. Canadian wood products industries. COMPANY ^Lai^c>stVc>nGGrPlants EWorld. FLITCHES T* WO HUNDRED years ago a titledA Englishman provided in his willthat his estate should offer a flitch ofbacon once a year to any young couplewho, having been married at least a yearand a day, could swear that they hadnever quarreled. The record is that in these two cen-turies onlv ten couples have claimed theflitch. Yorkshire people, who are notable fortheir sense of humor, are proud to quotean ancient rhyme which claims a flitch ofham as part of their coat-of-arms. Doubt-less this rhyme had its origin
. Canadian wood products industries. COMPANY ^Lai^c>stVc>nGGrPlants EWorld. FLITCHES T* WO HUNDRED years ago a titledA Englishman provided in his willthat his estate should offer a flitch ofbacon once a year to any young couplewho, having been married at least a yearand a day, could swear that they hadnever quarreled. The record is that in these two cen-turies onlv ten couples have claimed theflitch. Yorkshire people, who are notable fortheir sense of humor, are proud to quotean ancient rhyme which claims a flitch ofham as part of their coat-of-arms. Doubt-less this rhyme had its origin in somecomical tradition like the story told above. Flitches of beautifully figured woodare even more important to civilizationthan flitches of pork. A saw, a knife, and a flitch of woodcould well be the coat-of-arms of C. Company, the greatest makers ofveneer in the world. C. L. WILLEYCOMPANY 2558 South Robey St., CHICAGO H. ROBERTSONSales Representative for Michigan232 Lyon St., Rapids, Mich. W. B. VANEasternSales RepresentativeEverett Hotel,Jamestown, N Y
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