It probley was a treadle instead of a wheel Edie Bain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:That must have been some hamster!
Samira Besides being kept for rescue work, the St. Bernard was used as a turnspit dog. The monks at the Hospice needed to feed the travelers going through the pass. In the Early 18th century, the monks started using the St Bernard dog in a "hamster" wheel to turn the cooking spit. <http://www.nmbe.ch/deutsch/531_5_1_5.html> Rachel [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pkgkPB/SOnJAA/Zx0JAA/PJ_qlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
