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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18233, 18 November 1924, Page 6

-ftrhen the Norpiaas conquered England and dispossessed the Anglo-Saxons of their lands, they cpoke what is known as . Norman-French. This was the official language for many vears. One of the most remarkable results, of this dual language is the different names given to the dead and living animals used as food. The Saxon was tlie serf who tilled the soil and tended cattle; the Norman was the overlord ZSo a-te the meat . thus. Ponded . While the living animal a cow the dead animal is called beef,, the first word being Saxon and the Norman. Similarly, ihe serf called the living lion's when it was served on the baron s deer became venison, calf became veai, and the hog became porkVarious Orders of Chivalry do honour to including the onefoundS bv Louis XL, of France, bei rrm ac the Order of the Cockle, s™ SbSru wm* «>? rnhpc were ornamented. A pStfy religious institution connected S the Saint was the . Society or Fools, founded at Cleves m 138 . amiable object was to prevent the r£ lug generation from adopting of tie <m their mantels an emblem of a -s cap and bells. The title fie Society suggests that members - j that to attempt reforming boys - girls was a fool's errands