CLOVE__India

Where in India is clove mostly grown and what are its uses?

Clove is used as an antiseptic, in culinary preparations, in pharmaceuticals manufacture, as an ingredient in cogarattes and even in the manufacture of toothpaste. Its multifarious use has given it a prominent place among spices.

The East India company brought clove from its native home in Indonesia to the company's of spices gardens at Courtallam in Tamil Nadu around 1800 AD. Four of these trees have survived to this day, bringing enormous profits to their present owner.

Induced by the success, clove cultivation was extended after 1850 to the Nilgiris (Burliar), the slopes of the Western Ghats and in the then Travancore state. Now, clove is being cultivated in Nilgiris, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari and Ramanathapuram districts of Tamil Nadu, thiruvananthapuran, Kollam, Kottayam and Kozhikode districts of Kerala and Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.

Appearance of Swimmiting Pool

Why does a swimming pool appear less deep than it really is?

This is due to the phenomenon of refraction of light. The rays of light coming from the bottom of the pool (or from the coil lying at the bottom of the can) travel from water to air. As the rays pass from denser (water) to rarer (air) medium they bend away from the normal. When the rays are produced back they form an image of the coil (bottom of the poor) are a point which is a little above the real position. Hence the coil appears to be slightly raised and the pool appears to be less deep than it really is.

Jaya Stambh & Kirti Stambh

Where are Jaya Stambh and Kirti Stambh located?

These are located in Chittorgarh (Rajasthan). Rana Kumbha defeated Mahmud Khilji and to commemorate the victory he constructed a mighty tower, Jaya Stambh, adorned with Hindu scriptures. An older and smaller tower, Kirti Stambh, dedicated to Adinath, the first Jain tirthankar, is also in this town.

Ministry of Food Processing__

When was the Ministry of Food Processing established?

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries was set up in July 1988 to give fillip to the fast growing food processing industries. In the wake of globalisation, the Ministry acts as a catalyst for promoting greater investment in this sector, boosting up exports and creating the right environment for the growth of the sector.

pRECIOUS wORDS fOR hAPPY lIVING...,,,

Faith: =-=-=- Faith is an extraordinary power which mover the wheels making life joyful, successful and peaceful.

Prayer: =-=-= Prayer is a conversation between man and God. Prayers brights in humility, nobility and removes pride, anger and remove paride, anger and other harmful quantities.

"It is better in prayer to have heart without words than words without heart."

Meditation: Meditation is one pointed thinking. When you meditate on your chosen subject, the mind is focussed on one point. Meditation promotes concentration and makes your mind healthy and happy. Meditation helps avoid medication.

Laugh: "Laugh and live long". The day is a waste when you did not laugh. Laughter assures good health, happiness and relaxes body and mind.

Positive thinking: Life is what you make it by your thoughts. Always be optimistic and entertain positive thoughts which propel the mind to achieve your chosen goal.

Good Books: Select good books as you select your friends. A good book helps and a bad book harms. Read the best books are early as possible. Otherwise, you may not have an opportunity to read them at all.

Good friends: Your company shapes your character. "Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are". The influence of good friends is great in shaping your life.

Family: Make it a habit that all the members of your family meet once everyday and discuss freely on subjects of common interest.

Time: Time is precious. The entire riches of the world cannot buy back a minute lost. Do not waste time.

Success: Success is a way of life. Success means different things to different people. But in general success is fulfilment of your burning desire. Make everyday "a day of success".

Imagination: Train your mind to imagine beautiful, graceful and enliving scenes like a great honour to be conferred on you, your near and dear congratulating you on your grand success etc.,

Hard Work: Never postpone your work. Complete your work on time. Hard work gives solace and peace.

Fear: Statistics prove that more people die out of fear than disease. Fear kills, faith saves.

Mind: The most difficult thing in life is to control your mind. If you achieve control of your mind, you can achieve anything in life. When you remember what you want to remember and forget what you want to forget, you have absolute control of your mind. Never be idle. "An idel mind is a devil's workshop".

Exercise: Health is wealth. Exercise keeps you trim, promotes sound health and keeps you free from disease. It can be walking, yoga, jogging or any other aerobic exercise.

Smile: When you wear a smile, there is no need for any ornament. Everyone likes a person with a beaming smile. Smile makes friends. A smile is a passport for good relations.

Simple things: Enjoy simple things like a beautiful rose, a child's smile, sunrise, borderless sea, flying bird, flowing river, a handshake, a hug etc.,

Keep learning: Keep learning. It is an endless process from birth to death. You are in dark, the moment you stop learning.

Food: Eat only when you are hungry and stop eating while you are not hungery. Eat more vegetables and seasonal fruits and Sprouts.

Wit 'n' Wisdom

1. Marry the One___ Don't marry the person you want to live with. Marry the one you cannot live without.

2. Forgiveness__ Forgiveness is giving up my right to hate you for hurting me.

3. Agrees with me__ My wife and I always compromise. I admit I am wrong and she agrees with me.

4. Saving__ Saving is the best thing especially when your parents have done it for you.

5. who do not vote__ Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

6. Mother tongue__ They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom gets a chance to speak.

7. Laziness__ Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

8. Wise Men__Wise man talk because they have something to say. Fools talk because they have to say something.

__"Padham Health News."

Good Sayings-23

441. Kindness is an attitude of sympathy along with love and understanding.

442. Man is never punished for his sins but by his sins.

443. Prayer without faith is like flower without fragrance.

444. Better lean peace than fat victory.

445. No bees, no honey; No work, no money.

446. To prevent worry and fatigue, put enthusiasm into your work.

447. The seed grows into the tree patiently and gently.

448. Peace rules the day, whereas reason rules the mind.__ William Collins

449. Deciding what you want most in life is the first step towards achieving it.

450. Riches serve a wise man but cammand fool.

451. Not he who has little, but he who wishes more, is poor.__Seneca

452. He has not learned the lesson of life who does not everyday surmount a fear.__Emerson

453. Study serves for delight, ornament and ability.__Francis Bacon

454. After supper sleep a while, after dinner walk a mile.

455. The wisest man may always learn something from the humblest peasant.__Senn

456. Words cut more than swords; through the wound be healed, yet a scar remains.

457. The most wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed.__Chamfort

458. Have a purpose in life, and having it, throw into your work such strength of mind --------------and muscle as God has given you.

459. Self is lovelessness, love is selflessness.

460. Money comes and goes. Morality comes and grows.