| Show substitute for candles there were two substitutes for candles the one was the ancient oil lamp the crooksie FT fr creuset creus et a triangular metal saucer with an upright hook at the base to be hung up by there was an inner saucer moveable moveably move able to graduate the use of the oil at the apex of the angle waa flame coming from a wick made of pitch of rushes which must be cut at full moon as the flame was thought to wax and wane with the moon if out cut at any other time the other r substitute for the candle was the bog canle cadlo it was made by splitting up the resinous logs of the primeval f firs lra that are found im bedded in the tho bogs they were left to dry at the fireside over the or chain that held up the pot over the fire the candlesticks candlestick called the pe peerman aerman was a stone with a hole in its center into which was fixed a pillar of wood about four feet high and tipp tipped edwith with a deft cleft piece of iron into which the candle fitted the nose of the candle was always turned to the door black woods magazine agaZine |
