, 1874-10-10

I1ng revived TcCnllactonB or tho important posi-
tion which rusheb uned to occupy 1t, tho decoFa-
ton mud furnishing Of English ho'1sos. Ks carlv
AZ tho timo OF William tho Con 1ncror there aas
got down III tho Htatntc-booAs MI act providing
that monurc!,'a fayosites with Htraw for tlo
iluors Of their hed-cha.ut,erH In wlntof anti With
etraw and ruslloa for their uoora in summer
Carpets worc, for centuries after, an unknown
luxury md, IN ttoir ptacc. tho floors Of Roynl
pa1acos, OF churches, OF houses and dwellings,
Of evory sort, wore Htrown with rushes and atraw,
occasionally mIngled with awoot hcrDH
IN entry in the household roll
Of Edward II. Informs us TINT a certain
B1,m MAS paid for straw brought from York to
Newcastle for tho Kings chamber. FrolaHart
roatos that tho room In which Gaston, Cnnnt
do Folk lied, mas etrewed With r,,rl,cs and
green loavcB, and had tho wallH hung with ftcBll
bougns, Tor tho sake Of their cooluess and por
| fnme,
Even Queen Elizabeth, in oil her grandeur,
swont her gorgeuaa 1obos over carpet Of rus!,ca
as hslo moved about hor palacos. Quo Of the old
historians incidentally remarks that after E1lza-
both haa dtnuti, tho remnina Of tho foast were
ha1ltualiy eaAt from tho tabo oa to the PUSHES
ul'ieriioatilt anu tho dogs cano in and ate what
tAoy would OF tho retuae: AZ the rnsleH
wcro not otten removed, tho Nth that
accuintla;'ed TED a.; ana tektered among them may
he easier lMag1nod than described. In the early
pazs OF tho sixteenth ccntHsy, Erasmus wrote 4
litter to his. f1icnd. Dr.. Francis, phyrician to
Cardinal Woolacy, In which ho condemned tho uso
ot rushcs ns most uncican, and prolific source
| Of DISGUISE. According to his statomont, tl,o
| lowest layer Of rlahoa oftou lay u.ligturhed on
q floor for twenty years eud tho dirt and foul
matters concealed therein beer gfoase. mud frag-
nonts ot F'etnAis, sens up no;MefiuhY-a Y-ansavory
| pnsttloncc. Erasmus recommended tho banis-
ment OF rushes' ava nessas yenaiNtion IN
houses, as sa1litarY measures doraa'1ded for tho
hes:th @ q tl.e Reop;;e;: p;s;, .,,,.u,. ,aro ...,.,
ao s 1ngaSa gaos e obs Hofe sspeea hpe on
thatclea with the same ngnt, connNatlb1G ma
terlat; aud. during tho performance OF Aonry
VIII. IN i6la' tho "add1ng IRON cannon hrea
~ salnt9 ,odgeu among tno ageta amu aa,ecty ae,sy
lnBileH wefe hlso "treWu IN t'se way m!ons "nieh
naEcausa "ud l'lMscnastol,a T. ps'scd. In'1s a. the
eo"'sun J., o. a.nry =, 3D. 10 'oe ce'"''Aoo "'
lfoachta, ello Alteas"ais cry
More rishca, more ruletl
| tHeHF3 fF.' ACT q scene o.
Ont Of tile custom Of strewing tho carthon or
pavcd iloora u Churches with rl1shes. grew ro-
ligiurH festival cal'ed tho Lush -Hearng, or tho
Rush Csali''g Wallo. III ro,noo parts ol En-
Riand IL il still pcrpetuatod. Tn tho top or q
cart ladon with osenly-cut f,shcu, anu drawn ny
gayiY.caparihoned ho!seH, s!t number OF men,
holding garla1ids OF Artificial howoss and
surrounded with banners. Preceding tic cart iR .
company Of norris-taucers, Enthusiastically drossoo.
Que uf them having n bell attached TO . bolt
around his waist. aud carrying box IN which 10
collect money from tue spectators. Tho process
tic pariall-church, stopping to dance nt tha
prom'ucat placcs Oh tho route. especially before
fne public ilo'1seH. Arrived ut t!lo church, the
ru-hea aio deposited aud tho garlands hung up.
tu ,os,uin until they arc replaced BY othara on
tle next recurrence Of the annual festival.
ruSlsil1So ANIMALS FOR MURDER.
The LONDON dtteug.n publjehos GONE curl.
o,,a -. r,r ,,,ra r,,at;nc ~ tt,o custom .,;c
ons pafGe'1'a!a 'o'at'"e 10 'ho e''A'oa1 @t'c'l
prevailed ln France during several centni1aH, ol
melting to apiina!H tho samo punishment aa tc
men, for ttlo crime OF Murier. For instance
In thu 4th of Juno. 1904. ,,;g fouud gritty O,
. ,arovr;r, t,,o h,ha ~ IN, Joron T.anfort q
oo'o"'''6 Wv ,"s. ~ Wv .o - '' n",''u -
, cowhord, was Publicly haueed from globel near
I,aon. No ncconnt III preserved Of II galowB.