The Indianapolis journal., 1884-08-16
PoINrs ron SUMMER INSTITUTES.
should Pins Have Points? And, If SO,
Where?

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indiana school Journal for July,
The chairman announces the first topic for
the consideration of the convention: Should
Pins have Pointsf And if so, whereP He then
calls ON DR.. Stanby to open the discussion.
The Doctor announces that in order to give
anything like clear idea OF the subject he must
go back to the creation and trace the sueleet
down to the present time, The need of pins
was first felt when it became necessary Tor Eve
TO fasten together hg-teaveS for aprons. he was
strongly OF the opinion that pins OF some klnd
were actually used on that occasion ana thsab tne
word translated sewed, snouid nave peen rem
defed pinned. NOW the pest ana most haeurai 5I
substance for pins IN tnat paamltVe age S! Wote!o
be the thorn, and SWneskln IN ais late traVels IA
the East had acgnaIiy aissoVereu d specieS "
thorn we'll aQaptea 70 thls use: but 6hoIlis ise
points ana these points are always on one htsfe If
END here tnen, Is an excellent preceueASSi, %
then traced the history OF pms through an ma
tlons, showing that some exeellent sReelneens Re
nad peen round IN the stomach Oh an HsS pelt.n p
mummy over four Thousand years olui anu gaNs
long array OF statlstles showing tne hulnuef ol
pins used annually
The next speaker was Professor sharp, IRON
IhorntoWn. he agreed most Iuiiy WIN the
Iearheo gentleman VINO hau JusC edHen liie Seao;
u could oe SHOWN 1nat bhe iiioso hley AZ
NATIONS everywhere are the ones wh9 . use tl she
most pins, ana tfaVelers nave anirneu siitte e.e
most savage NATIONS use no pins az an 1t must
therefore, pc evident that tne only thlhe neces-
sary 70 clvllze natloh Is 70 supply sleill plehel
Iuily with pms but as ne couldn6 see nuen acll
point to pms without points ne tnopgnI tsney
should nave points somewhere. y na9 9een pa
quite common, as MS preoecessor relnarkeu. q -
nave the points on me httle eno; ou1 y seemee
70 him II would pe less dangerous 70 TO- cHlioIen I.
they We're placed on 0ne pig emu 1ne 5ace tnse -
our Iatners nao seemed 70 laVoF she Attie en0 -
no MS reason "ny we snoula' !, "a =. .4
me next speaker was the agehS y,.' ~ tae sres1'
sutton House-a rivaI q ene greas IN eoIpany,
Wnlie ne was tree 70 aoiie 1nat slleee Ms sgtnS
point 70 tne arguments OF tne gentlemen Who hau
preeedeo nli ne Goulo hoI agree WIN s.lell ~ y
shelf eoneiuslonS rms ne SAG, were TX 5eInelS
DANGEROUS ooth 70 tne ehlias pnyslcal M anu lhol
nsture, ana sheuiu not ne 1oierateu 8!
OF all the dlsofdef ereateGin Dol y e
fectly attrlputaoie 70 ther use. 1ney lnUuce M
eoys 70 cut holes throogh Iile PACKS ~ ssste 1n'
they may wake up tnelf nelghpofss ana 6,le ualn y
age done 70 clothing oy naVlng y plnnea last @ %
the seat ls enormous. ne showed now 9y esho,
ing PIN ID certain snape' y may pe plaeeu I On
seSt SO that us polnt VIII stana 1pwaru. ne
ha9 known cases Whefe even teacneFs thellsgIses s
haa SAT DOWN on llese reics ot psArparisin, ney
AWAKEN the very lowest passion Of ooy : ma ma
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sisls - y ~ lIe go, IN: eAN ~ =. ~
uureG ZINES noIe ~ o. oe
cards, dice, or horse racing. WhaL 6eacnef OF