~ Hindu God, made woman, he

‘end of this Sweet Tale!) You

‘of Mount Olympus was nursed on

“marriage, too.

‘parts of the bride’s anatomy were
~honey-annointed to promote

Wednesday, June 9, 1971

THE REVIEW

PAGE NINE

Frankly Feminine

Review Feature By Antoinette

You see, honey-child — you are
bee-autiful.... |
WHEN TWASKTRIE,~ the
added honey to the mould. (You'll
find out what else he used at the

thought honey-babes were
strictly 20th Century American
chicks? Not on your sweet life.
Honey—with milk—was the first
food of newborn Babylonians and
Egyptians. Hindu Dads touch
their new sons’ lips with honey at
christening time, and Mohamme-
dans in the Punjab put a honey-
substance into their infants’
mouths, and hold some overhead
to keep away evil spirits.

Scots, Finns and folk-from the
Caucasus, all give honey to new
babes, and the Greeks, to whom it
was a symbol of immortality,
have a prayer for it: “‘Be thou as
sweet as this honey.’” Zeus, God

it'.... and it was the stuff of

In ancient Egypt, bridegrooms
at the wedding service, promised
their brides 24 hins (32 lbs.) of
honey every year, and various

fertility. (Sounds like the Sen-
suous .Woman. was. around in
those swinging. times,-teo!).
Roman couples supped on honey,
milk and poppy juice, and some
Greeks play their own version of
the Newlywed game. The
bridegroom's mother waits at the
young-marrieds’ door with a jar
of honey. The bride eats some so
that her words will always. be
sweet.. The rest of the jar is

smoothed : on the. door-lintel to 4

IDNEY MOVERS
"iDNEY FREIGHT SERVICE uD.

keep out. bad-temper and
unhappiness: In’ Rhodes, the
groom makes a holy honey cross
on the door, and in that poacher’s
paradise, Lincolnshire, bee-hives
are decorated with red and white
ribbons for good luck at
betrothals.

The Italians, however, feel that
honey should be strictly for the
bees — or rather flies, and agree
with Don Quixote who warns:
‘“Make honey out of yourself and
the flies will devour you!”

More “‘Funny Honey’s”’: If you
want to gather honey, don't kick
over the hive. Abe. Lincoln.

“Luxury has honey. in~ her
mouth, gall in her heart, and a
sting in her tail.....7; “No bees,
no honey, no work, no money”’

“Wit is honey lent, without the

sting.” (Tennyson).
Honey-ed Words: Melody,
melon, mellow. You see. the

Owners
Cautioned

This is the time of year when
most game. birds. and game
animals are rearing their young.

Dogs running at large can
create havoc among nesting
birds and animals with fawns and
calves at heel. . .
_ Dr. James Hatter, director of
the Fish and Wildlife Branch, in a
statement issued “today,
requested that all dog owners
make every effort to keep their
dogs under control at least for the

next six weeks until the young.

birds and animals are in a better
position. to fend for themselves i in
the wild.

MOVING. LOCAL
-AND LONG DISTANCE.

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word-root. mel equals honey.
You've heard of a sardonic
jaugh?. This stems from honey
too. In Sardinia, there’s a par-
ticular plant that the bees love. If
you eat it, you may laugh con-
vulsively — even fatally!

All this sweet-talk comes from
a-fascinating book I borrowed
from Imogene the other day. She
really lent it, so I could pass on to
you some gorgeous healthy honey
recipes. And I will — can't wait to
tell you about some other. in-
teresting boney-stuff, too, NEXT
WEEK, as my editor says I've
only just got enough space to
mention some of those other.
ingredients Hindu God Twasktrie
used to create YOU, WOMAN:-
“the buoyancy of the leaves, the
velvet gloss of the fawn, the
brilliancy of the sun's rays, the
tears of the mist, the cruelty of
the tiger ....‘' More next week

SPIRITUAL
RESOURCES
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Needs of the whole human
family can be met through in-§
dividual spiritual recognition of
divine . power,

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Hanks, the new Chairman of The 3

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