Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1904 — Ancient Head Coverings. [ARTICLE]

Ancient Head Coverings.

The hat is simply a variation of and no doubt an improvement upon the ancient coverings for the head, no matter what their shape or material. Comment has been made because some noted paintings of Scriptural and oriental life do not depict the headdresses of the males. This is most noticeable ill paintings of\ancient Syrian life, for no doubt the Syrians wore then, as now, a turban, thick, light and colorless, to protect them from tlie burning sun.