. Encyclopaedia Americana. A popular dictionary of arts, sciences, literature, history, politics and biography, brought down to the present time; including a copious collection of original articles in American biography; . w. FRANCIS LIEBER, ASSISTED BY WIGGLESWORTH AND T. G. BRADFORD. Vol. X. Wlatfclirfjta: CAREY AND LEA. SOLD IN PHILADELPHIA BY L. CARRY \M> \ HART IN NEW YORK BY G, & C. & II. CARVILL—1 - BOSTON CARTER & HENDEE. t832. Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1832, byCarey and Lea,In the Clerks office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pe
. Encyclopaedia Americana. A popular dictionary of arts, sciences, literature, history, politics and biography, brought down to the present time; including a copious collection of original articles in American biography; . w. FRANCIS LIEBER, ASSISTED BY WIGGLESWORTH AND T. G. BRADFORD. Vol. X. Wlatfclirfjta: CAREY AND LEA. SOLD IN PHILADELPHIA BY L. CARRY \M> \ HART IN NEW YORK BY G, & C. & II. CARVILL—1 - BOSTON CARTER & HENDEE. t832. Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1832, byCarey and Lea,In the Clerks office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. ENCYCLOPAEDIA AMERICANA. INJUNCTION— Pen, Writing-Pens. It is well knownthat the ancients employed a certain reed,the nature of which is not precisely ascer-tained, for writing. The reeds were split,and shaped to a point like our goose-quills first came into use, orwho first borrowed from the emblem offolly the instruments of wisdom, is notknown. It has been asserted, that quillswere used for writing as early as the fifthcentury, according to the history of Con-stantius. The oldest certain account is apassage of Isidore, who died 636 A. D.,and who, among the instruments e
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