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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-20

was God took upon Himself hu- man nature in it's lowliest form. in the Infant in the Manger. The Shepherds, the Magi, the Angels knew that here was more than human infancy-it was the union of God and man, the Incarnation.
 It is essential that we also get this vision. In these days, and for many generations men have put first, not the Incarnation of the Son of God, but His CrucifiXion. But what makes the Cross so tre- mendously significant is that there We do more than gaze on man; we watch the God-Man. Calvary is more than the worlds greatest tragedy; it is the revelation of Gods way to victory. The Victim is the Divine Victim. The Cross shows Gods love in action
 In these modern days men have more often said, Let us now go to Galilee" They would hear One of whom it was truly reported, Never man spake like this man" Let us have the words of Christ. and His way of life" But how can we accept this life-plan, unless the Teacher speaks, and has the right to speak, as the Voice Of GodP We can never believe it possible to follow in the way of life which He has revealed if our Teacher is only a mystical Oriental who lived simple life, in simple age, and knew nothing of our modern prob 1 lems-in short, was dreamer whose l dreams can never come true. How can men, much less nations. live by the Golden Rule if all they be-
 lieve of Him who gave it in its positive form. is that He was fram- ing an ideal philosophy of life beyond the reach of common men?
 Let us first Go to Bethlehem then shall we hear the Teacher ol Galilee speaking with authority be- cause He is the Holy One of God When He speaks, God speaks. Wher He suffers, it is God that suffers , for His children. When He reveals to us love in action it is Goo that "loves to the uttermost. When He shows us the way of life the way of peace, of blessedness, il is a way of life based upon cer- tain, definite belief. Faith in the Babe of Bethlehem gives us faitf in the teachings of the Man O.
 Galilee. even though His victor! came by conquest on a Cross.
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not only for own people but suggestive for other countries
 At home, too, domestic problems are being ironed without untoward strife but with material stability which breeds and nourishes moral stamina. We have travelled long ways on the humanitarian road to better conditions for the whole people since the Christmas of year ago, and there is full and just cause for far-flung celebration on this natal day of Him. Whose shining star guided the Pilgrim forefathers to the rock strewn New England coast and passed on to their descendants the will of application to the Supreme power
 So long keep that spirit of good will .oward men and strive have striven through he centuries toward a higher moral spiritual and material goal each Christmas will find with more and more cause for observance. and our light as a nation of peace will shine out even as has His light shone out into the darkness of the ages.
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DECORATIONS ADD MUCH 10
 YULE SPIRIT

Merry Christmas! Merry Christ mas! Thank you, same to youl" How many times we hear these cheery greetings during the holiday season. It's a time for seeing old friends, meeting new ones and get ting together with all the family for a merry celebration.
 It's a time for entertaining, tool Open houses, Christmas teas, fam fly dinners and holiday calling.
 It's a time to deliver your good wishes for a merry Christmas with hospitality Whether you pass the word around that you're going to be "at home" to anyone who cares to drop in, or whether you are plan ming some special holiday party, the spirit in the air should be one of congeniality and friendliness.
 Table decorations for your parties offer any number of possibilities. Ii it's childrens affair they will be delighted with Santa Claus figures reindeers and tiny toys. Grownups will exclaim over tiny frosted Christ mas trees decorated with sugar plums or colored candies. More for- mal centerpieces can be arranged with Madonna figures, candles ano white flowers.
 Decorations around the other rooms are easy to put up ii wreaths, evergreens, mistletoe and holly are used.
 All these depict the Christmas spirit.
 Food? Well, we can't go into de- tail. but don't overlook the fact that plates of fruit cake, dishes of candies and bowls of fruit and nuts, and a brimming wassail bowl, are ideal to offer those who just drop in flor a minute
 Remember that trimmings, gay as holly berries and bright as sil- yer bells, don't grow on trees-even when they're Christmas trees. A merry miscellany of good things must grow in the kitchen for feasting and holiday entertaining Make your plans early. Both you and your guests will have better time if you do.
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BethIehen, Once
 Uninportant

