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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1931
Page
7
New York readers share Christmas morning joy and gift abundance from stockings and hankies to perfumes, jewels, slippers, and notes. The writer praises readers for warm wishes, requests gift ideas, and invites letters to share best gifts for practical, stylish inspiration.
The feature notes that Christmas Day magnifies spiritual significance through Peace and Good Will, urging worshipful mood and calm in face of distress. It warns those with December 25 birthdays of potential upheavals ahead and describes a child born on this day as fiery yet balanced by steadiness and tact.
Dr Roy S Copeland explains rheumatic fever as infectious and often serious in children, urging early diagnosis and strict care. He notes growing pains are not real pains and stresses hygiene, sunlight, nutrition, and avoidance of damp environments to prevent heart valve damage from untreated cases.
A reader asks about appropriate weight for height and age and how to reduce weight healthily. The response suggests aiming for a natural weight around 140 pounds and using systematic exercise and controlled food intake, with gradual changes tailored by medical examination.
The article lists homemade and store bought sweets to enrich Christmas celebrations. It details marzipan and fruit breads such as Lebkuchen, Baumkuchen, Leckerl, Dundee cakes, Monk's Bread, and spice breads from France, with basic recipes and shaping ideas for holiday shapes like stars and Santa Claus.
The speaker envisions a white pot or blue china bowl filled with hyacinths and a loaf of homemade bread on Christmas Day. They recall a California garden with camellias and delphinium, and imagine a bookish home crowded with people, music, gardens, and virtue rewarded.
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