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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14
CTATE OF VERMONT. Mariboro. IS.

- BY the Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested in the estate of
MARY j. HARRIS late of Brattleboro de-
ceased. Greeting
Whereas. Jonathan c. Howe has presented
TO this court an instrument pErporting TO be
the last will of said deceased. for probate
You are hereby notified that this court will
decide upon the PROBATE of said instrument at
the session thereof. TO be held AT the Probate
Office in BrattlebOro. in said district. on the
18th day of November. \. ID. lgE, when and
where you may appear and contest the same
If you see cause. ~
A. +. SCHWENK, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14

Alcohol is a good thing to preserve
some things" remarked the Observer of
Events and Things. but it will not pre-
serve order."-[Yonkers Statesman.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14

- BY the Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested in the estate of
DEXTER BRIGHAM late of MardsbOro in
said district. Greeting;
You are hereby notified that this Court will
decide upon the allowance of the account of
L. NJ. Newell. Administrator upon the Estate
of Dexter Brigham late of WurdsbOro in said
District. deceased, and decree distribution
thereof TO the persons entitled thereto. at the
session thereof 10 be held at the Probate Office
in Brattleboro, in said District. on the 18th day
of November A. ID. l9l2. when and where you
may be heard in the premises. il you see cause.
az A r. SCHWENK Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14
AT. sCHwENK, Register.
STATE OF VERMONT, Marlboro. IS.

- BY the Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested IN the estate OF
NARY NJ BROOKS, late of Vernon. deceased,
Greeting.
Whereas, n. II. Brooks has presented 10 this
Court an instrument purporting 10 he the last
will of said deceased for probate;--You are
hereby notified that this Court will decide up
on the Probate OF said instrument at the SEES
sion thereof TO lie held at the Probate Office in
Brattleboro, IN said district. on the .Sth day Of
November, A. ID. l9R, when and where You
may appear and contest the same. II you see
caIise ID A. Z. SCHWENk. REGISTER
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14

DR.. David Kennedy's Golden Plasters
15c each.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31

Iii Hung Chang" says the Shanghai
Mercury, was very apt TO reviIe in tilt
lowest billingsgate If any one offended
him. Once district magistrate in
Cured his displeasure. whereupon L.
cursed aim in a loud voice. even going
SO far as 10 curse his ancestors Hui
the district magistrate. nothing dagnt
ed. spoke up sharply:
Il am an officer of the emperor. even
though my rank is low You may Kill
me- but you must not curse me. .
SIDES. the emperor orders you TO pro.
mote Your good officials and desTat.e
your bad ones. He did not order you tG
curse them lf you curse me. cannot I
play at that game tooY
The rejoinder so astonished Ii that
he ceased reviling and escorted the
man 10 the gate. saying Great district
magistrater The next day he order.3
the provincial treasurer 10 give IL.
man first class appointment. say
that man of such courage wou.a
surely make a good official"
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31
They wOrshfp the Dru~

Among the Samoiedes and the tribes
OF northern Asiatic Russia the drum
passes almost as an idol. They address
ii. erect il in their hut and the priests
of the superstition by the aid of the di-
vine instrument effect that ma gica !
disappearance" which has puzzled all
travellers from Sir Hugh Willoughby
downward to account for and has Civ
EN- rise to as much guesswork ut its
calculation as the feats of the Indian
jugglers The Samoiede. after beatin.
his drum and working up the senses OF
his spectators to a pitch of great ex-
element. mysteriously vanishes into
thin air before the eyes of all. CiviIiZ
ed travellers naturally hold that it is a
trick. The Samoiedes themselves de.
clare that the power resides in the
drum idol. The peculiar thing is rhat
neither one party nor the other has
been able to explain how the vanishing
occurs
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31
Cancer Cured by Botanic Blood Balm
All Kinds OF Skin and Blood
Diseases Also Cured.

