Wednesday, March 18, 2015

COLLECTED GEMS

HOW TO DEVELOP POWER OF BELIEF

  1. Think success, dont think failure
  2. Remind yourself regularly that you are beter than you think you are
  3. Believe Big

     
     

 
 

STUDY PEOPLE

Vaccinate yourself against exquisites : the DISEASE OF THE FAILURES

 
 

FOUR COMMON FORMS OF EXQUISITIS

 
 

  1. BUT MY HEALTH ISNT GOOD
    1. Four things you can do too lick health exquisitis
      1. Refuse to talk about your health
      2. Refuse to worry about your health
      3. Be genuinely grateful that your health is good as it is
      4. Remind yourself often "It is better to wear out than rust out"

         
         

  2. YOU HAVE GOT TO HAVE BRAINS TO SUCCED TWO ERRORS
    1. We underestimate our own brain power and
    2. We overestimate the other fellows brain power
    3. Three ways to cure Intelligence exquisitis
      1. Never underestimate you own intelligence; dont sell yourself short. Concentrate on your assets ; discover your superior talents
      2. Remind yourself several times daily "my attitudes are more important than my intelligence"
      3. Remember that the ability to think is of much greater value than the ability to memorize facts

 
 

STRIVING TALENTS

 
 

ACHIEVER :

A drive that is internals constant and self imposed

KINESTHETIC:

A need to spend physical energy

STAMINA

Capacity for physical endurance

COMPETITION

A need to gauge your success comparatively

DESIRE

A need to claim significance through independence excellence, risk and recognition

COMPETENCE

A need for expertise or mastery

BELIEF

A need to orient your life around certain prevailing values

MISSION

A drive to put your belief into action

SERVICE

A drive to be of service to otheres

ETHICS

A clear understanding of right and wrong which guides your actions

VISION

A drive to paint value-based word pictures about the future

  

  

 
 

THINKING TALENTS

 
 

FOCUS:

An ability to set goals and to us them everyday to guide actions

DISCIPLINE

A need to impose structure onto life and work

ARRANGER

An ability to orchestrate work orientation. A need to be mentally rehearse and review

GESTALT

A need to see order and accuracy

RESPONSIBILITY

A need to assume personal accountability for your work

CONCEPT

An ability to develop a frame work by which to make sense of things performance orientation. A need to be objective and to measure

STRATEGIC THINKING

An ability to play out alternative scenarios in the future

BUSINESS THINKING

The financial application of the strategic thinking talent

PROBLEM SOLVING

An ability to think things through with incomplete data

NUMERICAL

An affinity to numbers

CREATIVITY

An ability to break existing configurations in favor of more effective/ appealing ones.

 
 

RELATING TALENTS

WOO

A need to gain approval of others

EMPATHY

An ability to identify the feelings and prospectives of others

REALTOR

A need to build bonds that lasts

MULTIREALTOR

An ability to build an extensive network of acquaintances

INTERPERSONAL

An ability to purposely capitalize upon relationships

INDIVIDUAL

PERCEPTION

An awareness of and attentiveness to individual differences

DEVELOPER

A need to invest in others and derive satisfaction in so doing

STIMULATOR

An ability to create enthusiasm and drama

TEAM

A need to build feelings of mutual support

BUSINESS SYSTEMS

A system is nothing but an organized and coordinated way of performing a series of tasks to accomplish an objective

 
 

FIRST LAW OF SUCCESS

ACTION IS MORE LIKELY TO SUCCEED THAN INACTION

WE sense acceptance and rejection.

Acceptance feels better

SHIV KHERA:

  1. Attitude is the key to success
  2. Develop a "CAN DO" attitude
  3. WINNING STRATEGIES
    1. Winners will have WILL POWER
    2. Losers have WONT power
    3. WINNERS EDGE
    4. DO THE RIGHT THINGS FOR THE RIGHT REASONS
  4. ATTITUDE determines ALTITUDE.
    1. Respond to life more enthusiastically both at work and home

 
 

EMOTIONAL THINKING AND ANALYTICAL THINKING

 
 

When you are thinking through a process or problem or a situation or condition we need the following :

  1. Raw data which contains facts about what your thinking
  2. Objective to be achieved

     
     

    TO BE CONTINUED

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Brittle Stars

The swaying fronds of red seaweed that fringe rockpools near the low tide level on the seashore are home to a wealth of miniature marine life, less spectacular than the inhabitants of coral reefs but every bit as intriguing. I found scores of these tiny brittle stars, the largest no larger than a centimetre across (including arms), on a visit to the Northumberland coast at the weekend. Brittle stars, or ophiuroids, are relatives of starfish and sea urchins, in the phylum Echinodermata (which means spiny skin - a feature many members of the phylum share). The view above is of the underside of one of the brttle stars, showing the mouth fringed with five teeth formed from calcareous plates.

