y J ("( J BREAST (w UTERUS (yj PROSTATE lf drttdad h Rs MrfleitprHpp torottie ttagtt with tosTip" wmr tMmtMMoiv cancar of Am item cm Maty ahnp to cmd. JL UtWtKH CAXCE1 SOCIETYV t6 Wish all our loyal t ii. i - . . - Jtu I J Peace on Earth, cjoodwiu n I f ,3 V -4 toward men... the glorious . ft' 'ir'l TS' iX f 5 message of Christmas . . . once more ;5 ! . t ' ." U We hearts of cflmankinoV fl" . j( ' :; ' ! i 'f' Mcry Its inspiration abide with V j.V '"""N S U; J ' you and yours, and bring you ! r- 1 great ioy now and always. r R A D M A I L H A ' R D W A R E I I 1 nice new inspiration from the age-old story . . . the birth of our Saviour . . and His divine, eternal presence. : May every joy and blessing of this Holy Season come to you and your loved ones, bringing peace and happiness . making spirits bright! UTAH PACKERS. INC. if FIM i again we pause to observe,' and gather |