The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-24

The customs manners, literature, srch-
itee,ure, history, everything, il hne. per-
tanning TO Rngland, previous TO tho seven.
tstnlh century, may be regarded ~ the
common ancestral property oiall John Bulls
progeny, wherever scattered over the world.
To a large majority Of our readers, thssfor,,
Uha,ever throws light upon the olden times
Of Great Britain can never cease 10 be Of
interest. The October N,w Bagisad Tarr,,r,
noticing recent publication, "Our Epg-
lish Homes" extracts and comments az iol-
Iowa
Tho whale Was eaten BY the saronE md
when men were lucky enough 10 got it, IL
appeared At tho table late In the fifteenth
century. In l7A6, Henry III. directed tho
sheriff Of London to purchase one hundred
pieces OF whale Tor his isbls. Whales found
on the coast were the Pcrqnisi,es OF royalty;
aud they were caught aud tsut to the Kiug
Kitchen. Edward II. gave reward OF thr.
ty thillings 10 thrso mariners who caught
. whale near London bridge. Those found
ou the banss Of tho Thames were claimed by
The Lord Mayor, and added TO tho civic
feast. Pieces Of whale were often purchased
10 the ninetssuth century Tor the table Of
often supplied with this choice dainty bv
the fisherman Of Normandy, who made il
an article Of commerce. The Rormans bad
various ways OF cooking 1t; sometimes Ii
was roasted aud brought to tho table on IA
spit but tho usual way was To boil il and
serve Il with peas. RpieureI looked out for
slice from tho tongue or the tail. The
grampus or tho sea wolf was also highly
esteemed, but " all the bluddsr daintisI tho
porpose Was deemed tho most Eavory. The
SaIouI called IL sea-iwins, and the ecclc,i.
aIucs VI the Middle AgcI, yrseo msrir.. -
Porpolsel were purchased f0r the table Of
Henry III, In l1l6.
Ia the reign of Henry II tho whole stock
Of a carpenters tools WAS valuable al one
shilling, aud consisted OF broad AZ, AdEe,
a square aud = poke-IhaVe. There were
a few chimnsyg the Gre was laid 10 the
wall, aud the smoke issuod out at the roof
VI door, or window, and the furniture aud
utensils were Of wood, The people slept on
luaw pallets, with q log Of wood for a pill
low. Even as late ~ the time of EiIabslh,
1861, 1t 10 stated that apologies were made
10 visitors 1t they could not DO AccommodA-
ted IN rooms provided with chimnoys They
had a few glass Windows aud when gias,
was inToducedit II was for long time 50
scarce that when people went away they
would order tho Windows taken out aud
laid up in safety.
In the fourteenth century mono but the
clcrgymen wore linen. Tho household fur
nituro among tho wealthy consisted VI
a brass pot brAsI cup, grid
iron aud a rug or two, aud perhaps a towel.
Of chairs aud tables uo hear nothing.-
Even tho nobility sat upon the chest in
which they kept their clothes. la man In
seven years after marriage could bo purchase
q lock bed aud a sack Of chalT TO rest his
head upon, he thought himself ~ we'll lodged
as the lord Of the town.
In addition to this poverty Of what seem
20 We absolute necessities, the houses aud the
people were exceedingly dirty. Erasmus, =
celebrated scholar " Holland, who visited
England, complains that the "uastinus ct
the people was the cause Of the frequent
plaques which destroyed them;n aud
he says their lloora ale commonly OF clay,
suewed with ruihss, under which lie unino-
Tested collection Of beer grease, fragments,
bones, spllte, eIeremenu Of dogs and cats,
aud Of everything that 10 uauseouI,
Their tables were As missrably supplied al
their dwelling. They had little fresh meat
bur sailed most " their cattle aud swine in
November upon which they mostly depend.
cd through The winter Very lew yegsta.
blce VI any kind came upon their tables
1t is stated that Ia the early part Of tn,
reign OF Henry VIII, not = cabbage, tur.
nip, carrot, or other edible grew IN Rug.
land.
The average duration Of human lifo wa,
At that period, not ono halt rs long a
ihat OF the present day, the consIsn
uso OF SalIdd meat, tho few or no veg.
tables, contributed TO the shortening .
life, TO cay nothing OF the largo numbe
swept away by pesulence and famine,