Seen from above, five arms radiate from the pentangular body. Each arm is formed from articulated segments linked by muscles and these are very flexible, so the animal often curls the tip of an arm around a seaweed frond to stop itself from being washed away by currents. If its alarmed the muscles between the arm segments contract and then the arms become very brittle.....


... and it doesnt take much force to snap them, as has happened here with the upper arm. This is not a problem, as....

... arms can easily be regenerated, as is happening here with the middle, lower arm. This capacity for shedding and regenerating arms is analogous to the way that lizards shed their tails (autotomy) if they are picked up by that appendage.

At higher magnification you can see the anatomy of the arms more clearly. Each calcareous segment bears spines and a pair of tube feet, that are all interconnected by a hydaulic system of radial canals that run along the arms and a ring canal that runs around the central body. Local relaxation or contraction of muscles, compressing liquid within, elongates or retracts the tube feet.
Unlike the tube feet of starfish which have suckers on their tips and are used for walking, those of brittle stars are primarily for sensory purposes and to assist in feeding, by secreting adhesive mucus. In this higher magnification image you can see that the tube foot is hollow.

The ring of tube feet around the mouth on the underside, where the arms converge, help to sweep food particles beyond the five calcareous teeth)....
 

.... into the muscular oesophagous, and then into ....

... the stomach. The tiny central body also contains gonads, that produce eggs and sperm that give rise to the planktonic ophiopluteus larvae.

When theyre fully grown some brittle star species can reach 60 centimetres in diameter (not in Britain, though), but they all begin life as planktonic larvae, often settling into the shelter of seaweeds on the nursery slopes of rock pools or coastal shallow seas, which are of such importance for the health of the oceans.

You can see a YouTube vieo sequence of an adult brittlestar here.



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Pegasus Greek Mythology

Pegasus was a beautiful winged horse who sprang from the body of Medusa when she was slain by the hero Perseus, the son of Zeus and Danaë. Spreading out his wings he immediately flew to the top of Mount Olympus, where he was received with delight and admiration by all the immortals. A place in his palace was assigned to him by Zeus, who employed him to carry his thunder and lightning. Pegasus permitted none but the gods to mount him, except in the case of Bellerophon, whom, at the command of Athene, he carried aloft, in order that he might slay the Chimæra with his arrows.
The later poets represent Pegasus as being at the service of the Muses, and for this reason he is more celebrated in modern times than in antiquity. He would appear to represent that poetical inspiration, which tends to develop mans higher nature, and causes the mind to soar heavenwards. The only mention by the ancients of Pegasus in connection with the Muses, is the story of his having produced with his hoofs, the famous fountain Hippocrene.
It is said that during their contest with the Pierides, the Muses played and sang on the summit of Mount Helicon with such extraordinary power and sweetness, that heaven and earth stood still to listen, whilst the mountain raised itself in joyous ecstasy towards the abode of the celestial gods. Poseidon, seeing his special function thus interfered with, sent Pegasus to check the boldness of the mountain, in daring to move without his permission. When Pegasus reached the summit, he stamped the ground with his hoofs, and out gushed the waters of Hippocrene, afterwards so renowned as the sacred fount, whence the Muses quaffed their richest draughts of inspiration.


Text:
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
Author: E.M. Berens
Published: 1880

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GROW TULSI BANISH POLLUTION

TULSI
Tirupathi, has established that the TULSI Plant exhales Ozone,the molecules of which contain three atoms of oxygen in place of ordinary atmospheric oxygen which has only two atoms in each molecule.According to reports published by the Vallabhbhai Patel Vriksha Sansthan, Delhi, an oily substance found in TULSI actively destroys Tuberculosis bacilli.
TULSI is said to contain about 27 minerals and is used extensively in the preparation of more than 300 Ayurvedic and Homoeopathic medicines.It destroys disease-carrying germs and is used in the treatment of several ailments including Asthma, Tuberculosis, Leprosy etc.It also purifies blood and improves digestive system.
Things exposed to the aroma of TULSI or placed near a TULSI Plant will not deteriorate or get spoiled quickly.A deadbody too does not decay rapidly if placed among TULSI Plants.Perhaps the ritual of putting TULSI leaves in the mouth of a dying person or keeping a TULSI Plant near a dead body originated on the basis of this fact.There is also a tradition of placing TULSI leaves in foods and drinks that have to be stored during solar and lunar eclipses.The bacteriocidal properties and electrical energy of the leaves protect the stored victuals from the adverse effects of the rays of the eclipsed luminaries.
TULSI has a salutary effect not only on the body, but also on the thoughts, tendencies and inclinations of the mind.It is stated in the Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda, that wherever the aroma of TULSI is carried by the wind, it purifies the atmosphere and frees all animals from all baser tendencies.TULSI helps not only in curing physical ailments but also in promoting purity, sanctity and spiritual progress.A TULSI Plant is sure to act as a centre for spreading positive and ennobling thoughts.In view A Tulsi Plant (Holy Basil) at the doorstep of the house or in its vicinity keeps the atmosphere pure, supplies oxygen in greater quantities, ensures the health of its occupants and keeps it free from poisonous insects.The contribution of the TULSI Plant to the purification of polluted air is unrivalled.It possesses bacteriocidal properties.The emanations from TULSI Plants are in fact fatal to mosquitoes.Even snakes cannot tolerate the aroma of TULSI and keep
away from it.
 
