Show Poor Light in Days of Lanterns and Candles It Is reported that the tire first cattle Imported to this iris continent from England England Eng Eng- land Jand making the voyage In 1030 w were re no more than tiran three And It was a n matter of or twenty or thirty years before cows became at all common Most of the tire people had to depend on such fats as us the wild bears and d deer er In the woods about their settlement provided It has been said that beeswax was only to be had from England but biologists have pointed out that there were swarms of wild bees to tobe tobe be he fount found In the rocky y crevices and andIn andin In deca decayed ed tree trunks In New England Eng Eng- land The Tho wax from the honeycomb was then a welcome substitute for forthe forthe forthe the tallow There was still another addition spermaceti a n fat found In the tire head of or the sperm whale Candles made of or this had the advantage ge of giving twice the lie light of oC the time tallow v products prod nets but there was also more waste and smoke though the latter hatter was not disagreeable Perhaps their c. c ex excellent excellent i light was one reason renson for then their employment ment In the little tin lanterns which Illuminated several o of Boston's oston's streets in 1730 |