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« Things Not Genebally Known."*
instantly if they »> perceived the number thirteen , which Orloff would have made by sitting down himself . " " The Calendar" contains some little-known origins of its festivals , wound up with a very interesting paper upon the use of mistletoe at Christmas . Here is an archaeological domestic origin : —
" Walls-end Coals . —It is curious to reflect that the above name for our every * day fuel is derived from our Roman conquerors . It appears that the eastern termination of the Great Roman Wall was midway between
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the sea , at a large colliery which has produced an excellent description of household coal , therefore called Walls-end Coal ; the high estimation of which has led to the appellation being extended to other kinds . " From " Laws and Custom ' s" we could select some satisfactory
proofs of the utility of the book in settling disputes : here is a specimen , which bears much upon the Sunday question , now fiercely agitated : — " Milk and Mackerel sold on Sundays . —The sale of these articles on Sundays is legalized by Parliament . By a statute of the 13 th of Car . II ., carrying further than had been done under any of our sovereigns since the days of the heptarchy
the prohibition of labour or business upon the Lord ' s day , exception is made ' for the crying or selling of milk before nine of the clock , or after four of the clock in the afternoon . ' And by a law of 10 Will . III ., mackerel are permitted to be sold on Sundays before or after divine service ; a provision afterwards recognized by the 2 nd of Geo . III . also in favour of fish-carts travelling on Sundays . "
u Church and State , and Parliament , ' yield some useful explanations of terms , thus : — "Acceptance of the Chiltem Hundreds . —A Member of the House of Commons , not in any respect disqualified , can only vacate his seat by his acceptance of the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds , or some other nominal office in the gift of the Chancellor of the Exchequer . The practice began about the year 1750 ; but the duties of the stewardship have long since ceased , and the office is but retained to serve this particular purpose . The Chiltern Hills are a range of chalk eminences , separating the counties of Bedford and Hertford , passing through the
middle of Bucks from Tring in Hertfordshire to Henley in Oxfordshire . Formerly these hills were covered with thick beech-wood , and sheltered numerous robbers ; to put these marauders down , and protect the inhabitants of the neighbourhood from their depredations , an officer was appointed under the Crown , called the Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds , which were Burnham , Desborough , and Stoke . The clump of noble ' Burnham beeches' remains to remind us of the old stewardship duties . "
"Under " Science , and its Applications to Arts and Manufactures , " are several points of interest , little known . We all remember the electric eel exhibited some years since at the Adelaide Gallery : it is curious to learn that the electric property has been turned to account in the native country of the fish , on the river Old Calabar , as a cure
lor sick children . The fish is put into a dish containing water , and the child made to play with it ; or the child is put into a tub with water , and one or more of the fish put in beside it . A great deal of nonsense is talked of cigars and their manufacture . Here is a piece of evidence worth quoting , it is from Dr . LyoK . Playfair ' s " Report upon the Tobacco in the Great Exhibition of 1851 : " —
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
« Things Not Genebally Known."*
instantly if they »> perceived the number thirteen , which Orloff would have made by sitting down himself . " " The Calendar" contains some little-known origins of its festivals , wound up with a very interesting paper upon the use of mistletoe at Christmas . Here is an archaeological domestic origin : —
" Walls-end Coals . —It is curious to reflect that the above name for our every * day fuel is derived from our Roman conquerors . It appears that the eastern termination of the Great Roman Wall was midway between
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the sea , at a large colliery which has produced an excellent description of household coal , therefore called Walls-end Coal ; the high estimation of which has led to the appellation being extended to other kinds . " From " Laws and Custom ' s" we could select some satisfactory
proofs of the utility of the book in settling disputes : here is a specimen , which bears much upon the Sunday question , now fiercely agitated : — " Milk and Mackerel sold on Sundays . —The sale of these articles on Sundays is legalized by Parliament . By a statute of the 13 th of Car . II ., carrying further than had been done under any of our sovereigns since the days of the heptarchy
the prohibition of labour or business upon the Lord ' s day , exception is made ' for the crying or selling of milk before nine of the clock , or after four of the clock in the afternoon . ' And by a law of 10 Will . III ., mackerel are permitted to be sold on Sundays before or after divine service ; a provision afterwards recognized by the 2 nd of Geo . III . also in favour of fish-carts travelling on Sundays . "
u Church and State , and Parliament , ' yield some useful explanations of terms , thus : — "Acceptance of the Chiltem Hundreds . —A Member of the House of Commons , not in any respect disqualified , can only vacate his seat by his acceptance of the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds , or some other nominal office in the gift of the Chancellor of the Exchequer . The practice began about the year 1750 ; but the duties of the stewardship have long since ceased , and the office is but retained to serve this particular purpose . The Chiltern Hills are a range of chalk eminences , separating the counties of Bedford and Hertford , passing through the
middle of Bucks from Tring in Hertfordshire to Henley in Oxfordshire . Formerly these hills were covered with thick beech-wood , and sheltered numerous robbers ; to put these marauders down , and protect the inhabitants of the neighbourhood from their depredations , an officer was appointed under the Crown , called the Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds , which were Burnham , Desborough , and Stoke . The clump of noble ' Burnham beeches' remains to remind us of the old stewardship duties . "
"Under " Science , and its Applications to Arts and Manufactures , " are several points of interest , little known . We all remember the electric eel exhibited some years since at the Adelaide Gallery : it is curious to learn that the electric property has been turned to account in the native country of the fish , on the river Old Calabar , as a cure
lor sick children . The fish is put into a dish containing water , and the child made to play with it ; or the child is put into a tub with water , and one or more of the fish put in beside it . A great deal of nonsense is talked of cigars and their manufacture . Here is a piece of evidence worth quoting , it is from Dr . LyoK . Playfair ' s " Report upon the Tobacco in the Great Exhibition of 1851 : " —