A special kind of vapour is released by a TULSI Plant into the air which purifies the atmosphere.This is actually an essential fragrant oil present in the TULSI Plant which evaporates and spreads through the air, rendering it free from bacteria and other substances likely to cause diseases.It is reported that a study undertaken by the S.V. University, of the unrivalled qualities of TULSI, our ancient Sages have with great foresight recommended that there should a TULSI Plant in the courtyard of every dwelling - a recommendation that reveals their profound wisdom.
Early in the morning, after your bath, sit in the proximity of or circumambulate around a TULSI Plant so as to allow the fragrance emanating from its leaves, inflorescences and stem to mix with the air you inhale and to fill your entire being with ecstasy.Inhale deeply and hold your breath.Let the maximum amount of the fragrance enter your lungs.Let this fragrant air laden with salubrious chemicals penetrate your body as deeply as possible.Let this divine aroma pervade every drop of your blood and purify it.This fragrance is very effective in increasing the beauty, health and radiance of your body.
Please take to this inexpensive but most effective method of combating pollution of air and thoughtsaround us, and feel the difference.
Let us plant a few TULSI Plants in pots and place the pots during the day in every one of the rooms we commonly use.The pots may be taken out into the open in the evenings and left there overnight, to be brought back in the morning.This will keep the atmosphere in the house fresh.Even people living in apartments having no open ground can easily raise one or two TULSI Plants in their corridors and balconies of their flats.
Affluent philanthropists with the welfare of the people at heart may set up TULSI-VANAS in the vacant space around their bungalows, and permit every one suffering from an illness to have free access to TULSI Plants.
 
Some Simple, Tested, Home Remedies withTULSI
 
vA person that eats even five leaves of Tulsi a day is protected from a large number of diseases.
vA daily morning dose of 2 to 3 spoonfuls of Tulsi Juice taken on empty stomach helps to develop bodily strength, memory and an impressive personality.
vIf eleven Tulsi leaves are taken with four black pepper seeds, Malaria, periodic fever and such other fevers will be cured.
vTulsi quickly reduces blood cholesterol to normal levels.
vWhether one wants to lose weight or gain weight Tulsi is equally beneficial.It helps to develop a healthy and well-proportioned body.
vA few drops of Tulsi Juice with a little salt dropped into the nostrils of an unconscious person helps him quickly regain consciousness.
vTea brewed with Tulsi leaves is a good remedy for fevers, colds and muscular pains.
vTaking 10 gms of Tulsi Juice with 5 gr. of honey will cure hiccups and asthma.
vDrinking Tulsi decoction to which some Saindhav Salt and powdered dry ginger have been added, cures constipation.
vDigestion is stimulated by chewing five leaves of Tulsi after mid-day meal, or indeed at any other time.
vDrinking 10 gms of Tulsi Juice mixed with 5 gr. of honey and 5 gr. of powdered black pepper is good remedy for poor digestion.
vPolluted water is purified and sanctified by dropping a few fresh green Tulsi leaves in it.
vSwallowing five leaves of Tulsi with water every morning protects one from infectious diseases, removes weakness of the brain and improves memory.
vA few drops of warmed Tulsi Juice in the ears will relieve ear ache.
vFour or five roasted cloves chewed with Tulsi leaves are beneficial in all types of Coughs.
v  Chest pains and coughs are relieved by drinking Tulsi Juice with crystal sugar.
v Rubbing Tulsi Juice over affected parts cures ringworm, eczema and other skin diseases.
vA paste obtained by grinding Tulsi leaves in lemon juice can also be applied to cure itching and eczema.
vThe chief merit of Tulsi is that it is equally beneficial in diseases of men, women and children and causes absolutely no adverse effects.

