Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-07-01
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from History.
The saxons mt introdussd ARCHERY in the
tiine Of yoltiseur II was dropped in,acdi-
crusaders, they having fels the effects af il
from the sarskgns, who probably derived il
from the PaSthiaBs Bows and arrows a.
weapons Of war were in use with stone can.
non ball 80 late as 1910. II is singular thai
all the statutes for the encouragement Of ar
cherry were framed after the invention OIL
ggnpowder and firearms. Yew trees were
i.. s1raged in chnrcbyards, for the making
Of bows, in lI42. Hence their generality II
churehyast3s in England.
Coats Of arms came into vogue in the reign
Of Richard ], of England, and became hered
itary in families about the year 1872 They
took theirris fraa, the knights painting thei,
banners with different tgares to distinguish
them in the crusades
The FIRST standing army Of modern time:
was established by Charles VII Of France, in
1855 Previous to thai time the king had
depended on his mobiles for contingents in
time Of war A standing army was frs. ea
tablished in England in 1888 by Charles 1
but it was declared Illegal, as well as the or
ganization Of the royal guards in 1879 The
first permanent military band instituted in
England was the yeomen of the guards, es
tabiished in l4s6.
Guns were invented by Swartz, q German
about 1878, and were brought into use by the
Venitians in 1882 Cannon were invented
at an anterior date. They were FIRST used al
the battle of Cressy- IN 1916 In England
they were first used at the seige Of Berwick
in i405. 1t was not until 1914, however
chat they were east in England They were
used on board of ships by the Venitians in
1889, and were in use among the Turks abon,
the same time An artillery company was
instituted in England for weekly military ex
ercises in 1910.
| Insurance of ships was first practiced in
the reign of Caesar in 45. 1t was II general
custom in Europe in 1874 Insurance off
ees were first established in London in 1861
Astronomy was first studied by the sIoors
and by them introduced into Europe in col
Tie rapid progress of modern astronomy
dates from the time Of Copernicus. Books
of astronomy and geometry were destroyed
as infected with magic, in England, under
the reign of Edward vi. in 1852.
Banks were first established by the LON.
bard Jews in, Italy. The name is derived
from banco, (bench, benches being erected
in the market places for the exchange OF
money, etc. The first public bank was at
Venice about 1850 Tho Bank of England
was tablished in 1893 In 1896 its notes
were at 90 per cent. discount
TIE invention of bells is attributed to Pau
linus bishop of Nola, in Campania, about the
year 400. They were first introduced into
churches as a defense against thunder and
lightning. They were first hung up in Eng.
land at Croyand Abbey, Lincolnshire, in
945. In the eleventh century, and later, il
was the custom to baptise them in the ehur-
ches before they were used. The curiew
bell was established in 1868 1t was rung
ct eight in the evening, when people were
obliged TO put out their FIRE and candle. The
custom was abolished in 100 Belmen
were appointed in London in 1856 to ring
the bells at night, and cry, Take care Of
your irc an! candle, be charitable to the
poor, and pay for the dead
How many are aware Of the origin Of the
word 'shool' used to Brighten children? ii
is corruption of Bob, the name of u fierce
Gothic general, the son of Odin, the mention
ofwhose name spread panic among his en-
cmies
Bookkeeping was first introduced into Eng.
land from Italy by Peele in 1866. It was
derived from system Of algebra published
by Burgo a. Venice.
Notaries public We're first appointed by
the fathers of the christian church, to collect
the acts or memoirs of martyrs in the first
century.
The administration Of the oath in civil ca,
ses is Of high antiquity See Exodus Do
Swearing on the gospels was at first used in
52S. The oath was first administered in .iu
dic:al proceedings in England by the Saxons
in 900 The words so help me God, and all
saints, concluded an oath till 1850 J7-..
Signals to be used at sea We're first contri-
we'd by James II, when duke of York IN 1868
They were afterwards improved by the
French commander Tonrville, and by Admi-
raj Balchen.
Raw silk is said to have first been made by
people of China called Seras, l40 b. &. 1t
was first brought from India, 275. and n
pound of it at that time was worth pound
of gold The manufacture of raw silk was
introduced into Europe from India by some
uonks in $50. Silk dresses were first worn
in 1855. The eggs of the silk worm were
frat brought into Europe in 527. ts.