Carbon County news., 1937-07-02

; times, you throw back an elder
down quilt, first made in Scandi
navia, and jump out of a be-
which is built after exactly tn
same pattern as those originates
in Persia or Asia Minor. Yol
glance out of the window to SCI
what sort of day it's going t,
be and you're looking through
glass, first made by the ancien
Egyptians. You take off you
night-clothes (if it's pajamas yol
wear, they originated among tn,
East Indians) and make a dasl
for the bathroom.
There you step across fool
OF glazed tile, made by process
that originated in the Near East
run some water in a bowl of por.
ceIaln (first made in China with
the Mediterranean artisans of the
Bronze age contributing the art
OF enameling on metaD and start
brushing your teeth-a European
practice that didn't extend to
America until late in the Eight
eenth century. Next you begin
stirring up some lather from soap
(Which was invented by the an
cient Gauls) and start to shave,
a rite first practiced by the
heather priests of ancient Egypt
(and we don't dare tell you the
reason for this rite!). Your razor
blade is made from steel, which
is an iron-carbon alloy discovered
in India or Turkestan.
Having finished shaving, you
hop into the bath tub which
was invented by the ancient Ro-
mans and after you've finished
your bath, you'll probably dry
yourself with a Turkish towel.
II your home is steam-heated,
the only truly American inven-
tion in it is the radiator but, of
course, it's made of iron, the use
OF which goes back to an ancient
Asiatic industry.
Garments From Many Lands.
Now that you're finished with
your ablutions [that's from a Lat
in word meaning ''to wash'')
you start to get dressed. You put
on close fitting garments whose
form was first established by the
skin clothing Of nomadic tribes on
the Asiatic steppes centuries ago.
Your shirt is made from cotton,
first domesticated in India; your
scarf is made from silk which
the Chinese first made and your
coat, vest and trousers are wool
taken from an animal that was a
native of Asia Minor. OF course,
i it's a hot day you may put on
q linen suit and linen was first
domesticated in the Near East.
Next you sit down on a chair,
which was invented in the Near
East, and begin putting on a
pair of shoes made from hide
that is prepared by a process
which was invented in ancient
Egypt and cut according to pat
terms that originated in Greece.
Take a final look at yourself in
the mirror now. Straighten your
tie-your wearing it thus because
way back when'' the Croats
wore shoulder shaWls. Notice
those buttons on the sleeves Of your
coat-they're there because the
fine gentlemen of Europe wore
lace cuffs on their shirts and
didn't want them dripping around
their hands. So they just buttoned
them back on the sleeve buttons
on their jackets.
. Now it's time for breakfast.
When you sit down at the table
you find before you various pot
terry vessels which you call
china-and that tells you what
country it came from. '.Fingers
were made before forks" it's
true, but since medieval times
in Italy we've been using forks. /
You stir your first cup of coffee
Gan Abyssinian plant first dis
covered by the Arabs, with q
spoon that's not much different
from one which Julius Caesar
used. You put in sugar, which
was first made in India, and
cream, ''by courtesy Of the copy
on the domestica-
tion Of cattle and the technique |
of nilking-ancient inhabitants of |
Asia Minor.
American ~ Food.
viii you have some fruit now?
Here's an orange, first domesti-
Gated in the region Of the Medi-
Serranean; a cantaloupe, fl rst
lonesticated in Persia; grapes, |
lomesticated in Asia Minor; or /
IN apple (no, not from the Gar
len of Eden--but from the region
where it was located). Now, how /
about some cereal? If it's made
rom wheat OF barley or rye,
hose grains were domesticated
n the Near East and the cereal /
tseH has been prepared by meth
IDS which originated there. OF +
course, If you want a really 400
,er cent American cereal, you
.an have corn flakes or corn
neal mush, for the Indian corn
aa1lv is Unafiua -