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MARS Roman God Roman Mythology

The Roman divinity most closely resembling the Greek Ares, and identified with him, was called Mars, Mamers, and Marspiter or Father Mars.
The earliest Italian tribes, who were mostly engaged in the pursuit of husbandry, regarded this deity more especially as the god of spring, who vanquished the powers of winter, and encouraged the peaceful arts of agriculture. But with the Romans, who were an essentially warlike nation, Mars gradually loses his peaceful character, and, as god of war, attains, after Jupiter, the highest position among the Olympic gods. The Romans looked upon him as their special protector, and declared him to have been the father of Romulus and Remus, the founders of their city. But although he was especially worshiped in Rome as god of war, he still continued to preside over agriculture, and was also the protecting deity who watched over the welfare of the state.

As the god who strode with warlike step to the battlefield, he was called Gradivus (from gradus, a step), it being popularly believed by the Romans that he himself marched before them to battle, and acted as their invisible protector. As the presiding deity over agriculture, he was styled Sylvanus, whilst in his character as guardian of the state, he bore the name of Quirinus.
The priests of Mars were twelve in number, and were called Salii, or the dancers, from the fact that sacred dances, in full armour, formed an important item in their peculiar ceremonial. This religious order, the members of which were always chosen from the noblest families in Rome, was first instituted by Numa Pompilius, who intrusted to their special charge the Anciliæ, or sacred shields. It is said that one morning, when Numa was imploring the protection of Jupiter for the newly-founded city of Rome, the god of heaven, as though in answer to his prayer, sent down an oblong brazen shield, and, as it fell at the feet of the king, a voice was heard announcing that on its preservation depended the future safety and prosperity of Rome. In order, therefore, to lessen the chances of this sacred treasure being abstracted, Numa caused eleven more to be made exactly like it, which were then given into the care of the Salii.

The assistance and protection of the god of war was always solemnly invoked before the departure of a Roman army for the field of battle, and any reverses of fortune were invariably ascribed to his anger, which was accordingly propitiated by means of extraordinary sin-offerings and prayers.

In Rome a field, called the Campus Martius, was dedicated to Mars. It was a large, open space, in which armies were collected and reviewed, general assemblies of the people held, and the young nobility trained to martial exercises.

The most celebrated and magnificent of the numerous temples built by the Romans in honour of this deity was the one erected by Augustus in the Forum, to commemorate the overthrow of the murderers of Cæsar.

Of all existing statues of Mars the most renowned is that in the Villa Ludovisi at Rome, in which he is represented as a powerful, muscular man in the full vigor of youth. The attitude is that of thoughtful repose, but the short, curly hair, dilated nostrils, and strongly marked features leave no doubt as to the force and turbulence of his character. At his feet, the sculptor has placed the little god of love, who looks up all undaunted at the mighty war-god, as though mischievously conscious that this unusually quiet mood is attributable to his influence.

Religious festivals in honour of Mars were generally held in the month of March; but he had also a festival on the Ides of October, when chariot-races took place, after which, the right-hand horse of the team which had drawn the victorious chariot, was sacrificed to him. In ancient times, human sacrifices, more especially prisoners of war, were offered to him; but, at a later period, this cruel practice was discontinued.

The attributes of this divinity are the helmet, shield, and spear. The animals consecrated to him were the wolf, horse, vulture, and woodpecker.

Intimately associated with Mars in his character as god of war, was a goddess called BELLONA, who was evidently the female divinity of battle with one or other of the primitive nations of Italy (most probably the Sabines), and is usually seen accompanying Mars, whose war-chariot she guides. Bellona appears on the battle-field, inspired with mad rage, cruelty, and the love of extermination. She is in full armour, her hair is dishevelled, and she bears a scourge in one hand, and a lance in the other.

A temple was erected to her on the Campus Martius. Before the entrance to this edifice stood a pillar, over which a spear was thrown when war was publicly declared.

Text:
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
Author: E.M. Berens
Published: 1880

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A pillow of winds Perspectives

I LOVE,LOVE LOVE THIS SONG. I have posted about it here. already.
My favourite lines are :


Now wakes the hour
Now sleeps the swan
Behold the dream
The dream is gone.
Green fields are calling
Its falling, in a golden door.

And deep beneath the ground,
The early morning sounds
And I go down.
Sleepy time, and I lie,
With my love by my side,
And shes breathing low.

And I rise, like a bird,
In the haze, when the first rays
Touch the sky.

And the night wings die.