Mrs. NJ. L. Adams, Fredonia, Ala.
took Botanic Blood Balm which eff
fectuallv cured an eating cancer of
the nose and face. The sores healed
up perfectly. Many doctors bar Civ
ep up her case as hopeless yet she
was cured by Botanic Blood Balm
R. B. b Hundreds of eases of can
Ger have been cured nv Blood Balm.
Among others, Mrs. B. NJ. Quincy,
Warrior Stand, Ala. Her nose and
lip we're as raw as beef with offensive
discharge. Foctors advised cutting
but it failed. Blood Balm healed the
sores and Mrs Gsrnev is as well as
ever. Botanical Blood Balm also
cures eczema, itching humors, bone
pains, offensive pimpies, scabs, scales,
blood poison, carbuncles, scrofula,
risings and bumps on the skin and
all blood troubles, etc. Mrs. d X.
Stauffer. Montpelier, Ind, cured by
Blood Balm of awful rher matism
aches and pains and weak, thin
blood. Especially advised for old
chronic cases after all else fails
Druggists 81 rer large bottle. Sam
ole of Blood Balm free and prepaid
! bv writing Bood Balm company. At
Iauta. Ga Describe trouble and
special free medical advice sent IN
sealed letter. 1t is certainly worth
| while Investigating such remarha-
| Ole remedy.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31
say to urn
Thanks: after you"
MARX Twain. L-..-, ~.x,u.

E1rA Twain has added two new
maxfms 70 the worlds already salala
bile collection. ssys Harper's Literary
Gossip They are as follows. we
ought never 10 do wron. when peonle
are looking" and No real gentleman
will tell the naked truth in the pres
ence OF ladies' These nuggets of wis
dom appear in his new novelette,. A
Double Barreled Detective Sto.y..
which is completed i'm the February
number OF Harper's Magazine. The
London Academy is so pleased with
these new witticisms that il is moved
10 suggest the publication of Mark
Twafn's Own Book OF Maxims." which
ought certainly TO be illuminating as 4
practical guide TO conduct
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31

| have undergone? You go to sleep
quietly. pleasantly. and by and by you
wake up. When you do wake up. you
INQUIRE if the thing is done. and you
learn that il is You feel no pain. and
you have felt no pain. not even diseonl-
fort.
NV operation lasted two hours. and
was under ether from 2:45 to ; p. IN.
slept soundly all night. The next morn
ing | was reading the papers in bed
All | can remember Is that when
woke from my enforced sleep l had
vague idea I was in a greenish. foggy
atmosphere. and l heard. as in the dis
lance, many soft voices whispering:
Hello, Hello! Wake up! How do
you feel?''
The day after the operation | had
teaspoonfuls of chicken broth every
two hours. the following day table
spoonfuls. the next day eggs and milk
and the next such meals as for two
years | had not dreamed of permitting
myself to try.
NV dear friends / cannot remember
five minutes of pain Maybe my anato-
my is not improved. but | don't wear
uecOtittt dItSS tI2t L tVtf hh I've ~ Il
given a new lease of life. of health and
of happiness
Operations are absolutely free from
danger The only thing is that germs
may get at you. but this danger does
not exist with the marvellous precau
lions of steriliZa ton and antiseptics
which are taken by the surgeons OF to
day.
have been in the French hospita
for three weeks During that tins
about forty operations have been per
formed. and every one has been sue
cessful. even including few perform
ed on patients brought here on tn
threshold of death.
The only thing modern surgery can
not do is TO give Us Il new head. thin;
which many of Us would be glad Of
In any other case. IL you are wron;
anywhere don't suffer. Take my ad
vice-ask the surgeon to rid you o
what makes your life miserable.
Make up your mind and do rot a
| the psychological moment when D
asks von TO lie down to be put to slice
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31
LOOK AND A SMILE.
An Incident Which Explained Mrs
NcNinIey's Luck mt Cribbake.

