The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-01-08
our Forefath i, Homes:s

Broad mind ed men, and women also
sare trying to 80 house the poor that they
9may be tidy and conf Portable and healthy
1.-THE s3fort Is an illustration of the
h good sense eS which charaoterizes the phil
aa9thropy 81 thg age. This character
stioS MAS been Impressed upon it by sci--I
ence. For it teaches that hygine, o1
the promotion and preservation Of health
is an indispensable aid in growing good
citizens.
Bad as the dwellings Of the poor arein
cities, and il the country also, they are
asa clnss far superior to those.in which
our Anglo Saxon ancestors lived Il q
eerf, the Saxon lived IN q hut not ssaa
genteel as some Of our modern pig-styes
and far less comfortable. s.s$
If be was gentl eman, his home con-
sisted Of hall, with little rooms on the
outside surrounded aby an earthwork.
The rude wtaulls Of the hall were covered.
with some sort Of hang ings, on which
were hung arms and trop hes OF the
chase. The floor was Of earth strewn
with rushes. Fire was made in the.
middle Of the hall and the smoke
found its way out Of 9 little hole ii the
roof.
In. this rude hall he. break fastad at
nine and Sdined al; three O'clock. 1T was
considered disgfacefI for d gentle man
to dine alone. Every bod was welco coined
with q lavish hospitality # l#5ss H.
The stranger brought news, no mean
I gift to an out of- the-way country squire,
who had no newspaper and couldn't
have read IT, if one had BEEN 4n1ed
alongside Of his break fast plate, or
rather bread slice. For they used thick
slices Of bread, as plates we're then un-s
known, on which oplaees The portions
of meat These slices were called
tenchers,s ecause they were to be carved
upon. Forks we're unknown
"a Norman bare is reported to have
been so hospitable that he turned the
kings: highway through the MIDI 1ey Of
the hall of his man Or. b He did 80 In
order that no traveller might have an
excuse for passing without partaking 81
his hospitality
Seated onSa high wooden seat, the:
Anglo Saxon gentlema preside at his
dinner Of boiled bacon, which with
bread and vegetable mead and beer,
was the principal dish. Quantity made
up for the eficienoy in quality
He and his guests Sdrank heavily.
Drum enness and sloth marked his daily
life. Drinli ing cups were so made Is
not to stand upright. They had to be
emptied at q draug Buckets were
used to carry the. mead or oil to the
guests. When the Saxon gent eman OF
lady slept, he rested on 10 bench upon
which alsack filed with straw had been
placed. Neither he nor his wife wore
q night dress ii
The change from these rude customs
into q more refined style Of living was
due to the Norman conquest. It pol
|sished the Saxons' manners, and infused
into their sloth the energy charac teristic
Of the English race. The TRANSITION Re-
4quifed time For 3 long period the Sax.
ons resisted the advance Of the refined
Norman manners. and customs, 4 as res
Winding them Of their servilo condition.
The onquered however had his re-
Eveng he forced his lang uage upon his
eonqueror. The process was simple
but effective. The unmarried Normana
selected their wives from among the
beautiful Saxon maidens, and these:
naturally taught children their native
tongue. y IL 8S