The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-06-18
SOME SMALL HANDWRITING
Curio ,itics of " cro'cop Pea manship
Which Htv. Been Recorded.

Curio titles of " croscopc Pea mans!ip
Which Htv, Been Recorded.
In the slow Oil days, when people
had more time, fewer books and let
us hope stronger eyes than we of the
nineteenth century are generally
blessed with. observes the Bookseller
and Stationer' certain scribcS skillful
with the goose quill delighted in mi
scroscopic writing and literally gave
to the world whole volumes in q nut
she'll Pliny states that Cicero once
saw the entire Had of Homer con-
tanned in the shelly covering CT 4 spec
linen OF the forest fruit. BY many this
was long believed 10 be a fiction. They
declared 1t was impossible but that it
could be done was proven cOnclusiyel;
by Bishop HueL OF Avraaches. in the
presence OF the dauphin and a royal
company. He clearly demonstrated
with sheet of pape" and common
pen, that piece Of velium ten inches
in length AMI eight inches in wid; h.
could be folded up and iuclO5ei in
go0d-si ed walnut she'll. L finely in
scr.bed with a crow Quill it would nod
in breadth one line OF thirty We Sos
and in length 30 lines thus making
on one side /. 50D verses, aad on both
sides the whole i, 0GU verses OF the
Hid.
\ still more wonderful euro ity was
size of a hens egg an &ccDurt OF
which has been preserved amo1g the
iaricl3n manus r.pt5 and which Mr.,
Diorae" quoted as "a rare p:ece Of
work hrought 10 pass by Pee. H&,es,
an Engtishmau and a Clerk OF the
chancery.' 1t was gate unreadaJle
without d magaifying glass but con
tanned as many leaves rs a RE
bible and IS much recalling matte: on
each page.
The author OF this tin;est book on
record lived in tha time Of Queen
Elizabeth, and in l31j presented har
virgin lna est with the LORD prayer.
tie creed tn comm2n I'm an:s. t.yo
Snort attn PA e:.s his own name
and motto. ana the date. I'll written
On Z bit OF paper the size OF tlHTo'-
mai, AMI >c5 il u r.n- OF m0,d COW
cred with a cry. til. by the use o.
spec;acles the words could lie clearly
Gcciphcrei. and this work OF the cui-
ncnt writing Ina+tet. was thc wonder
and the admiration o. the f:.stil.ols
severe 81 and al her ministers ana
ambassadors at Hampton coa:t.
Yer: mach the same feat was that
executed ~ John I;,r..er OF Ninger-
worth. near IEcs c"Geli, il ncrhy-
shire as late as 1923; to-. within e
circle OF ii pennypieee, he succeeded
in placing the Lord rrHyc' creed,
Decalooue. nine collects the grace Of
cur Lord Jesus Christ the meme OF
the wr.t.r pace Of residence nearest
market town. county day Of the
month, and date OF the Year nj in
words o: full length and with al the
cap tai letters ard necessary .s.ops.'
as we'll IS the numbers OF the com
ma dmcnts. These charact ~ were
legib,e to the naked eye, AMI 9 close
c .Ic@lato: declares this Piece OF wri,-
ing 10 ne eTcn sma!Ie, an Ino.e re-
ma"kabIe than that displayed in taa
microscope Ia I or tAe microscopic
Bile.
The coa,oA.s of thin folio outline
the head Of the feature; OF Queen
Anne which odd picture is about the
Sc o. Il mans hand, ana is kept il
lie british Mus um. 1T st Johns
College, GH!or,, may also b. seen Il
portrait o. hdr.es entirely CON
posed OF minute written words. which.
at Il short distance rcsomb es the Ines
OF an engraving. T., close ara;na-
tion it viii be discovered that he
head and ruff are d truly religious
work, being formed oi the Eoal, OF
Psalms, the Lords Prayer and the
crtCI.