Show THE ORIGIN OF THINGS tim design of the american ilag hag ivo asi probably borrowed from the farnia faill i arms of gen ien washington which eor con isted 0 of three stars in the upper por tion and three bars across the es cs hutchcon cut chcon elicon originated at nuremberg as early as 1177 they were at firs called nuremberg eggs which aich they re both in shape and size alicy were of often ten fitted into the tops of walk ing sticks THE first english book on steno stenography so bo far as known was written by dr timothy bright in ISS its earlier invention is attributed to the latin poet Fri ennius to seneca cicero and several others GINS are said to have been used by the chinese before the beginning of tl alie ic christian era the oldest dated piece of european artill artillery cry beirs bears an inscription declaring that the gun was cast cast in 1303 insurance was practiced in rome jl C 45 4 it was very general in europe before the discovery of america and it is altogether probable that tile the ships of columbus were insured for their full value COATS of arms were ere first employed in england during the reign of richard kichard I 1 and became hereditary in familio fa milic in the following century they originated from the painted banners car ried by knights and nobles |