The city of Bethlehem, birthplace of Jesus Christ was considered least important among ancient Pal estine towns before the Nativity But tradition has it that the birth place of Jesus was desecrated by a pagan temple of Adonis before the Emperor Constantine built the basil ica of the Nativity in AID. 330. The basilica is one of the oldest churches in Christendom and has a history 1,600 years old. The original building is still standing but it has been all tered by additions.
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By THE REV. DAVID WAGGONER
 First Presbyterian Church

There was not much room for Jesus when he came-only a man. ger. The inn was too crowded and exclusive. Herod's palace had no room for him, Herod's soldiers hunt ed him, synagogues closed their doors against him, society found no place for him, officialism drowned upon him He came unto his own, and his own received him not He had no place to lay his head in the world he created. His earthly pos sessions consisted of a borrowed cradle, a borrowed home in Bethle- hem, borrowed money from fish's mouth, and borrowed grsvess.e
 But he who became poor that he might make rich" knew that the cattle of a thousand hills. the riches of a thousand mines, and the treas ures of a thousand worlds were all his own. He knew that myriads on earth and in glory loved, worshiped and adored him as God over all, and blessed forever more"
 What an hour that will be when the rejecters of the Son of God realize that the Judge of all the earth will make no room for them in the innumerable company of the redeemed; no room anywhere in his realms of everlasting bliss; while 1 those who made room for Jesus here will find room in his Father $ i house" of many mansions" :" 'Tis not enough that Christ was
 born
 Beneath the star that shone,
 And earth was set that blessed
 morn
 Within a golden zone.
 He must be born within the heart
 Before he finds his throne,
 And brings the day of love and
 good
 The reign of Christlike brother
 hood"
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By CAPT. AND MRS. STANLEY JACKSO
The Salvation Army

The ancient Greeks believed that the heavenly bodies, the stars and planets. in their endless journeys through space made music, the mu- sic of the spheres, but man could not hear that glorious symphony for his ears were dulled with sin and selfishness and greed Nineteen hun dred years ago. the Angels of God sang that first Christmas Carol, I"Glcry to God in the Highest and on earth, peace. good will toward men" but so many human souls cannot hear that song today, for their ears are dulled and calloused with sin and hatred and the unfor- giving spirit So many nations do not hear the Song of the Angels for the air is filled with the sound of dea dealing guns and the clash of armies. Their hearts are filled with greed and envy and revenge. There is no room for the Child of Bethle- hem. no room for the Saviour of Mankind.
 May we all in this Land of the North pray that God at this Christ mas may take away from hearts all sin and evil, the spirit that refuses to forgive, the greed that dulls our hearing, and then as we listen we too will hear the Angels Song. We will love God more; we will love our fellowmen and in Christ's service we will find peace, wondrous peace.
 A Merry Christmas to you all. especially to the boys and girls. May God guide you in the New Year of QoQ
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By THE REV. JOHN A. GLASSE Northern Light Presbyterian
 Church

With so many million of the worlds population either under arms or actually engaged in un- declared war, and with nations suspicious of each other in spite of assurances of good will, there may not be much apparent reason for any feeling other than that of pessimism with reference to the idea of peace on earth, good will toward men With internationalism based on the good of cur com mon humanity giving place to an all-consuming nationalism, there are those who will say that the Christian ideal has failed But 1t is still our conviction that much of any hope that the world has for a better day is due to the pres ence of the principles and power of the Christ in even limited meas ure in the life of today; and we hold that instead of Christianity having failed. it needs only to be increasingly adopted and applied to life for our every social problem to be solved Our optimism is not based on the wisdom or might of mankind, but rather on the power and promise of God; not on love that is a pretty postcard sentl- ment. but which because it is sac rificial will yet prove itself power ful enough to bend the rebelllous or minimizing will of man to the doing of the will of God We are optimistic at this Christmastide be- cause, even though all is not well with the world, "Gcd is in his heaven" and in the hearts and lives of many the world around; so that even today, there is peace on earth, goodwill among men in whom He Is well pleased.
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VERY REV. CHAS. E. RICE, B.D.
 Dean HoIy Trinity Cathedral