They really are so beautiful. And more so, I love the tune - soft,smooth - It has got a slight Bohemian effect somewhere and it surely incites hope. Pink Floyd always intensifies the good feelings.

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Smart Weapons Dumb Defence






If you take a closer look at some boring houseplants they often reveal inner beauty – sometimes with just a hint of menace. The easy-to-propagate spider plant Chlorophytum (top photograph) must be one of the world’s commonest houseplants. A cross section of one of its leaves shows its inner structure, including the pale yellow water conducting vessels that you can see in the second photo – but also reveals a mass of needle-shaped crystals that fall out of the leaf when it’s cut. These are calcium oxalate crystals, known botanically as raphides, and are probably part of the plant’s defense mechanism, sticking in the tongue and soft throat tissues of any animal that tries to eat it. The raphides, revealed here as brightly coloured needles by polarised light microscopy, are confined inside undamaged cells (third photo) in intact leaves but as soon as the animal takes the first bite they are released from broken surfaces. Some cells contained different-shaped calcium oxalate crystals – often cuboid, octagonal or spiky – that are just the plant’s way of disposing of excess unwanted oxalic acid that would otherwise damage the workings of the cell (fourth photo). Different plants can sometimes be identified by the shape of the druses that they contain and sometimes very small druse crystals are present in large numbers in the cell . When they are, they jiggle around within the cell, due to the random motion of molecules in the cell sap banging into one another – a phenomenon known as Brownian motion. If you take a look at the polarised light video you can see the sparkling, kaleidoscope effect that Brownian motion in druses creates under the microscope. In some plants – such as dumb cane Dieffenbachia – the needle sharp raphides are contained in toughened cells called ideoblasts, like arrows in a quiver (bottom photo), where the cell contents are under pressure, so if the leaf surface is crushed they fly out. Plants like dumb cane can cause loss of voice or even choking in pets and young children that chew the leaves if the plant’s raphides cause the throat to swell.


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The Little Red Hen An English Folk Tale

One day the Little Red Hen was scratching in the farmyard, when she found a grain of wheat.

“Who will plant the wheat?” said she.
“Not I,” said the duck.
“Not I,” said the cat.
“Not I,” said the dog.


“Very well then,” said the Little Red Hen, “I will.” So she planted the grain of wheat.
After some time the wheat grew tall and ripe.

“Who will cut the wheat?” asked the Little Red Hen.

 

“Not I,” said the duck.
“Not I,” said the cat.
“Not I,” said the dog.
“Very well then, I will,” said the Little Red Hen. So she cut the wheat.


“Now,” she said, “who will thresh the wheat?”

“Not I,” said the duck.
“Not I,” said the cat.
“Not I,” said the dog.
“Very well then, I will,” said the Little Red Hen. So she threshed the wheat.


When the wheat was threshed, she said, “Who will take the wheat to the mill to have it ground into flour?”

“Not I,” said the duck.
“Not I,” said the cat.
“Not I,” said the dog.
“Very well then, I will,” said the Little Red Hen. So she took the wheat to the mill.


When the wheat was ground into flour, she said, “Who will make this flour into bread?”

“Not I,” said the duck.
“Not I,” said the cat.
“Not I,” said the dog.
“Very well then, I will,” said the Little Red Hen, and she baked a lovely loaf of bread.


Then she said, “Who will eat the bread?”

“Oh! I will,” said the duck.
“Oh! I will,” said the cat.
“Oh! I will,” said the dog.
“Oh, no you won’t!” said the Little Red Hen. “I will.”


And she called her chicks and shared the bread with them.
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How to Make a Copper Bowl

To make a copper bowl, such as is shown in the illustration, secure a piece of No. 21 gauge sheet copper of a size sufficient to make a circular disk 6-1/2 in. in diameter.

Cut the copper to the circular form and size just mentioned, and file the edge so that it will be smooth and free from sharp places. With a pencil compass put on a series of concentric rings about 1/2 in. apart. These are to aid the eye in beating the bowl to form.

The tools are simple and can be made easily. First make a round-nosed mallet of some hard wood, which should have a diameter of about 1-1/4 in, across the head. If nothing better is at hand, saw off a section of a broom handle, round one end and insert a handle into a hole bored in its middle. Next take a block of wood, about 3 by 3 by 6 in., and make in one end a hollow, about 2 in. across and 1/2 in. deep. Fasten the block solidly, as in a vise, and while holding the copper on the hollowed end of the block, beat with the mallet along the concentric rings.

