The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-22
hings You
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INVENTION OF CARDS: The general
I opinion respecting the origin Of playing
cards IS that they were first made for thu
amusement OF Charles VI OF France al
the time of his mental arrangement which
commenced in 1892 and continued fer sew
eral years. This superstition depends up
on an entry in the account book OF the
! treasurer OF the unhappy monarch which
states the payment OF ftty-six soils. OF
Paris. to have been made 70 Jac4uemin
GrinjoEHeur. painter. for three packs OF
cards. sgiided and painted with diver CO..
ors and different devices for the diversion
of his majesty.
JEWS HARP is, probably. a corruption
of Jaws-harp. from it being placed be-
tween the jaws when played 1t is also
called Jtws-trump. corruption OF Jeu-
trompe. playthins.
CIIH15RIAN GLOOM: The name of The
Cimme-ian appears in the odyssey-the
/ fable describes them as dwelling beyond
the ocean, immersed in darkness and UNI
/ best by the rays OF Helios. or the sun.
They belong partly 10 the legend. partly
the chief occupants of the laurie Cher
sOnesus 'Crimea) and Of the territory be-
tween that peninsula and the river Ty-
ros Duiester>. at the time when the
Greeks first commenced their permanent
settlement on the coast in the seventeenth
century. IS. c.
ORIGIN OF THE PICNIC: 1t Is hard
to say when this species of entertainment
became fashionable; when we have an &C
count Of a very distinguished picnic that
took place more than two centuries ana
a quarter ago. on the birthday Of Chas.
Prince of Wales. afterwards Charles the
First Mainwaring. in letter to the
luxurious Earl of Arundel. dated Nov
%. 1918, says: The Prince and his births
day has been soieminzed here by the few
ma-quises and lords which found them
selves here; and tto supply the want II
lords Knights and squirss were admit
ted 10 q consultation. wherein it vas re-
solved that such number should meet
ct GamiSss, and briaE every man his
dish OF meat. 1t was left 10 their own
choice what TO bring; some chose to be
substantial. some curious. some extrava-
CANT. Sir George Young's invention bore
away the bell; and that was four huge.
brawny pigs, piping hot. bitted and hir-
messed with ropes Of saugages. all ted
TO monstrous bag pudding.
COLOR OF WINE:It is an erroneous
idea to suppose that white wine is ex-
clusiyely the produce Of white grapes
Fermentation alone determines the color
The Juice contained in both the red and
white grape is nearly as colorless as wa
ter; except in one peculiar species which
is called the dyer, 'rGisln teinturier" the
liquor Of which is a purple hue. II The
juice OF the grapes which have been
gently pressed by the feet Of men in a
tub of the vineyard. is drawn off. and
allowed to ferment without he skin. the
seeds, and the stalks. VIII Oh cOnta the
coloring elements. the VINE VIII certainly
be white. On the contrary. il the liquor
is left to ferment with them, the wine
must be red.
SCRIPTURE PRICES: Abraham bought
a piece of land for a bury-place lie paid
400 shekels of silver. The lowest sum al
which q shellel is estimated is two shlu-
ings and three pence This would rake
about S2oo for the Dury-p,aee in Solo
mons time, If is mentioned that the rlica
OF chariot from Egypt was go shessis
Of silver q Kings 80. This would ls
about $3.50. The price OF a horse was 80
shesels or some So. king solomon. t1 q
valuable chariot. drawn l'y two o. foIr
horses. made as SNOWY and as disniaed
an appearance perhaps as any p:i1ces
have since.