The very essence of summer — sweet basil (ocimum basilicum) —

This fine herb has found many friends all over the world. It is native to India, Africa, and Asia. Basil is an annual plant with leafy stems. The leaves are fra- grant, spicy when fresh, on the sweet side when dried.

- Many cooks would find it hard to cook without the tasty leaves of basil. The French call basil herbe royale, meaning the kingly herb. In Italy it is still being used as a sign of love. There is a tradition in Italy that when a woman puts a pot with basil on her window sill or balcony of her home she is ready for romance _and consequently ready to receive her adorer. Another tradition holds that a woman will fall in love with the man who gives her a sprig of basil. She will never leave him.

Fine dining and romance has not always been connected to basi]. There was a time when people even rejected this herb, fearing it because some ancient herbalists claimed that basil dam- aged the intemal organs and eyes, caused insanity, coma and an acute generation of lice and scor- pions in one’s brain. |

Basil also had its defenders. The first century A.D. Roman naturalist Pliny was one of them. He wrote that basil indeed was a healing plant, he suggested to use it for the relief of flatulence. Modern pharmacologists hold up this claim, however hard it is to prove.

Basil had a reputation for both good and evil in ancient folklore. Peoples in some lands associated basil with the legendary reptile

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known as the basilisk. It was believed. that its breath and glance would kill a person.

Ancient Greeks and Romans vilified basil while sowing it. They believed that it only germi- nates when cursed at, hence the French semer the basilic, mean- ing to use abusive language. Another theory claims that the name was derivative of Basilicus, Greek for king.

Basil is a sacred herb in India and even more highly worshipped than kings. It was dedicated to their gods Vishnu and Krishna. Sprigs of the sacred basil were laid on the chests of the dead in order fo protect them from harm on their trip to the next world and to ensure entrance to para- . dise.

In other countries people cher-

ish basil as a protection against

witchcraft, and, like the Italians, as a symbol of love.

Basil has become one of the most used herbs in modern kit- chens around the world. More and more people plant it in their gardens, on window sills and balconies.

Medicinal uses

Basil, a member of the mint family, is medicinally recom- mended for digestive problems. An after-dinner cup of basil tea will aid digestion and expel gas. Herbalists also claim that it helps to relieve cramps and constipa- tion. It is recommended for ner- vous headaches and anxiety as it is believed to have a sedative action. Poultices made from basil seeds have been used externally on sores. Clinical studies have shown that extracts from basil leaves do indeed have an anti-

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: Culinary uses

Pesto and tomato sauce are unimaginable without the addition of basil. It will also enhance the - flavour of salads, soups, vege- tables and stews, Basil vinegar can easily be made by using

_ sweet green basil with the dark

opal basil; it will make your vinegar particularly coloured and tasty.

Gaius plinius secundus

This Roman naturalist is known by modem readers as Pliny the Elder, He was the originator of a collection of plant lore called Natural History. The collection was based on work done by Quintus Sextius Niger, a lawyer © and administrator in ancient Rome. Unfortunately this collec- tion became lost.

Pliny was a wealthy man and friend of Roman emperors Ves- pasian and Titus. All his life was committed to the study of plant life, especially herbs. He was interested in every aspect of the natural world. However, many of his writings were not facts at all, merely legends, embroideries and superstitions; therefore, Pliny’s work created fascination among the students of antiquity and for the reader in general.

Pliny died when he witnessed the eruption of Mount Vesuvius from fumes erupting from the volcano. His works are not for- gotten.

What really matters

It is not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save-that makes us rich. It is not what we read but what we re- member that makes us learned; and not what we profess but what we practice.

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trailer and fishing gear from Kinsmen project chairman president Rob Finlayson. The Williams family live in Burns they travel to Terrace three times a year, George.” It was during 4 shopping spree in early raffle. The Kinsmen Riverboat Raffle raised $18,000

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

“Tfaman think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth him- self.”’ Galatians 6:3

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Mass Timos: - Pastor: Saturdoy: 7:30 p.m. Fr, Allan F. Noonan Sundays: 9:00 a.m. O.M.1.

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‘4830 Straume Avenue

635-2313

St. Matthew’s Anglican Church

Priest in Charge: Rev. Eugene Miller

635-9019

Holy Eucharist: 10 a.m. Sunday School: 10 a.m.

4506 Lakelse Avenue

Christ Lutheran Church

_ Morning Worship — 11:30 a.m. Sunday School starts again September 8, 1991 Pastor: Donald P. Bolstad

3229 Sparks Street 635-5520

3306 Griffiths

Terrace Seventh-Day Adventist Church Sabbath School: Pastor: Saturday 9:30 a.m. Ole Unruh — 635-7313 Divine Service: Prayer Meeting: Saturday 11:00 a.m. Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

635-3232

Evangelical Free Church Sunday School: Pastor : (for all ages) W.E. Glasspell 9:45 a.m, Sunday Services: 11:00 a.m, 6:30 p.m.

3302 Sparks Street

Prayer Meeting: Wed. 7:00 p.m.

635-5115

The Pulse.

Terrace Full Gospel Christian Fellowship

NEW LOCATION: 3222 Munroe Street

Sunday Service: 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m Wednesdays: Mid-Week Service and Bible Study: 7:30 p.m.

Church: 638-8384

‘Pastor: Slade Compton

Res.: 638-0829

Knox United Church

Sunday Worship: Minister: 10:30 a.m. Stan Bailey Sunday School: Youth Group:

_ 10:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m,

4907 Lazelle Ave. 635-6014

Terrace Pentecostal Assembly

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Pastor: John Caplin

Morning Service: 10:20 a.m. Associate Pastor: Cliff Siebert Evening Service: 6:30 p.m.

3511 Eby Street 635-2434

The Alliance Church

Family Bible Hour: 9:45 a.m. Morning Service: 11:00 a.m. ' Evening Fellowship: 6:30 p.m. Ass’t Pastor: Douglas Ginn All are cordially invited . . Youth Ministrlas * Homa Bible Studies * Visitation

635-7725 4923AgarAvenue 635-7727

Christian Reformed Church

Sunday Services: Pastor: 10:30 a.m, & 6:30 p.m. Peter Sluys — 635-2621

Coffeé Break, Ladies Bible Study September-May 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

3602 Sparks 635-7207

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