Let us now go even to Bethle- hem. and see this thing which has come to pass Once a year the Christian Church asks us to make this pilgrimage-to Bethlehem, to behold the Babe lying in a man ger, and to renew our VOWS Of al- legiance to the King of Kings. It is well to do so. for here we shall find the foundation for our faith and hope.
 The Christian religion is not founded upon legend or myth. It is to a strictly historical event that our minds are directed. The whole history of mankind is dated from this occurrence. either "B.C," be- fore Christ, or AID" from the year of our Lord; the time when '.The Word was made flesh when the word, Who was with God, and
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words of the prophet and the bless ing of the Lord. Strife, enmities, national animosity are still ram pant in the World. Untold injus- tice and suffering have been the inheritance of the Nations that have forgotten God. Let all Christ ians at this time be united in prayer that she World may see and understand; the reign of Christ upon Earth is one of jus tice and love for all
Evening star., 1938-08-14

plastic surgery brings happiness to many an
unfortunate youngster whose mental life may
have included soaring torture because of
obsession with ears that protruded. birth
mark that seemed tomagnifyitself
when he gazed in the mirror, or nose that
to him was like the proboscis of Cyano.
In such cases simple surgical procedure
may have invaluable hygienic effects from the
mental point of view. But first be certain that
the surgeon is honorable. ethical. decent! The
charlatan in this field is an unprincipled
scoundrel who multiplies his operations need
lessly, and leads the easily suggestble victim
into increasing awareness of minor defects.
the final result being both financial and
physical catastrophe.
When it comes to correcting natures mis-
takes one of the most gratifying performances
is the closing of cleft palate and the hiding
of harelip. The most desirable time for
this operation is shortly after the baby is
born. Then it can be given an anesthetic and
the operation done almost wholly without
any shock. If the operation is successful -
and most of them are - there will be so little
visible evidence two weeks later that even the
anxious eyes of the new mother will be salts
fed.
Sometimes several operations may be nee
essary - but today the accomplishments of
surgery in this field are listed among the
surgical marvels.
The skin has another important attribute
which simplifes reconstructive work - its
elasticity. This. of course. is the basis of the
notorious "face-lifting" operation which is
usually synonymous with plastic surgery in
the lay mind. In this procedure strip o. skin
is removed, the balance stretched tight across
the vacated area and sutured under the hair
line. Sadly enough, the very elasticity which
enables the skin to be stretched in this fashion
also ruins the permanency of the operation.
In few months the skin begins to sag again
with white marks due to the over-stretching
and loss of elasticity. And the final result
may frequently be worse than the original
condition.
Face lifting is virtually never permanent
success regardless of the glowing promises and
the before and-after" photographs proffered
by the unscrupulous, cash-in-advance prac-
titioners. No reputable surgeon attempts the
operation Yet the publicity is so widespread
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behind the ear, from the neck, from the inner
part of the upper arm. When much skin is
required, as in cases of burns, the logical
source is the abdomen. Strangely enough
however, gratis must come from the patients
own body with the single and inexplicable
exception of the cornea of the eye. Moreover,
full skin gratis retain the characteristics of the
portion of the body from which they come;
abdominal skin retains its softness, hairy skin
continues to grow hair But abdominal skin
transferred to the face will not get bloated
later if its possessor gets dropsical from too
much liquor.
Successful transplants include not only sur
face skin but also ''full-thickness gratis" of
flesh Bones and gristle are commonly taken
from one area for another; fat is frequently
transplanted as cushion for graft eyelids,
nostrils and mouth are often refined with
membrane.
Procedures are as varied as the conditions
encountered In one instance the surgeon may
rely on the pinch graft in which dime-sized
pieces of skin are spotted over certain type
of wound and allowed to grow together. In
another tube flap" may be "waltzed" by
degrees from, say, the thigh to the forearm
from the forearm to the chest, and, finally
from the chest to the neck. In each stage the
tube of skin is temporarily attached to the
new location until circulation is re-established
and the skin is growing normally; then it is
waltzed to the next point, and 50 on until it
Goo
The ability of the human skin to take up
a new abode on the same body is funda-
mental aid in reparative surgery A case was
reported of man who had the end of his nose
clipped off in Harlem razor brawl. With
rare forethought, the story goes. the police
man who took him to hospital brought along
the piece of nose. And with equally rare fore
thought, the intern who received the case
telephoned plastic surgeon and asked if the
nose tip would be of any value. Placed in
saline solution until the surgeon got there,
the piece of nose was deftly replaced!
1t was great job if they did it. and
apparently there are few cases of its kind
in the records.
Besides the surgical performances that
repair the ravages of the machine age, tat
tered countenances, unsightly scars and serious
burns from chemicals or from fire, modern
Evening star., 1938-08-14