When the late President Mckinley
and party went west not many months
before he was shot. Mrs. Mckinley
went too. While talking with Mr.. Scot
one day. the man whose firm built tht
Oregon. Mrs Mckinley said. "Oh. de
YOU play cribbage. Mr.. Scott
Yes" was the great shipbuilders
answer.
We'll. so do l. said Mrs. Mckinley.
Il wish you would play game with
me-
Il should be delighted to DO So was
the reply.
Later. as President Mckinley and
Mr.. Scott were looking over the latter :
big plant Mrs. Mckinley not being
present the president said. On. by
the way. MIR. Scott. didn't | hear you
and Mrs. Mckinley arranging TO play
cribbage some time
Yes" said Mr. Scott, I'VE are going
to play"
We'll. what kind OF a player are
you?" asked the president.
"Oh, pretty fair. guess. | play
pretty good game
well so do l. said Mr.. Mckinley
But do YOU know, it may seen
strange. bur it is fact. that | have
never been able to play we'll enough Il
beat Mrs Mckinley" As he said this
he looked at Mr.. Scott with signih
cant smile Their eyes met It was
enough Mr. Scott understood. and /
was safe to say that he Gid not bea
Mrs Mex inlev Boston Journal
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31

/ Although still an inmate Of the
! French hospital in New York. Paul
| Blouet tIax O'Relh is rapidly recover
ing from the effects of the operation for
appendicitis performed a few days ago.
He referred 70 himself as the widest
open man in New York two DAYS after
passing under the surgeons knife. Now
he has written his experiences for the
New York Journal. He says:
When a month or SO ago | decided Cd
having an operation performed upor
me. some New York papers. short OF in
teresting matter for their readers. pub-
lished the information This brought
me scores of letters from cranks. fad
dists. humbugs. faith healers and the
like Give up sim" some wrote. land
you viii be all right
TRY my cure" wrote charlatans An
other of this class said: Have YOU
tried hydrotherapy? With hot water /
can bring on crisis that will settle
YOU
In fact, l received lots Of disInterest
ed advice. and gratis too. A faddist
wrote: DO not submit TO the cruel
knife of a surgeon. Out of hundred
people operated on seventy die; the 9th
er thirty are MANNED for life"
Ignorance and prejudice go no fur
Their.
Now. dear reader ii YOU are sure |
that something is wrong with any part
Of your anatomy do not hesitate to
have done to yourself what you would /
order your gardener TO do 10 your trees
under the same circumstances
Have the damaged. broken or dead |
branches '-Aen off. Pruning-that is
surgery-is the simplest. shortest SAT
est and sureSt remedy If your ap
pendix is wrong. off with it. If yosls
big intestine. or colon. gets constricte,
and threatens 10 become a semicolon
be sure that il will soon become |
fun 81 p aud kill you Off with til.
offending CONSTRUCTED part That's youa
only chance.
| must say ! was not afraid of I'll, |
operation. can always submit To the
inevitable. as once said to yer,
ugly man who said he was glad to
make my acquaintance because he had
been tod ! Booked very much like him
| prepared myself cheerfully for man,
days so as 10 be strong and we'll and
give the surgeon and myself as good
A chance as could
W hat does an operation consist in |
.ssAta-AA~-t nj danrarauS ono g.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31

strong enough TO blacken the metal oil
caustic potash. next into mixture Oh
TWO parts nitric and one part sulphufis
acid. then into concentrated nitric acio
and lastly into Al mixture of equal parts
of vinegar and water. finishing bS
washing them thoroughly in water aho
driving in hot sawdust-
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31
His Glass Eye.

Uncle CyIus-Say. this glass ey.
hafn't no good | want my money
back.
OpticAn-No good:
Uncle Cyrus-Hain't wuth tinker:
darn. Can't see bit better with thu
blame thing than | Kin without
Judge.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31
Erosfing Aluminium.

To give a frosted surface to aiu
minimum articles remove all grease ard
dirt by dipping them in benZine. After
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31
Tr0 e!

