Show I Grappling Grappling and Thatches I A curious link Ink with Uh the past is to be beI I seen in St. St Bartholomew's church Great Gransden England It takes the I form of a huge grappling hook which In the days of primitive Ore fire appliances i was used for pulling the tho entire thatch off orr the roof root of ot a n cottage In the thc event of ot I fire rl The shape hape Is II that of ot a n long bar with a n turned down fork at the end the length being sufficient for or men OD ODthe ODthe the ground to reach rench the the- top of ot the roof root and the weight so gO great that the strength of several se men mo mena was a in using It |