Ogden Daily Standard | 1894-02-23 | Page 1 | Uniforms to Scare the Enemy

uniforms to scare the enemy from the troy time according to the report prepared by the war department red uniforms ivero first adopted by the emperor valerius maximus in order that the roman soldiers might not bo frightened by the tight of their own blood to this day the of england are told eliat is the reason french troops wear red trousers and french children are taught the notion respecting the red coats of the british alio of an chent kome wore alie skins of bears on the battle fields to make them look fierce for the same reason they put figures of frightful beasts on their shields and helmets from tins odd custom spring modern crests and armorial bearings the idea of scar the enemy by any euch devices has been perpetuated up to quite recent times tall bearskin biats were adopted to make them look taller by the frenchi cuirassiers each of whom carried a handful of grenades for scattering among the ranks of their foe