The people who are always short fint
1t difficult to get along.-PhiladelDht
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31

.aosiux cash mArket-w heat. 75axe; corn
-. oats 49,. pork, Sis.o5; lard. ssz.
sihs - Il
H.,uisyilIe Grain and livestock
wb.n,-So. : red and longberry, s5c.
Corn-So- white. $50; No. mixed. 661,a.
OaI.-No z'mixed 497ac, No. white, sl3,e.
Csasie-olrons al x2-2sess-oS.
aoSS-Steady At s4soGn-SS-
eheep-Steady at Sz1S'3
famb~-SteAuy at Sz-JtvtS.25
Cincinnati Grain and Livestock.
Whea.-Steady; No. red. so1se.
sEru-rirm: M. mixed, "a &c.
ens.-Steadv 40 mixed, ss1sa
ksxxle-Active az Sl-1s SSs-ss-
aews-Acyiye at Sa-lo $50 a.
oheop-Dun Al s2SSJSA
LAnss-Dull at sa.5oas-s
Chicago Livestock.
C,ss,s-Aeti~e; steers, sAs7. ssocksrs 40
nAnsur g. zSI4.so.
1-Steady 81 Sa.oo S6Ao
lnoaO-sIesoy Al Ss-1sSs.D
loAhD-StsAay al IS. to T.
New York Livestock :
cas,le-Steady st ssseG6s5 rs
aoss-Quiet Al s5sso.Se
shsep->lo~ AZ s-seS4-so
lAups-sIsaay 81 siza ID
East Buffalo Livestock.
cAstle-Steady al s. sga'a ?
Acss-Actlve AT s. sso-oe-
Sne~p-Stess.y at x4.z5 - so
lAmos-SSesd. Al $50 Ia
Toledo Grain.
Wh>ns-Firra: cash. - &c; May, $40,
Oorn-Aetiye: Ne. cash 5s1xes
0ass-AeSIyes Ne cash. sS1.c.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31
IT'S GOOD TOBE PRUNED
So Says Max O'Rell, Speaking
of His Operation.
ATOKE IN a GREENIsH roc

Noted Writer Tells His Experieuces
In Being Operated tpon For App
pendicitis-Ee Is Enthu.iastic
Advocate OF surgery and sings Its
PruineH
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31
Whatever the
Future Has
Store
For You

is very likely TO come through the most
unexpected sources
Parties with whom you have only
trif1ing business relations may be just the
ones who will help you to get started on
the road to great prosperity. if you inn
press them favorably now. Therefore
you cannot afford to neglect any little
obligation tor single day
If you owe little bill that will fall due
before you can spare the money To pay
II, come to us and borrow.
If you hold, and have been holding for
some time, a good permanent position.
that in itself will be satisfactory evidence
Of integrity And with us integrity is
good security. We also loan money Or
various kinds OF personal property with
ont removal. and diamonds. watches.
etc. left IN pledge.
Absolute secrecy guaranteed.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31
louisville Grain and Livestock
Cincinnati Grain and Livestock,
Chicago Livestock.

c.ssas-Aetive. steers, S%Si Is, ssocksrs 40
nnnhaRu. xS-5Sls-so-
1-Steady 81 Sa.oo So.Au-
Aau-sIesoy Al $s1sSs.1
lmSo-SIsAay al s. to T.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31
LATEST 0UOTArIONs.

Chicago, H., Jan. 81 = Wheat,
74s. Corn, 5el. Oats. 4ss.
Toledo, o., Jan. 3l.-Wheat, 81.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31
EAST Buffalo Livestock.

C>xsIe-Steady Al s. SGa-sS- ?
Ac.ss-ActlSe Al s. sso-oo-
Sneep-Stes4.y at x4-z5 % 80
1nmos-SSesdy A. $50 Als
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31

Closing casa market" neat. 80; corn
Fihs. - =
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31
Toledo Grain.

