Show some history of canes general use of canes or walking sticks was at one time forbidden in rome by imperial edict except to per r ons of patrician rank thus malting making it a privilege came to lo be popular among the nobility and eventually a distinction the women of this time carried them also their richly and artistically decorated canes serving as a rod for the punishment of their blaces the cane appeared in england as the badge of aristocracy in about the fifth century but after serving this purpose tor for some time cuma came into the hands of the humbler and nas dropped by those of higher social standing it was reestablished established re in its true form by the pilgrims and soldiers rdE returning irom from the holy laud land during the crusades and soon came into popularity again with a revival of the cane among the gentry came a period of decoration and canes or ol exquisite exquisito ex design and of great value resulted |