The Red Cloud chief., 1890-09-12
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An laStea0ent used In Olden Tlmes {
PonlAh ScOldimG Women.

An 1~0StraGeat used In Olden Tlmes g
Paniah ScoldiwG Women.
In the "HistoricA Description Of the
Tower Of London. 177s." is the follow.
ing: "AmOng the curiosities OF the
tower is . collar Of torment. which. say
your conductors. used formerly to be put
about the wOmen's nccks that scoldcd
their husbands when they came home
late, but that custom Is left of nova.
days to prevent quarreling for collars
there not being smiths enough to make
them, IS most married men are sure to
wan them at one time or another"
But our ancestors are beginning TO
find out that
"A smoky house and . scolding wife.
Are two Of the greatest plaques In life:
The first may be cured: tiofher ne'e- can,
For It's past the power of mortal man
And yet they did not despair. Mems
wits were set 70 work, and . triumph Of
ingenuity was ~produced-the Drank. the
scOld's or gOssip's bride, which had the
immense advantage over the cucking or
ducking-stOols Of compelling the vic
tim to he silent, a punishment almost
fIendish in its conception. Its inventor
Is unknown; but he probably hailed
from b north countree." as 'branks"
Is . northern name for . kind OF
bride. 1t v seems ~ have been
. legal punishment as the ducking
stool Was but nevertheless. i:
obtained, and there are many examples
in existence. It was in its simplest
form. described by Waldron in his DE
scriptiOn Of the Isle Of Man" Il know
nothing in the many statutes or punish
ments In particular but this. which is
that il any person be convicted o! utter
ing . scandalOus report and can not
make good the assertion. instead Of be.
ing fined or imprisoned. they are SEN
fenced to stand in the market-place on
, sort Of scatOld erected for that par-
pose, with their tongue in . moose If
leather, and having been exposed to
the view Of the people for some time.
O the taking Oh Of this machine they ,
are obliged to say three times. Tongue,
thou hast led Il was commonly
made - . sort Of cage Of hoop iron. z o
ing over And fitting fairly 70 the head.
with . nat piece projecting inward.
which Was put in the mouth. thus pre-
venting tho tongue from moving. IL
was then padlocked. and the scold was
either chained Up or led through the
town
The earliest dated Drank is preserved
Wslt0n-On-Thame~ and bean tA0
late leAt with the Inscription:
Chester presests Walton with . bssase
D curb vo0ea's leagues thss tall tao Ma
There 10 . very g~rotesque one 1t Dood-
|ngtOa Park, in Lancashire, which 10
mask having eye-hOles and . long. fun
Ael-shaped PAX projecting from The
mouth; And there were rome terribly
'rsel ose& With fearfai gags, bat thee
a scarcely oo0e under scolds' OF eos-
dps eftd1eA There VA one II FoEfae
. spiked gag which pierced the
. a eve more severe ooe 10
= Stockport, whils tAose at Ludlow AID
Soeoeetef are Also instruments Of to-.
ofa-En4lisA Naga4iaA
Ps1e6al Peessa-Pshav! hate -
nswly married pss.nas al he tine
pssoiae.
4 ss.6sst a Hsnaa Nsssre-0 1t
~ sajsy tAsir spssss = Ieag = they
-. Js niss eAaocD % 90 thst
1eyUb b knf1ng 90 aaoekef be1eeo tsa
sass m sn-ns Cootssnt
kaoU - 3 - mmnG
1NpssessEf have gsed jsks hesoAI,
towA LAae aieAt Hsuunis uiSa. uho
4bsea viafdngtD shsesunHey. dssppsa /
u~Dexpoeeo6ly. So
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