Show Rattles More 1 Used by Adults Than TItan by Babies I Chicago Almost Almost years ag ago o babies in the old city of Kish in Mesopotamia were kept happy with will rattles says Richard A. A Martin Marti archeologist of the Field Museum Museu m of Natural History here Yet rattles rat ties have been used more by adults adult S than by children in most lands explored explored ex by science Soldiers in ancient China were stirred by music of bronze rattles rattle in military orchestras African Africa n tribes devised many kinds of rattles rat ties for use in magical rites Egyptians Egyptians had a kind of rattle called a made of a staff stall with metal meta 1 rings dangling at the end and use used I in solemn religious ceremonies American Indians used rattles f in n religion and magic Modern Europe a and n d America S stand out as exceptions In using rattles rat ties mainly for amusing babies |