Evening star., 1914-11-14
Collection of Walking Sticks
Representing As Countries
at National Museum.
FORTY DIFFERENT KINDS
MANUFACTURED OF WOOD
Some Were Carried by Presidents,
Some by Military and Naval Of
fcers of Note.

An unusually fine collection of canes
or walking sticks, representing some
forty-f1ve foreign countries and TWEEN
ty-one states of this country, hgures
anon e the historical exhibits of the
National Museum. The greater portion
Of this series comprises a collection OF
iJa pieces beaueathed to the United
states by the late Homer \. Lockwood
Of Washington-travele geographer'
eugineer and statesman. Forty diHer-
ert kinds of wooden canes are on eNni-
bftfon, as wef1 as canes made of ivory.
bone, 'horn. skin, paper, tin, WIRE anu
other substances. Many OF the specl-
mems 'are' very artistic, some are OF
curious shape and design. while Others
desigTsd fdf special purposes, include
ap kniersencS cane containing
whisky task. sketching cane WIN
drawin,. materials in the handle. match
safe GANGS, mountain climbing canes
with sf1arp; spiked ferrules. an officers
"swagser stick. and sword and gun
canes of various types.
Relate to American History.
In addition to the above collection
there are u number of walking sticks
in individual and family exhibits
which relate to American history
Among them are canes carried by Pres
idents John Quincy Adams. Jefferson,
Grant, Cleveland and many American
naval and military officers of note, IN
cluding Lafayette. Schley. Dewey and
others. besides canes made of wood
from historical spots or formed from
historical objects.
According to the belief Of some an
thropologists and ethnologists the cane
inro tLe families of nearly every race
before history was recorded. as n de-
fcnsfSe weapon. or as a staff or other
useful ,lnstrumeut. 1t is claimed by
others that the word cane" is mis-
lev ~ ho,dine thag u il 20 nesns tSe sta1E
o. d W a.har oda pl.,n., fna our '1e ne
countries where these plants did not
ROW Ifobabiy !he word comes from
me oT,h.,'s,h !, ~ .Ise foT,,d ia II,
,ireek, Latin. Spanish. French and Eng
llsh. and in the latter it was COM
pounGee INTO such words as speare-
conntr;ss hi T. ,ras ',sed ", me- rs-rt n o.her
rod for punishment and measuring
as well as the implement employed in
a Sport ;1i or ZANE .,
Roman cane dariyed ire nan,a frn,,, ~
fact that II vas used 70 he.t ofY the
sayfee dogs of tho street-can; afor a
dog"Sa snbstitution of cause for af-
feet There IFS general use Vas soon
probibited however since tbe nonnIaca
came to use IL in their narSonaI n,,a
reIs with disa stro,rs rasritS and -
cause TOO nsnysdead dogs Iit.ara1 IL.
straa,x A.. : ;,naaria, IT,. ;, -.
reiisve I.tata 81 affsirs fnSS ~, ~
.xcsnt4't tEu5 - oatr;ni Gus 81.
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oaa!.,.S - 90 - -, nc ,,.,i, - pitsi
nn,;i;t an,'S .1t .. p1tpuiai ,anUns
80 -; AoT -, .,iu ,. tu'ity uistInc
., ' -, e"is ,'ie SaII i1u
,s, G.S,, .isS' @ en ii.ty anu 81 tie tsa.y
~, ;, me 90 foo i"i
INC ''Si'' VI 'heii
Radoe of Arictocraev
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The cane, appeared in England as the
had,a,, ,,s a-istocracx !, .ho,,t tb. 6ftb
- -. ~
"u' "i'e' ser WING ,his pur pose
Tor some time, came into the hands of
the Tower classes and was dropped by
those of higher social standing
J., -. .,;.., a.;
"ao aoiisiieu III us true iorH
pS the plisrlfns ana soldiers returning
from the Holy Land during the cru