N SAN FRANCISCO young woman, burned
beyond recognition in gasoline fire. had
. brand-new face built for her by recon-
structive surgeon, who repaired ears, nose,
eyelids upper lip and eyebrows.
In St. Louis another surgeon removed half
of a mans face in an operation for cancer,
then rebuilt the destroyed area using alb
dominal skin.
In New York the victim of an elevator
crash had his nose split through to the skull,
his lip torn off and his jaw pulverized.
Another in an automobile accident had his
forehead opened in cash five inches long and
an inch and half wide, exposing the brain.
Both these patients were ultimately provided
with new faces" by skilled surgeons.
Day after day the country over modern
surgical miracles like these are performed,
and 20 unheralded beyond the limited circle
of the patients friends. Most people think
of plastic surgery only in terms of the movie
queen to whom it presents new profile -
or the fading dowager whom it relieves of an
extra chin.
Important as is the cosmetic" angle of
reconstructive surgery, it fades into insight
ficance beside its more vital function of
eliminating the horrible dis6gurements result
ing from abnormalities at birth, disease,
accidents and operative scars. We heard much
about this fabulous work during the War when
thousands of shattered faces were rebuilt. But
we do not realize that with millions of
accidents each year in this country the field
for reparative surgery is greater than ever and
the achievements of the experts become more
and more unbelievable.
The reconstruction of an entire nose torn
off in an accident or eaten away by disease
seems an impossible task yet the skilled
plastic surgeon will take enough gristle or
cartilage from the ribs to form foundation;
will lift off a flap" of skin from the forehead;
pull it down and sew it at the lower end,
leaving the upper portion attached to the
donor area" until circulation has been estab-
lished in the transplant and the healing has
properly begun. The other end of the flap is
then detached and sewed in its new location
- and after inflammation subsidies and It's
sues become normal, the patient has brand
new nose!
Smashed jawbones are rebuilt with six
inch section of rib - harelips are corrected
by separating the lip structure and joining
the parts together properly - eyebrows are
sometimes replaced by using a strip of hair
bearing scalp from behind the ear - ugly
scars from old operations, accidents or burns
are corrected by removing the dishgured skin
and replacing it with fresh skin lifted from
other parts of the body.
The forehead is favored as the donor area
for upper sections of the face: the neck for
lower portions. One deformed eyelid can be
recovered by skin taken from the opposite lid
without leaving any deformity; if both lids
are affected, then skin may be taken from
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and sensational that comical tales appear in
smoking room folklore and the public has
come to accept such work as the essence of
plastic surgery.
This is not to deny the economic, social and
psychic value of that phase of reconstruction
described by the reputable surgeons as COS
metic." The rebuilding of an ANDY Gump
chin" to normal proportions, the fattening
of lop ears. the reconstruction of a saddle
nose" or the reshaping of a grotesque hooked
beak all have their rightful place in this field
when the surgery is done by legitimate sur
geons in legitimate manner. Yet compared
to the miracles performed by these same sur
geons in wiping away the horrible ravages Of
disease or injury. even these justifiable efforts
toward Identification are trivial phase of the
art of building New Faces.
The recently reported attempt of the
mysterious "Mr. Robinson" of Russian pass
port fame to have his face altered by
New York plastic surgeon. is typical exam
pie of the public's fallacious conception of
what facial reconstruction actually is. Any
real change in appearance would involve
surgical performances which could be at
tempted only by the greatest of surgeons. A
reputable doctor would not undertake such
case without (a) sufficient, legitimate reason.
and (b) careful investigation of the patients
past record and present status.
Plastic surgery is not factor in Disgusting
criminal identity for these reasons. True, the
late John Dillinger underwent such an opera
ton on his nose at the hands of an un-
scrupulous practitioner. yet his appearance
was changed so little that the effort was fruit
less. Even had it been more successful, it
would have left scars, concealed but unmis-
taxable, and the police know where to look for
such scars. Actually these new scars helped to
identify him.
The time required for these surgical pro-
cedures varies greatly. A serious case of hare
lip may be completely repaired in two or
three weeks. A nose may be completely rebuilt
in one or two-hour operation occasionally
less. the patient home again in week, the
surgical dressings discarded three weeks after
the operation.
Large skin gratis. however, may require
several operations in stages over period of
one to two years. A delayed tube flap may not
be finally fixed in place for nine or ten months.
Meanwhile in some cases, the patient may 60
about his business except for intervals of
several days in the hospital at various stages
of the operation.
Much of the work involves the repair of
repairs. Scars from old operations are removed
or minimized; previous unsatisfactory cor
rection of harelip can be redone even after
the child has grown up. The removal of birth
marks such as hairy moles. port-wine marks,
or dilated veins, is also an important phase of
the work upon adults who had no access to
such skill in their childhood.
Such are the miracles of modern surgery.
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THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
NEW FACES FOR OLD

