The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-11-22
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
'TARRING G AND FEATHERlNG NG.7
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This punishment is moi 3of modern siifI.l
yention may be Traced hnck as fa i as
the j 2lh century S8as an ordinance
of Richard |. king Of y England, s.thnl il
any seaman, we're ken with ,lelt 81
pickerY, and thereof convicted he should
have his bend pollcd, md flot ptlch poured
upon his pate, and upon !that lie featliefs
of some pillow or cushion shaken tsloft,I
iIal he might thereby be known for q
thief &c. So
INDIAN ELOoUENcE. i, q
The 5eloeuence ofihe N American III;
dim is proyefbial, and has, eyers Beet, nd.l
mired lthns, however, but sell ON, uils'' IN
peared TO full ndvnntnge; The interpreters;
being generally incapable of ceommniiicas
ting q just conception ofibeiridcas. The
following is an instance of lilo ingenuity
with whiclrthcy cnn combat an argument
a settler on our Western borders, used
his utmost endeavors, and exhausted sail;
his skill In order to idissuade an !...llii.n
from a hostile axpedi,ion on whiclihe WIS
determined. y The Indian listened alten:SS
lively to The counsel or Ills friend, and
when he had censed, replied, lint .vhati
he had been snYingi giWns undoubtedly Iy iast;;
but that his feelings and resentment were
not thus TO be berensoned away. onrlar.
gnmcnts,' said he, ARE like good n1etlicinie
which vet often {fnils 81. fleet; The patent
takes Il, but tho pulse continues ltiigk III nc
Temple IS gS 8 81
HISTORY OF HATS. 80 <l..;
This is q dry topic; but in regard 10
mn nr,iclei in such universal use, onois
anxious 10 CLEAN 20 little 1nfornniion.
wha,, then, is The history q, has. s,
5; Webster informs MS, lhas; The word slint;
is Of Saxon origin gin;--iD lis originnl. sense,
it designates simply a covering for the
head. in which general ncceptatinn, it4syus
used by ,early. authors, and applied 10, tho
helmets Of steel. Hats and caps, ave arc.
informed, were anciently mndc ofs felt,
woollen, silk, straw, and various oiherlnna.s
teriais, and were as diversified MS heir
colors. IN tho age of Elizabeth, the coin..
mon people generally y wore lwoollen cnpS;i
md some acts were ordained i'll herireign
TO encourage The Manufacture ofgthem..
The brond br,ns werc introduced by the
cardinals TO their scarlet bnts, and follow.
cd by the clergy. We have before us q
likeness Of old !. Richard Hooker who
aourished during Elizabeih's reign, and,
whose head is coveredWilha n hat Of tl,isdcs-
cription. But the inconycnisnce} Of the
broad brim all round, led 10 oil,eturningupI
Of one side; then Two sides; and finally.
the turning up of three sides introduced
what is familiarity known as the cooked
hal. The high crowned hat was frs,
worn in the time Of Eliznbcli,, and ,leclin..
ed in the reign Of Chnrles II. Hats were
usually ornamentcd with feathers, broach.
es, md bands; but these changed with.
times and fashions. Henry Willis de-.
scribcd, on his entry into Calais, as wear.
ing feathers from India Al long; md men
wore feathers in their hats as late MS the.
reign Of Queen Anne. Its slated, that
ycw was placed in tho hat TO denote
mourning for deccnsed relative or friend. i
Thus have we ended our chapter on
hats--it may serve 10 fill up a corner OF
the Banner, and perhaps relieve the ennaiii
OF some Of your renders. {
Pine Level, S. G..
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