. The story of a grain of wheat. count of the improvements made in water-mills from their introduction to the present timeis not attempted. The wind-mill came into exist-ence much later than the water-mill. A wind-milltower of the Cru-sader period stillexists in year 1200seems to be aboutthe date when theywere introducedinto England, and B| Slip various styles de-veloped from the jg \original type andcame into almostuniversal use. Thepicturesque wind-mill of Holland isa good example ofthe tower wind-mill. In 1784 theGentlemens Mag-azine announcedthat A new dis-covery has latelybeen m
. The story of a grain of wheat. count of the improvements made in water-mills from their introduction to the present timeis not attempted. The wind-mill came into exist-ence much later than the water-mill. A wind-milltower of the Cru-sader period stillexists in year 1200seems to be aboutthe date when theywere introducedinto England, and B| Slip various styles de-veloped from the jg \original type andcame into almostuniversal use. Thepicturesque wind-mill of Holland isa good example ofthe tower wind-mill. In 1784 theGentlemens Mag-azine announcedthat A new dis-covery has latelybeen made and isnow carrying into execution near BlackfriarsBridge of a method of grinding corn by means ofa fire-engine, which communicates a power ofworking thirty-six pair of stones, besides othersubordinate machinery for bolting, etc. ; thispromises great profit if the inventor can carryit into effect at a moderate expense. The millthus referred to stood at the Surrey end of Black-friars Bridge, London, and the engines wrere two10. Welsh Wind-mill. 146 THE STORY OF A GRAIN OF WHEAT 50-horse-power, made by Boulton & Watt. Theyworked successfully, and thus the steam-mill atlast entered the milling field. As the changes in flour-making were gradual,so also was the change in the character of themiller himself. When the grinding was purely adomestic occupation, the women of the householdwas both miller and baker. Then slaves orservants ground and baked. Slowly milling as adistinct trade emerged from its surroundings, andmillers ceased to be bakers. Cattle, water, wind,and steam became the grinding power, except inbarbaric countries where ancient usage still lin-gers. The feudal laws held the miller in bondagealmost as much as they did his customer, inde-pendent mills were few in the middle ages, thelord of the manor owned the mill and his millerwas a hireling or merely rented the plant. Intime, this system passed away and at last themiller was free—a member of a distinct and sep-ara
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