Modern surgery performs
almost incredible miracles
by Morris Fishbeila, NJ. y.
Editor The Journal Of The American Medical Association
Evening star., 1938-11-18
ietails would be continued until fur.

details would be continued until fur
thor notice.
A shouting parade Of pickets esti-
mated by police At from $500 to
5000 gave 4 noisy ssnd-of1 to the
North 0erman-Lloyd liner Bremen
Tuesday night with denunciations Of
the Nazi governments anti-Jewish
policies.
The demonstration was arranged
by the New York State Communist
Committee protesting recent events
In Germany.
Careful police preparations, in
which more than 200 patrolmen and
detectives participated, resulted in
part from a request by the State
Department in Washington for pro-
lection Of German shipping and the
German consulate here.
The home of Consul General Hans
Borchers was guarded today by
three solemn Jewish officers, Capt
Max Finkelstein, Lieut.. Jacob Licker
and Sergt. Isaac Goldstein, posted
Evening star., 1938-11-18
New York Police
Guard German Ships
"a Hours a Day
Three Detoils Ordered
On Duty to Prevent
Anti-Nozi Shows
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-As = pre-
caution against anti-Nazi demon
strations, police headquarters today
ordered 4 24-hour guard at the
North German-Lloyd and the Ham,
burg American Line piers.
Deputy Chief Inspector Louis F.
Costume said the first detail of S
sergeants, so foot patrolmen. /
mounted sergeant and 10 mounted
patrolmen would go on duty at 4
pm. One sergeant and 10 foot
patrolmen will 60 on duty At mid
night and 3 sergeants, 80 foot patrol
men and S mounted men will take
over at 8 am.
Costume said the three 8-hour