The Republican journal., 1915-03-04
Injurious Necessities.

. Which Are Taken for Granted
abas $, Would Have Been Priceless a
century Ago.
=. is probably as much discomfort
fbele as there ever was; but there
N the wo os period in its history when
aersrro people were comfortably housed
sBj fea % has revolutionized the poor
Stesm nhle Tea. coffee, spices, fruits
psa 8 yoI;fornia and Florida, are within
hpp' o .b and for SIS he can buy coal oil
bf reSsp' which he can do a maximum of
scse, W at a minimum of cost.
poSlOs ;n3eed. is the Northern man who
POOR, a house that has no glass win
ges u INT in the days of Queen Elizabeth
Ses';s oo great Charles v glass was very
sd lne sls used, even in the most splen-
spsTll4s Easements. When family pos
Did e'l n class easements left home they
sessils taken out and packed up, for
isd 'isr accident, and for a long period
iefO .as we're movable property, like
tballss ola class was known to the ancient
but ,;sns even before the exodus of
bg! RI.roelites, so many scholars say.
BE ~ line glass have been found in the
Bs " If Thebes and glass utensils I'M
fafS At Herculaneum.
ss a.orinc is believed to be an older art
Nv 'spinning. Rude looms are pictured
nS .bs tombs of Thebes, and it is be-
y. a. that the 10 curtains Of fine twined
is. W bIne and purple and scarlet, with
ps .as,bim of cunning work." made for
CO.. .lahprnacle. were tapestries, the work
l 9,ss loonl, not the needle.
9 'Se nd story of Penelope and her oft
..anroiad web is familiar to ALL During
s sa5I middle ages, while France and Eng
~ lsj we're becoming Nations, thousands
w. oatlspt fingers toiled at tapestries,
:.. p the stories of the Bible in many
N.'i threads of wool and silk, for some
..a.t cathedral, or weaving the deeds of
..1eot knights on hangipgs for castle.
E E,rI aides worked at these tapestries,
,g' oraat artists made designs for them,
W. So doubt they shielded many titled
.sa5. from unpleasant drafts. But tap
r yeas were not for the poor; neither
s s.,o the curtains of embroidered leather,
Ntsb the Crusaders brought patterns of
hon the East.
'S SEips Of the bear and the wolf proba-
NJ nrotected the feet of Queen Eliza
s.b from the cold stone floor of her
., , It is doubtful if soft rugs from
Srrrna adorned it. Rushes strewed the
s ny of her banquet halls and audience
S,mbers. He was rich man who could
fmd fresh rushes every day.
his scarcely $50 years since the man
rhrturs Of carpets began in England.
gsrborng. as it does, dust and disease
sms, tie carpet may not be an un-
liked good; but it protects the feet of
|majds and aged persons, and creeping
Tisots from cold, and so must add
rnet5ng to the average length of hu.
nan life.
About 200 years ago an ingenious
Trrehman traced a pattern with var
mBo, cotton cloth, and sitting powdered
hgk Of different colors upon it produced
iosaslng and cheap wall covering. Not
rr afterward another Frenchman in
T1tqd machine for making continuous
ner Hand-painted wall paper was
on made, but wall paper was not print
sby machine until 1910.
Psper was invented by the Saracens
me time in the seventh century; but,
lie glass and the art of weaving, it was
6lg time in bringing comfort and
sey to the poor.
Cotton was manufactured into cloth
ancient Egypt, and in India, before
/. dawn of history, and Cortes found
b Mexicans clothed in cotton; but it
NJ not manufactured in Europe until
n A. D. when Abderahman Ill, the
rsatest Of Moorish Princes, was reign
EEer the falrest part of Spain.
The name cotton" comes to US from
aAra6ic. But cotton was not manufac-
rJ, mdeed, till the invention of the
ginning jenny (1769), the carding engine
lS, the steam engine (by Watt. 1869
Ethg power loom Q7SO.
Bleaching by means of chlorines was
s@vere1, then cloths were printed
na cylinders, and you and l, dear
ad1 have in consequ ence an abund-
be Of cheap, easily Numbered under
Eneats and gowns, that Queens would
he been proud to wear 200 years ago.
he manutacture of rubber has intro
esc another cheap means of protecting
\ human body. There are plenty of
Fadiath4es living who can tell you of
&icst rubber shoes, and the now uni
pal rubber cloaks and coats date back
.atsw years.
Iae rIen, who can ride, and whose
f5es can afford to spoil a few gar
& as now and then by rain, receive
Eaebensft, of course, from these over
inenis, but they are an inestimable
Mtomen and women Of limited means,
Sndst face all weather.
auOber not only protects the body. but
"a means of relieving pain in air
shlOHs and hot water bottles. 1t has
gwen the hospital and surgeon a
list Of appliances and instruments
WI in preserving life by promoting
SVery from disease. philadelphia In
aa.
VA use harsh physics. The reaction weak
We bowels leads to chrnpic cnnstipatiOp