Whs.s-Firm; cash. s75ze; May, $40
Oorn-Active: Ne. : cash. 5S1ses
O0sn-AesIyes Ne scase. sS1sa
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17
strain Is No Greater.

Tho question has been raised
whether II Il should be practicable TO
at,ain to a speed Of 100 miles or more
an hour by raj. the engineer could
stand the strait. II has been affirmed
by a physician that such fearful 60
ing would wear out his nerves In a
little while. The question has been
answered already by one experienced
engineer before a meeting OF sclen.
lists. Asked as to the probable ef.
fects, In case Of a common accident.
Of a speed OF more than sixty miles
an hour he said "a smash.up at
sixty miles would make spllntera Of
everything; at 100 miles the spllutors
might be finer but the destruction
could not be more complete" That is
10 say, when an engineer runs his
engine at sixty miles he Is under as
severe a strain as he would be at any
other speed.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17

Might after uight with rest aud
sleep broken by urinary troubles.
Painful passages. frequent calls Of
nature retention, make the day IS
miserable as the night
Man. woman or child with any
wrong condition Of the bladder and
hndcys IS I'm q bad way.
Don't delay till dangerous Diabetes
comes. Cure tho trouble before 1t set.
ties into Brights Disease.
Read how certain are the cures OF
Doans Kidney Pills aud how they
last
John j. scharschug. a retired farm
or. residing NJ 474 Concord St.
Aurora. H.. says: Three years ago
was a sufferer from hachache and
other kidney disorders, and for
months exhausted all my knowledge
Of medicine In an endcavor to obtain
relief Deans Kidney pills cured me,
and time has not diminished my csti'
nation Of this preparation. Not only
did Doan's Kidney pills cure me at
that time. but although over three
years have elapsed there has not been
symptom Of recurrence OF tho
trouble. consider this preparation
to be a wonderful kidney remedy and
just MS represented
a FREE TRIAL Of this great Kid
ncy medicine which cured Mr. schar
schug will be mailed on application {,
any part OF the United States. Ad
dress Foster Mllburn CO.. Buffalo. N
Y. For sale by oil druggists, price o.
| coute nor box.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17
no oueatIona 10 ne Aaked.

when ]. p. Morgan was travelling
for pleasure through rural France on
one occasion. he engaged local pho
tographer 10 take and develop some
views OF interesting places Tho pho
tograpbsr. receiving nothing rs a re-
tainer did not begin tho work until
he had aonsulted with the manager OF
the hotol where Morgan was stopping
In the nelghborhood. Yes-the man.
ager knew Morgan and thought Nor
gan all right
But, monsieur" said the photog.
rapher. 1T is such large ordorl Can
safely trust this American for 800
francs?"
Mon Dieui-SOO france!" eI.
claimed the manager. Trust himi--
yes; for anything and everything un.
der heaven he may take II into his
head to dream Oft He Is pre-omlnent.
ly a reliable mani"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17

10 you for poruna. "--Miss Kate Brown.
A neglected cold IS frequently the
Gauss OF death.
IL Is more often, however, the cause
Of some chronic disease
There Is not an organ In the body but
what 10 liable 10 become seriously do
ranged by neglected cold Diseases OF
the kidneys, bladder and digestive or
gans are all frequently the result Of a
neglected cold
Hundreds 81 dollars ere spent on doc
tors and medicines trying 10 cure these
diseases hut until the true cause 81
them IL discovered. there will be nc
use in using medicine.
Dyspepsia mt iciue, diarrhma medi
cine aud constipation medicine Is Of nc
good whatever when catarrh Is the
cause The catarrh must be treated
Tho cause being removed, the dcrange
ments win disappear
perunn cures catarrh OF the digestive
organs. the urinary organs or any oi
the internal organs
II you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use OF Peruna
write at once 10 DIR. Hartman, giving .
full statement Of your case, and he vii.
be pleased to give you his valuable I'D
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus,O
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17

