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Show Who Invented Khaki? Tho answer to tho question, "Who Invented khaki?" Is not easy, although al-though wo all know that tho adoption of khaki by our army dates back to tho South African war. It will sur-prlso sur-prlso most pcoplo, says tho Liverpool Mercury, to bo told that nearly fifty years ago a Liverpool celebrity advocated advo-cated something akin to khaki as tho most serviceable color tor tho uniform of our troops. W. G. Ilerdman, tho nrtlst, and author ot "Ancient Liverpool," Liver-pool," writing In 1809, condemned tho red uniforms ot tho Iiritlsh and tho whlto uniforms ot tho Austrian armies ar-mies as tho worst possible colors, having hav-ing regard to their visibility ut long distances. Ho ndded, "If armies wont into action clothed In a gray-green all over, head or cap and all, they could not be distinguished till close to." |