Show the origin of the tumbler everyday every day me e drink out of atu a tumbler why is tile the IA large rac glass that holds our milk and water so called says the jewelers circular years ago professor max muller was giving a luncheon at all souls college oxford to the prin cess alice the lie fe of the grand duke of cesae darmstadt and the second daughter of queen victoria there were not a dozen guests present besides the princess and her husband and a very agreeable luncheon was had with talk on all kinds of interesting subjects but what excited the curiosity cu rosity of all strangers present wasa was a set of little round bowls of silver about the tle size of s n large orange they were brought around filled to the brim with the famous ale brewed it in the college these we are told were tumblers and we were speedily shown how they came by their names a citing lesson lesion bior for the guests of a philologist when one of these little bowls was empty it was placed upon the table mouth downward instantly so perfect was its balance it ii flew back to its proper position as I 1 if f askan asking to be filled again no mat ter how it was treated trundled along the floors balanced carefully on its side kide dropped suddenly upon the soft thick carpet ip it rolled again and settled itself with a few ew gentle sh akings and gway sway ings into its place like one of those india rubber tumbling dolls babies delight it iii this then wai was the origin of our word tumbler at first made of silver as are all these A all P tumblers |