Show in the last twenty five 1 years a con sid erable change has been effected in the treatment and furnishing of floors this seems a short period in which to reckon when the history of floor coverings dates from far back before the christian era even to the ancient days of egyptian splendor prior to this time primitive ages had adopted the fur skins of wild beasts to make a comfortable foothold in their habitations says the philadel phia inquirer the babylonians were renowned for their weaving of rugs and the ornamentation they intro deuced prom them the art was passed on to the persians and the people of india and so through asia and east era europe and after the renais bance into france and england in this country rugs are becoming more and more in demand in place of car pets from a hygienic viewpoint they are much to be preferred |