Miss Kate Brown, Recording Secre-
tery OF the H. Q. B. Association Of Kan
sas, in letter from COS ~ Seventh st. q,
Kansas City, Kansas, says:
"FOr seVer years I have not known
what IL was 10 spend wen day.
lcauRht severe cold which neglected.
IL was nj the time OF menstruation and
Inflammation not in and Frustrated me.
Catarrh Of the kidneys and bladder fol
lowed, NV digestive organs gave way,
In fact the cold disarranged my whole
system
~ spent hundreds Of dollars Win
doctors and medicine. but derived bat
Mie benefit mil I began treatment
with Perun1. ] kept taking H. Tor nearly
nine months before was completg v
sured, but kept growing better gradu-
ally so that felt encouraged TO continue
taking Pcruna until my health was re-
stored. send my thanks aud hlcssinps
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17
HOW TO TIE KNOTS.
New Feature Tor Entertainment fof
| the Hou.e.Rnund PcnnIr.

New Feature Tor Entertainment fot
the Houne.Round People.
An article ln rearson's ON Knots
Problems" written by Arthur ban
aeld. gives a clover idea for new
feature" at an evening entertain.
ment
"a knotmakIng contest would be
something new IN the way Of an
cvening's entertained Let each OF
the guests be- furnished with piece
OF small ropo OF suitable length, and
with Illustrations and descriptions OF
tho Atots 10 be- made Simple prizes
could I've awarded to those who make
the most knots correctly within a
given time. and a BOBBY prize to the
one. Or onos-for there would quite
likely be numbcr--who stumble
into making 'granuics.
Tho only qualifications needed
FOR The granny is total ignorance OF
the at aud science OF Matchmaking
Lay he end Of the two pieces Of rope
together, and-WCll just knot them
There you have your granny Pu,
presspro on the rope. aud one Of two
things will happen. either the knot
will Slip until the ends are passed
and you are as you we're. or else the
knot Is drawn together so foarfully
tight that II seems as II no power
on earth will possibly unite Il.
Matchmaking is a pleasant and
useful hobby. and D. liberal education
20 those who are naturally clums!
with their hands. Every one should
learn al least the simplest knots."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17

Toronto surgeons are proud Of ar
unparalleled feat performed In No
vomber last at the Toronto hospital
rhe patient. a laboror was aufforluf
from spreading gangrone which nf
ioctod both legs and must infallibl,
have proved fatal I'm a very shor.
time Tho only hope was 20 cut oil
both legs. Il was not n mere case %
amputatlon The whole OF tho thigh
had to be removed, the hip bone,
being separated at the upper joint
and khe nerve branches destroyed
The man waa. In fact. cut In halvoa
The operation was a brilliant sue
cess
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17
UNIVERSITY WITHOUT A FIRE
Primitive Conditions Of Lie That Pre-
vailed In Early England.

Primitive Conditions OF Live mat IRE
vailed In Early England.
In 1900. chimnoy8 were scarcely
known In England one only was al
lowed In a religious house. one In a
manor. one In the great bali OF the
castle. or lords house; but In other
houses they had nothing but what was
called Rere Desc. where their food
was dressed. where they dined. and
the smoke found iJs way out as IL
could.
In King Henry WINS time tho uni.
versity at oxford had no IRE allowed.
for II ~ mentioned that after the stu.
dents had auppod. which took place
at s o'clock, they wont again TO their
studies I'm o. and thon In the win.
Ter, they having no FIRE. they wore
obliged 20 take a good run for half an
hour 10 get heat In their foet before
they went 10 bed.
Holllnahed contemporary with Ella.
aboth. describes the rudonesa OF the
preceding generation In the arts Of
ne
There we're" rays he. ivory few
chimncys oven In capital towns. tho
Ere was laid 10 the wall. and the
smoke issued out az tho roof. or door
or window. Tho houses were waited
and plasterod over with clay, and al
the furniture and utensils woro Of
wood. Tho people slept on straw pal
lets with n log Of wood for n pillow"