Begin at the center and work along the rings—giving the copper a circular movement as the beating proceeds—out toward the rim. Continue the circular movement and work from the rim back toward the center. This operation is to be continued until the bowl has the shape desired, when the bottom is flattened by placing the bowl, bottom side up, on a flat surface and beating the raised part flat. Beating copper tends to harden it and, if continued too long without proper treatment, will cause the metal to break. To overcome this hardness, heat the copper over a bed of coals or a Bunsen burner to a good heat. This process is called annealing, as it softens the metal.

The appearance of a bowl is greatly enhanced by the addition of a border. In the illustration the border design shown was laid out in pencil, a small hole was drilled with a band drill in each space and a small-bladed metal saw inserted and the part sawed out.

To produce color effects on copper, cover the copper with turpentine and hold over a Bunsen burner until all parts are well heated.

Shaping the Bowl and Sawing the Lace


Excerpt from the book:
THE BOY MECHANIC
VOLUME I
700 THINGS FOR BOYS TO DO
WITH 800 ILLUSTRATIONS
1913, BY H. H. WINDSOR CHICAGO
POPULAR MECHANICS CO. PUBLISHERS
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Wedding Anniversary – Years Gifts Etiquette By MRS ELIZABETH JOHNSTONE

The fashion of celebrating a succession of wedding anniversaries has passed its high tide and is on the wane. Nevertheless, the custom is not out, by any means. The tenth, twenty-fifth and fiftieth anniversaries, known as the tin, silver, and golden, are those most frequently observed.
The first anniversary of the wedding day gives occasion for a paper wedding; the second is cotton; the third leather. The fourth is omitted; the fifth is the wooden wedding; next to be observed is the tin, celebrating the close of the first decade. The next skip is to the china, when twenty years have elapsed; and the quarter century of wedded happiness is recognized in the silver wedding.
The wooden and tin weddings are occasions of great hilarity, and mean a general frolic. The former began years ago with the gift of a rolling-pin and a step-ladder. The gifts are of those practical, useful articles that replenish the kitchen, though handsome gifts are of course easily selected. Carved wooden boxes, handsome picture frames, articles of furniture, are at the service of those who choose to pay their price.
Invitations to a wooden wedding are sometimes written or printed on birch bark or thin strips of wood, or are engraved on cards which imitate wood in appearance. The refreshments have been served on wooden plates procured from the grocer. So far as possible the wooden idea is carried out.

WEDDING CELEBRATIONS.
  • Three days--Sugar.
  • Sixty days--Vinegar.
  • 1st anniversary--Iron.
  • 5th anniversary--Wooden.
  • 10th anniversary--Tin.
  • 15th anniversary--Crystal.
  • 20th anniversary--China.
  • 25th anniversary--Silver.
  • 30th anniversary--Cotton.
  • 35th anniversary--Linen.
  • 40th anniversary--Woolen.
  • 45th anniversary--Silk.
  • 50th anniversary--Gold.
  • 75th anniversary--Diamond.







Tin Weddings

Gifts for the tin wedding are of course in that material, and there is a wide range of choice. The tinsmith is often called upon to manufacture fantastic articles, anything to raise a laugh. Thus one couple were adorned, the wife with a set of tin curls, the man with a tin hat. A tin purse enclosing a check for "tin" was once presented to a tin bride on the occasion of her tin wedding. The freakish fancy of ones friends is generally much in evidence at a tin wed-ding. As at the wooden wedding, the bride cuts a wedding cake decorated with a monogram formed of the initials of her own and her husbands name, and the year of the wedding and of its anniversary. Refreshments may be served from tin dishes, and the guests provided with tin plates.

The Silver Wedding anniversary
Cards for a silver wedding are printed in silver, or in black on silvered cards--the former being in better taste. The form--which may be used for all with the variation of but one word--that designating the nature of the anniversary, is as follows:

Silver Wedding Anniversary Cards – Example

1885     Mr. and Mrs. Smith     1910
request the pleasure of your company on
Thursday, February the twenty-fourth,
at eight oclock.
Silver Wedding.
George Smith     Anna Hall

As the couple who celebrate are generally in the prime of life, and their friends of about the same age, a silver wedding is usually a very enjoyable function. The many beautiful articles now made in silver afford a wide range of choice in the way of gifts, both valuable and in those inexpensive trifles that please everybody because so artistic. Silverware is marked with the initials of the married pair, often en¬closed in a true lovers knot. Toilet articles, pomade jars, silver jewelry, spoons, silver parasol and umbrella handles, picture frames in silver, rings and bracelets, besides the manifold pieces for table use, offer a wide individual range in choice and price.
The supper at a silver wedding is quite elaborate. The bride that was cuts a wedding cake in which a silver piece is baked; the person who gets it being expected to live to celebrate his or her silver wedding. Speeches are made, often an original poem read, and not infrequently the health of the pair pledged in a glass of wine.

