New Britain herald., 1930-01-04
Disposal Of Christmas Trees Presents Wciobty Problem

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 Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their desper- ate wives and settle, once and for all, for another year, the Christmas tree problem. Many a Christmas tree already bushes unseen ill some garbage can, but the real exodus Of the eyergreens has not gotten fully under way as yet. As the living rooms shed their trees, even as the trees shed their foliage on the rug, the problem becomes moro complex. 1 Only a certain number Of trees can 1 be parked in 8 given back yard, so the limits of the situation can read | ily be seen. He who discards his greenery first, stands the best chance of finding a place to put it the late corners may have to drop their trees from airplanes on the pile.
 Disposition of Christmas trees, in New Britain as elsewhere, has al- ways been a veXatious question. The wags have suggested all sorts of methods of disposnG of the things, some Of them closely paral- lelng the plans for ridding oneself of old razor blades. The situation has never been thoroughly canvass" ed, however, with practical advice to the average citizen of New Brit ain. It is worthy of a few para graphs, since the whole subject is so crucial just at present.
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 geria, it is said, is to crop the branches of the Christmas tree with a pair of manicure scissors, catch ing the material clipped off on news papers spread on the floor This
 product is then dried and sold at high prices as sweeping compound.
 Another profitable method, of course, is to denudc the tree and
 use the foliage to make balsam pill
 lows. This plan works all right un-
 til the fifth year, when it is found
 that all available space in the house
 has been filled with the pillows. Of
 course the safety razor system,
 many times mentioned, Of carrying
 the package with you on trip 10
 
 Europe, diSposing of it in the cav
 ern or the boundlcss depths, as the
 case may be does not work so well
 with trees. They arc little too
 bulky.
 If the householder gets his or der in early enough he can per
 suadc the ash man to carry away
 the tree. at the price of q couple of cigars and a half dollar, but this in-
 dicatcs poor technique. for it shows ; entire surrender 10 the problem, and only passes the actual disposition on 10 another person. The house. . holder with real pride and verye will insist on disposing of his Christmas tree, once and for all, , with his own hands. Thus the
 method becomes of vital interest. An excellent method is to pro- ) cure large food chopper, strong and well built, through which one l pound of beesWaX, three ounces Of l olive oil, a half dozen Salted pea l nuts, and a small bottle of ketchup
 is ground. Boil this mixture for l two hours and then dip the Christ 5 mas tree ill it three times. The : tree can be kept permanently after 7 this, for use year after year, or l trimmed and donated to some small l boy for use as q hockey stick. The
 latter course is advised.
 [ Perhaps one of the most popular :. plans is to take the tree to some v secluded spot, together with d dou- f ble barrelled shotgun and a box of ] shells. Load the gun with No 20 ] birdshot, place d decoy duck in the } branches Of the tree, take careful l aim at the tree with the gun and g fire both barrels. Repeat this oper- l alton until the box of shells is used
 up. This remove the carcass of r the tree to a spot with sandy soil, Q dig shallow grave, and consign v the remains to mother nature. Five : years later, it is said, luxurious t Christmas trees will be found grow 0 ing at this spot
 9 tandidly, the Observer uses none h of these methods. He has his own 6 herd of trained wood ticks in his h back yard. All that it is necessary s to do is take the tree out in the X yard, whistle to the wood ticks, tell if them that it is all right to go ahead s and leave the scene. The ticks C whimper for joy at the sight ol = such tasty morsel and immediate- i ly start in at the point where the /, biggest ornament hung during the
 glorious days of Christmas ] Perhaps, after all, the best meth. ,- cd is to call the ash man. however Il and let the spruce and balsan1 |. needles fall where they may. 1t --------- ---