Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-10-15

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The frdpublic Library was found
cd NJ Athens SEQ Il. e.
The first public Library was found.
cd nj Rome 167 Il. g. ~ ...
The first public Library was founded al
Alexsndds. 2s4 A. ID.
Paper was Invented In China, ITO d.
10. ..# H4u ...
The Calender was reformed by Julius
Caesar, as u. @. ..s...
Insurance on ships and merchandise
irst made in "A. ID. AZ. 49,. ........
Saddles came into use in tho fourth
century. ...... ... ..... ..........
HorseNshoes, made Of iron, were first
used, "A. ID. 4Sl. ...
Stirrups were not made till about cen.
fury later.
Manufacture Of silks were brought from
India into Europe, 55l a. ID. W.T."
Pens first made Of qnills, "A. D. 635.
Stone buildings and glass inttoduced
into England, A. ID. GA. '....
Peadings in courts of judIcature. a. D.
7s8. "
The figures of Arithmetic brought into
Europe by the Saracens, a. ID. 99l.
Paper of cotton rags invented towards
the close oil the tenth century.
Paper made of linen rags in the 18th
century. s.
The degree of Doctor first conferred in
Europe, at Bologna, in 1880; ia England,
1909.
The first regular Bank was established
at Venice, in 1857. Thel Bank of Genoa
was established l407; that Of Amsterdam
in 1909, and that of England in 1894 a.
u.
Astronomy and Geometry brought into
England 1920.
Linen first introduced into England
1858.
Spectacles invented, 1880. @
The art Of weaving introduced into Eng
land, 1880.
Musical otes, as now used invented
1880.
Gunpowdef, invented by Schwatz, 10,
900.
Cannon first nsed a. the siege of .aIige-
ziras, l342.
Muskets in use, 1870.
Pistols, 1544.
Printing invented at Mentz, by Guttem-
burg, l440.
Printing introduced into England, IA
II.
Post-ofiice established in France, l464
in England, 1851, and in Germany I64l.
Il. D.
Turkeys and chocolate introduced into
England in 1920, from america.
Tobacco introduced into France by Nj. |
cot: 1900.
Fist coach made in England, 1864 a.
D. .1a,a tt e.. |
Clocks first made in England, 1868. "A.
Potatoes introduced into Ireland in Is.
So.
The circulation of the blood, discover
I'd by Harvey 1919. -
The first newspaper published at Ven
ce, 1889.
The first in France, 1851; frs, in Eng.
and, 1856,
Coffee introduced into England, 164l,
Tea introduced from China, into Eng
and, 1866. ...s. .ss...s e,r
The steam engine invented by ,he Mar
uis Of Worcester, 1855. .t.e.s u.s..
Fire Engines first invented. 1868. -
1urnpikes first made in EugIand 1868.
Bayonets invented in Bay onne, (whence
helrname,) 1910: first brought itto use
{ the battle of Turin, 1898. 1854 sha
Stereotype printing first invented in
663, vHaa aF
New style of Calendar introduced into ,
ngland, 1852, tat !
Dir Balloons and .Erostation invented /,
q France, 1892.
The first mail carried in England by
1885, .fFF
The Cotton Gin invented 10 Georgia, I
794. .'..# {
The Life Boat invented in England, a
SOP. b
The first steamboat on the Hudson, 49, t
7. a
The streets of London first lighted with O
as, 1914. fa' s
The above items show how slowly the v
ondition of man has changed from age n
age. During the first thirteen centu- h
es of the Christian Era, there was hard o
7 any improvement OF mankind, in their \
,cial, political, or intellectual systems n
The LIBERATION Of the public mind from its I
rpressing tendencies, by the invention of
rintiug, the reformation, and the intro :,
uclion Of fire>arms has produced the zap. :,
propress which il has made during the u