Golden Wedding anniversary

Occasions for the celebration of fifty years of union are much rarer than any other. Nor are they wholly joyful. The aged couple are looking from "lifes west windows" at a fast declining sun. A few short years and it must set for them. The festivities are usually planned and carried out by their descendants, who so far as possible summon to the celebration the friends of "Auld lang syne," the clergyman who performed the ceremony and any of the bridal party yet alive, and the dearest friends of the present.

Golden Wedding Anniversary Cards
in the conventional form are printed in gold letters; often a monogram formed of intertwined initials is placed between and a little above the years at the top of the invitation. The wedding cake has a yellow frosting, or if in white, the monogram and the years--1860-1910--are in yellow to represent gold.
Gifts in this precious metal are naturally circumscribed, but a gold coin is apropos, particularly if Fortune has been chary of her favors. In the seventh and eighth decade people have small use for bijouterie.
A golden wedding must be a sad anniversary to the participants. When they were wedded, they were looking forward, joyously; now they recall the past, its losses and trials and misfortunes. They remember the children who are dead, or far away; or the prosperity once theirs, but now fled. Few old folks would care to celebrate their golden wedding; it is usually some well-meaning grandchild who sees in it "an occasion." Often, too, the excitement, the fatigue, the unusual strain on mind and body, result in illness which sometimes proves fatal.

The Courtesies of the Occasion
There is no formal etiquette for any of these anniversaries. Friends, as they arrive, are greeted by members of the family; then, in the case of the elderly celebrants, are conducted to them as they sit side by side, and presented. Failing eyesight and dulled ears demand this. The congratulations are offered, and good wishes for the future. If any speeches are made, they should be brief, that neither the old couple or their guests be over-fatigued. The stay should be brief.

Wedding Anniversary Gifts
Gifts for the anniversary wedding are sometimes sent the day previous, sometimes carried in person. Anything fantastic is generally presented at the gathering, to contribute to its hilarity. The silver wedding gifts are nearly always sent in advance, and are displayed on a table, the cards of the donor usually being left on them. The recipients are to tender their thanks in person or by note.
Every effort should be made to have these festivities joyous. Especially should the wife subdue her emotion if the review of the years since her bona fide wedding day have seen the loss of beloved children. She must stifle her sad recollections for the sake of her guests.
The members of the bridal party, the more honored guests at the first wedding, the clergyman who officiated, are sought as welcome guests at the anniversary. The bride that was wears something she wore on the first occasion. If the wedding dress and the bridegrooms suit have been preserved they are worn--and wonderfully quaint they often look, so great the change in fashion.

MANNERS AND SOCIAL CUSTOMS FOR OUR GREAT MIDDLE CLASS
AS WELL AS OUR BEST SOCIETY
Correspondence, Cards and Introductions, Dress for Different Occasions, Weddings, Christenings, Funerals, Etc.,
Social Functions, Dinners, Luncheons.
Gifts, "Showers," Calls, and Hundreds of Other Essential Subjects so Vital to Culture and Refinement of Men, Women, School-Girls and Boys at Home and in Public.
By MRS ELIZABETH JOHNSTONE
Excerpt from the book:
MOTHERS  REMEDIES
Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada.
By DR. T. J. RITTER
PUBLISHED BY G.H. FOOTE  PUB. CO. DETROIT MICH 1921
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THE LEAP FROG Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales

A Flea, a Grasshopper, and a Leap-frog once wanted to see which could jump highest; and they invited the whole world, and everybody else besides who chose to come to see the festival. Three famous jumpers were they, as everyone would say, when they all met together in the room.

"I will give my daughter to him who jumps highest," exclaimed the King; "for it is not so amusing where there is no prize to jump for."

The Flea was the first to step forward. He had exquisite manners, and bowed to the company on all sides; for he had noble blood, and was, moreover, accustomed to the society of man alone; and that makes a great difference.

Then came the Grasshopper. He was considerably heavier, but he was well-mannered, and wore a green uniform, which he had by right of birth; he said, moreover, that he belonged to a very ancient Egyptian family, and that in the house where he then was, he was thought much of. The fact was, he had been just brought out of the fields, and put in a pasteboard house, three stories high, all made of court-cards, with the colored side inwards; and doors and windows cut out of the body of the Queen of Hearts. "I sing so well," said he, "that sixteen native grasshoppers who have chirped from infancy, and yet got no house built of cards to live in, grew thinner than they were before for sheer vexation when they heard me."

It was thus that the Flea and the Grasshopper gave an account of themselves, and thought they were quite good enough to marry a Princess.

