The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-11-18
A NATIONAL CANE
COLLECTION

Washington, u. g.. Nov. lS.-Au un-
usually me collection 90 canes or
valking-st.cks, representing some a.
fotcigu %eouutrios and 81 states of This
country. figures among the historical
exhibits 81 the united states National
museum at Washington. Tho Rreater
portion of this series comprises a coli
lection of 152 pieces bcqueathed 20
the United State by the late Homer
y. Lockwood OF Washington, Traveller,
peoEraph,r. engineer. and statesman.
Forty different kinds of wooden cants
are ON exhibition. as we'll as canes
made Of ivory. bone, horn, skin. paper,
tin, wire. and other substances. Many
Of the specimens are very artistic,
some are Of curious shape and design,
while others, designed Tor special pur-
poses. include. am emergency cane,
containing a whlskcy mask; "a sketch
ing came with drawing materials 300 the
handle. match safe canes; mountain
climbing canes with sharp spiked fer
rules: an officers "swagger STICK
and sword and gun canes of various
types.
In addition TO the above collection
there are "a number uf walking sticks
in individual and family exhibits,
which relate 90 American history.
! Among them are cIues carried boy
Presidents John quincy Adams JET
! iersou, Grant. Cleveland. and mauy
American naval and military officers
uf note. Including Lafayette, Schley,
Dewey. and others. besides canes
made of wood from historica spots
or formed from historical objects.
According 20 the belief OF some an-
thropol0gists and ethnoiogists the cane
was an implement which found MS
way into the families 81 nearly every
race before history was recorded, as
"a defensive weapon or ms "a star or
other useful instrument IL Is claimed
bv others that the word cane Is
misuscd In Application 10 walking
! sticks. they holding that it means "A
| stalk OF "a hollow-stemmed plant. but
| the cane made OF Other woods ls found
to have been employed al an carly
4 date ia countries whero these plants
I did not grow. Probably the word
1 comes from the Arabic. Semetic, or
! Hebrew languages. although u is also
! found !n Greek. Latin. spanish,
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It was compounded into such words
as "apcare-oaine." aad "hre cane
I while ia other countries IL Mas used
"a represent a rod for punishment,
aud measuring. as well as iho imple-
ment employed In a sport ur gamc'
one interesting theory Us that me
! Roman cane derived its name rom
the fact that lt was uScd 20 beat OF
The savage dogs of the street, cant
] FOR ados "a substitution 81 cause Tor
1 effect There its general use was Don
! prohibited. however. since the popu-
lace came to use IL in their personal
auarrels w.tb disastrous results, n
because too many dead dogs Uttered
the streets An imperial cdict, issued
ta relieve this state of affairs ior3id
Ian except those ~ patricinn rank
from uarryiu4 canes thus making it
a privilege. which came 20 hc popular
iamoug tho mobility, and eventually "a
/ distinction. The ladies ~ this time
lcarried them also: their richly ana
artistically decorated canes serving az
"a rod for the punishment 81 their
slaves.
The cane appeared i1 England as
the badge OF arisiocmcy IN about the