The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-15
JUST BETlUEEN r0U IND ME

some thousands of miles from would
thought the Joke would point
making me due postage to the extent of 81 Amer
money? That is exactly happened.
But it did O papers again-and
goodso that the pleasure postage
For the first time since sent off the letter from the
to write to you and very little
something to say which does dip into
history than nave time or opportunity for
It is something about Museum, every
sef-respecting traveller least and infinite
number or times he is student enough to be able to
preciate what it offers. British Museum sort
prize bag, where
nugget of precious information
and just skinned too TINS first visit 1t would not
things and them their
importance SO am going to plunge into the middle Of it,
and tell about the first thing that in notebook
1t draughts according to the English term
Why Checkers
When take out the checker board you
wondered why the grooved they are? Why
they not square? such wonder in
playing days and it probably
CURED to had draughtsmen
and counters games
as works of art Way back in Egypt in the XVIIIth dyn
asty that is from 100 400 B.
Their boards were much smaller, and the
smaller and fewer in number while the carved in
the shape of lions heads inch high in
light wood the other in
were round-why, is something nobody knows But
they ancient days and they
remain to this day. -...
The records of the game fully
later along in century Something
IDENTIFY happened in those years.
had become thinner thru if Time
so heavily upon them that thew could not Withstand it.
These thirteenth draughtsmen than sill
dollar perhaps half inch thick the there
rim x of an inch wide The center thus left is carved
in deep relief shape anmal-deer COW, dog,
pig hare horse elephant The material sometimes
wood sometimes ivory and very often walrus tusks The
anatomy of the animals kind almost
labeled This dog" This elephant but the hand
work is elaborate
One set has Bible, the only
left shows Samson off gates of GAIA. AS
happens and shoulders taller than
gates, the act wonderful it
would for pick chicken walk off with
it, But think of all this exquisite handwor being
-.
BY the sixteenth century still further changes had
place; SIZE ivory and wal
tusks had evidently become
for such use; human labor, have increased
value, draughtsmen have some decora-
ton the figures stamped instead being
carved by hand Late in this same century even this stamp
ing began disappear the taking grooved
tions much have them to-day. ..-."
Why Men Used Elaborate Clothes
Something always about tho is why
used to such full trousers they the
of Elizabeth, and earlier later why
trousers smaller coats and wastcoats longer
larger and fuller know 1t was because Of their
watches There is not pocket of the forty-more
less-whch boast to-day which carry
the old time watches without making their self
evident the historic the great protectors
You have heard watches called "turnips" Well,
the kind of tmepece they carried in England in 7o13O
and they actually big turnp.
bigger turnip with ribbon
The shown in the British Museum has silver of
exquisite design in flagree repousse,
been strong who could carry such weight all
1t almost if derrick would been
lift it out of pocket and put it back again All of the
watches much thicker their diameter than
watch century
inch thick tho no larger in circumference than
to-day.
BY 1860 watches--and clothes-were much
the chatene watches of to-day began be
of all these time pieces, they be- and
priceless, would weigh fraction
Junior boy girl choice any
them and neat little watch such be
dozen at time in the windows Of the
let
Where Some Pins Go.
Where do all the pins go? asked somebody fond of
putting bothersome questions world.
FL 'IntO
the British Museum This will probably the
toner much that make before
further questions there pins
Museum just plain ordinary pinsbut DID, it is than
a since of them
pins! Why there are
not only hundreds DID, but several thousand
ordinary dress that
between 1910 1890 They have small
and apparently easily bent the pins
all "od maids pins"
Where. wonder. did those Of an