, 1881-12-29
THE MEDAL MANIA,
4 Now Craze Which, Threatens to lie
Fstft1c EEnutt1Hr.

Ktso far': MiH nns Efprt1B.
In 1876 and lB7H+ 1T tho hight of tho ccnten.
niHt exoltGmcnt, snrt 0f manln sprung up
which tiyluReni thu cUuntry With medals IF every
Size style, nni n,eta1, Designed IL commemorate
TIM llctions of ilcvnIu utio,,ary hcrs,es. ur IL
provide rauh exhibitor II. Philadelphia with
q inctuE.tO Of tho ncuas!hn. During thc
Revolutionary Whr md tI,o war Ut lsta It wna
customary tn Rtr1ke U1 medals cofnfncmtratts,H
victories BY land aud sen. following tho custom
Ell prevalent thun ns now III England aud On tho
Continent. Gen. Scutt, for instance. was hon
ored by spocIal medals struck by raboEutl0ns Ut
CungrcsA afte: scvcrut victories in tho utter
regarded AZ m exnttu one. Mlthuugn II broK4
nut III II spnsnaudtd way during tho sfcxican war.
Th8 tt,ettnls. III almost uvery casc, were struck
~ acc,trlnhco with special net Of tot9rt:ss.
from tic pe6p1e, ~ Ia dou a.Irual, zach sui.
scfit}Gr uyruelng to lHiE1f'Ase vt fixed prIcu
i',edalnf Eotd, silver, Or bronzr. ns tho cnso may
he. lhe fiiic stt of tHsu,h tlttlais ct'tntnU'll.
Grating tho Bcrles Ut English vicsnrles TN tho
Comtihrnt from lav1 10 1916 was subscribed for
l>urn9 lilo Clyl War comparatively tow
tuctials wcsu struck, and i,,ast Ut tbuse were fur
presentation to Individual otlcurs taest lii tho
which prevailed. IT aceu,s ~ II there tsad pccn
;; no ts.a. , dus snts sp%Ssss @ " atspt,.y ~ ~
re,urter the Dthtr day. tnust pc0plu dill lsut.
ahl tn not tmIw, Understand fu1ly: tho object
~ striking II medal, ar MrprecNtc tho vAluc
press pruv,m,s 10 is;a wcru tnc ,rsuit al finger.
fnX conventional ea In the minds Ut sumo glas-
stcn'y. educated Legislators. wh' would tn,sa,'
HIfne. The designs IT mbat American medals
are 1t !. tO ae trnretl GuI.e thv reverse If CHS
t s;st lp" c M neaven.ona sis'" % a
Sss'aafs Sss T.. H. ss sr'$ 'Ia'y
tho votes IT hundreds u bis 1itmsIur u Yankrc
colleagues, Tllts. II a certain extent, II truo
,'o%; Many o eoanonP.ce ob}oets. 1,aytuR No.
t,se. Fur instance. the locomotive. Tie stcan-
ehlP. plows, and ,other u9rjculturnl tnip!c.
assy cveryiay o6jee;s vcry fr froi,, s; nasscsi @
inpdsls. There Is ulsu IN nccasiu1,al attctnps
,als a. ,,,ta rss;n IN the ..cseti9t q stua!
tho auaplves M . iocal historienf saotciy
hcad u ucn. Wayne. aud suIint,Is
English !nseription: but tho reverse beurs IN
Pnint, which eUt,sEs.s sf uutrher Ut ridiculous
puppets III tho forrNrt.und playing With an uh-
hIsst "pparentiy % aea away. rhis leaves l,a1ly M
Expuxnatain." xnisn yau reitler y; considered
wnrd tnNny prlvute individuals, demanding
rnceds IN nceorlaflco viii, their own pccuiur
psyes e Fe3aqy qS e pa cssyre wy s1 81
navtng bccn married exactly hfty ycitrs, tet It
nees5.nry, to tnys .nost tenl,fknuh;; medul
uu ouo sI,lo Tue ntics al tho lri.le aud grou,n,
and the tlAtG OF their n,urriH sc. On the uthor
aFo three tnteIwosen rings, whsch bear tho
children: and u fuw explanatory retltnrks. Ono
medal wns strtick 10 gold. ttso IN silver TOR eact
SI o tho rs4 u o tSe eopc
This example bus bcen s.nlta,et, hut once.
Tho t!l,est tHctluls, both In design und c1ccst-
II peculiar knnuk OF eIecting Il bold relief. whllu
nt the sanG tlIn tlb stump ~ tno dlp ls 9nt IT.
.s s1s . stFnx 9s u nn as C@ g@ s n2h sS Sn
ttniDus efGravcr nni!ed Furst hud a nnnno 1oly
Of Gt'vernlncnt work, hete i1r number of
high, tho enxraycr u i si!Kio die olten, rcceLv.
tuR frotl st&0 to s.,O00 Cheap tneslnls IN white
metal Nr hronze, which nrc fac e-smtes Of gntd or
medals; iw',r,.is i.,'sres d saints, ete havs
rrooHl'fy tho most salc; Rival Garttctd and Hun
esE ses q ehSap 1a cg Rs'ss y o 5
medal to commemorate the eDmplction nf tho
ltrookiyn brIaKe. It VIII bear ti'dn, tue diverse
1t eae e,, sssse.s il, she river. ste, sad on ,Ao
other hists1lgtl inscription. This is done Gu
Tho mechanical process uf. manufacturing
medals is substantially as follows: An octaR..
niial lar ri sn!ld steel! Tempered to nsccty. nnd
rtslua stamp Of oxacty tho size Of tho Intended
medal Is turned out, unu polished With 4reat
euro until i prescn,s y perfectly sn,o''tll sur
which is firp, drawa nrcur,!teiy. On .rat'sler
iuper, Ii etched upon tho faca'uf The stamp wilh
shon 1u eniayoi carea'iy viii varous 81 sce
ting INSTRUMENTS aud BY t!linE, u work which re-
4illrcs greatest experience. dtxtcrity. aud 1ua3.
mctlui. Tun letters Gnl figures aro punehc4 cut
With tttfo steel dies. The sur tacc uf tho t1r, Of
s e e. sus e 4 5fsx o q s
for tho other Sl1e f tho medal Is nude Ia prG-