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& This is the glorious season when
love is gio wing with gratitude .
Fhe radiance of Christmas brings
new hope.
Brantley Telephone Co., Inc.
Nahunta, Georgia
FOR THE MERRIEST'
MERRIESTHOLIDAY
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To wish you the merriest
Christmas with all that
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Dolls Through
The Ages
Dolls have many person®!-
ities . . . not all soft, cuddly
and lovable.
Dolls come in images of
many modern - day gods and
goddesses, including the doll
s hat mimics the famous skinny
English fashion model.
There are swaggering teen
boy-dolls to match swinger
girl dolls . . . grimfaced GI
dolls complete with all the
familiar, all-too-familiar, wea
pons of war.
But the modern-day doll is
primarily a playtoy, to simu
late the grand world of grown
ups, to let little girls, or little
boys, escape the everyday
world and its pressures. Not
so, with dolls of olden times.
They may have been doted on,
and cradled, but they were
given special respect not al
ways given modern dolls.
Precious puppet of child
hood days, the doll is one of
the oldest of human institu
tions. In ancient remains of
earlier societies, dolls of clay,
wood, bone and ivory, were
found in children’s graves.
It is known that in earlier
centuries, those dolls used as
playthings were connected
with images of saints.
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Wishing you a Happy^
wonderful holiday
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In many aborigine groups,
dolls are .made as the image
of a deity and are considered
sacred. They are entrusted to
the children as part of their
religious instruction.
In Japan, dolls were creat
ed as “scapegoats” — they
were dressed, and fed, and
generally treated as though
they were alive to ward off
evil from the families’ child
ren.
Among the Hindus and
Mohammedans where infant
marriages p’-evail, elaborately
dressed dolls with many be
longings, are presented to the
girl at marriage.
In Africa, the use of dolls
as toys is complicated by the
fact that they are often used
for magic rites and are often
kept as household fetishes.
Romans Hailed
Dec. 25 as the
Sun's Birthday
The sun has always had
special significance for man
through the ages.
It is no coincidence, there
fore, that the sun figures in
the selection of December 25th
as the birthdate of the Christ.
It is common knowledge that
the true date of Christ’s birth
has not yet been determined...
but have you wondered why
the 25th of December was se
lected to celebrate Christ’s
birth?
For a long time the 6th of
January was celebrated as the
day of Nativity, and was not
changed to the earlier date
until about 375 A. D.
According to the Roman
Julian calendar, the 25th of
December was reckoned the
winter solstice, and the birth
day of the sun!
This was the day that the
light lengthened and the pow
ers of the sun once again grew
strong.
It was a symbolic promise
that once again the heat of the
sun would .make the grass
grow, the cattle thrive, and all
crops flourish.
The Christian Church felt
that bv turning the 25th of
December sun festival into a
Holy Day. th°y could convert
manv nonbelievers from their
worship of the sun to Him
who is called the “Son of
Righteousness.”
The future wood supply of
the United States will come
from the forests of the south
eastern states, according to
foresters with the University
of Georgia Cooperative Exten
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Nahunta, Georgia
Gifts from
The Magi Held
Symbolism
Gold of course has always
been held in high favor as a
gift for princes. The other two
gifts, frankincense and myrrh
are not as well known to mod
ern .man.
Long months were spent in
harvesting these precious re
sins. which had to be brought
to Palestine by caravan ove?
long and hazardous journeys.
Thus it is little wonder that
such rare and costly offerings
were chosen as gifts befitting
a king, for frankincense and
myrrh carried the blessings of
good health and religious fa
vor.
Frankincense had for cen
turies been used by both the
Egyptians and the Jews in
religious rituals, and curative
cowers were attributed to it
for the treatment of an aston
ishing variety of ailments.
Myrrh held a similar role of
imoortance and was highly
esteemed as an ointment and
perfume, a ceremonial increase
and an ingredient of embalm
ing oils.
So highly treasured were
these fragrant resins that pots
and vases of ivory and alabas
ter were fashioned to preserve
them.
Historians tell us that frank
incense was burned to purify
the air, and that to breathe the
fragrance would comfort and
refresh the spirit — much as
smelling salts are used today.
A potion of frankincense
was believed to be an antidote
for hemlock poisoning, as well
as a cure for leprosy.
CANDLE LEGEND
If you burn a bayberry
candle during the Christmas
holidays, and the candle burns
bright and clear, legend says
that you will have good luck
throughout the year and a long
and happy life.
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Robin Has Own
Christmas Tale
The robin, now considered
a harbinger of spring, a cen
tury ago was a favorit° Christ
mas motif on cards, and for de
corative effect.
Legend connected the robm
with Christ, and thus with
Christmas.
The leo-end states that the
bird, in trying to ease Christ’s
suffering on His way to the
crucifixion, pulled a thorn
from the crown. In so doing,
a drop of blood fell on the ro
bin’s chest and remained there
forever.
Comic robins, perky robins
and robins in all types of
poses were pictured by the
thousands of Christmas cards
in the late 19th century.
The only way to ensure that
the proper amount of moisture
is provided for your lawn,
shrubs and flowers, according
to Troy Keeble, horticulturist
with the Cooperative Exten
sion Service, is to apply the
water yourself.
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To wish you every
blessing of the
Christinas season.
St. Illa Court
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Waycross, Ga.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 19, 1968
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Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Moody
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We wish all our friends
a very joyous and cheerful
Christmas season.
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