The Leap-frog said nothing; but people gave it as their opinion, that he therefore thought the more; and when the housedog snuffed at him with his nose, he confessed the Leap-frog was of good family. The old councillor, who had had three orders given him to make him hold his tongue, asserted that the Leap-frog was a prophet; for that one could see on his back, if there would be a severe or mild winter, and that was what one could not see even on the back of the man who writes the almanac.

"I say nothing, it is true," exclaimed the King; "but I have my own opinion, notwithstanding."

Now the trial was to take place. The Flea jumped so high that nobody could see where he went to; so they all asserted he had not jumped at all; and that was dishonorable.

The Grasshopper jumped only half as high; but he leaped into the Kings face, who said that was ill-mannered.

The Leap-frog stood still for a long time lost in thought; it was believed at last he would not jump at all.

"I only hope he is not unwell," said the house-dog; when, pop! he made a jump all on one side into the lap of the Princess, who was sitting on a little golden stool close by.

Hereupon the King said, "There is nothing above my daughter; therefore to bound up to her is the highest jump that can be made; but for this, one must possess understanding, and the Leap-frog has shown that he has understanding. He is brave and intellectual."

And so he won the Princess.

"Its all the same to me," said the Flea. "She may have the old Leap-frog, for all I care. I jumped the highest; but in this world merit seldom meets its reward. A fine exterior is what people look at now-a-days."

The Flea then went into foreign service, where, it is said, he was killed.

The Grasshopper sat without on a green bank, and reflected on worldly things; and he said too, "Yes, a fine exterior is everything—a fine exterior is what people care about." And then he began chirping his peculiar melancholy song, from which we have taken this history; and which may, very possibly, be all untrue, although it does stand here printed in black and white.

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COLLECTED GEMS 2

BLUNTING COMPETITION

Few things you can do to have an edge over your competitors.

Know the claims your competitors are making about their products.

Know the negative claims your competitors are making about your store and your products.

Answer those objections up front in your presentation.

Know your competitors’ vulnerable points. Stress points about your store and your product that you know they can’t match.

Avoid attacking competitors’ products.

Never criticize your prospect for considering doing business with a competitor.

Show how your product is better, not how your competitor’s is worse.

Emphasize those features and benefits of your products/service that your competitor(s) can’t match.

Casuals is in

Here are some cool ways to generate employee response on various issues

Dropping in at the cafeteria and chatting with people is an effective tool for getting informal employee input.

Other ways to get informal input include having meetings with staff without a top executive present to encourage frank discussions, and anonymous surveys usually will bring great response you would never get other way.

However you do it, the input is invaluable, both for the information gained and as a first step towards involving employees in taking more responsibilities for their areas.

The direct approach

Take a direct interest in the quality of your products and services. You can’t leave this to other people.

Encourage fair treatment of others around you.

Don’t stay in your office. Wander around and keep in touch with the people whom you supervise.

Call on customers directly and ask them what they would like to see your company doing.

Take a look at costs under your control.

Some companies have cut too much and hurt their operations. Others have more fat left to go.

Avoid jargon. State your policies or areas of responsibility in plain English. If they don’t make sense, rephrase them.



TIME FOR A TETE A TETE

Don’t compete with group members.

Give their ideas precedence over yours.

Listen to everyone. Paraphrase, but don’t judge

Don’t put anyone on the defensive. Assume that everyone’s ideas have value.

Control the dominant people without alienating them

Realize that your interest and alertness are contagious.

Keep all participants informed about where they are and what’s expected of them.

Keep notes on flip charts or a board that everyone can see.

Check with the person who owns the problem to find out if a proposed solution is satisfactory.

Give others a turn at running the meeting

Those who learn to lead learn how to participate





WHEN WELL BEGUN IS NOT HALF DONE

Break down a project into smaller components and schedule a specific time to work on each part. Treat this appointment with yourself as important with yourself as important as those with others.

Clean your desk of things that aren’t relevant to the project. Then you won’t be distracted by other items.

Work on key projects in the morning. Use the afternoon for more routine work.

Avoid meetings in the morning. They often leave you feeling behind for the rest of the day.

Avoid your routine “in basket” type tasks. Don’t fall into regular habits when you are working on something crucial.

Find a way to be “hidden”. Work at odd hours or in odd places where you are less likely to be interrupted.

























HAPPINESS

DO NOT criticise DARKNESS, LIGHT A CANDLE

Learn to plug fruits and also to plant trees

Learn to love whatever you do, be the BEST

HAPPINESS is in liking what you do or in doing what you like

To like what you do requires maturity and philosophical attitude

To do what you like involves choosing the right career

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