Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 179, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1920 — Glass Tumblers. [ARTICLE]

Glass Tumblers.

Years ago Max Miller was giving a luncheon at All Souls college, Oxford, to Princess Alice and her husband. The curiosity of all strangers present was aroused by a set of little round bowls of silver about the size of an orange, fhey were filled to the brim with the famous ale brewed at the college. When one of these little bowls was empty it was placed upon the table, mouth downward. Instantly, so perfect was its balance, it flew back to its proper position, as if asking to be filled again. No matter how It was treated —trundled along the floors, balanced carefully on its side, dropped suddenly upon the soft, thick carpetup It rolled again and settled Itself with a few gentle shakings and swayings Into its place, like one of the India rubber tumble dolls that babies delight In. This was the origin of the word tumbler. At first the vessel was made of sliver. Then, when glass became common, the round glasses that stood on a flat base superseded the exquisitely balanced silver spheres, and stole their names so successfully that you have to go to All Souls to see the raai this*.'—Dearborn IndM>ende , st-