Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1895 — In Olden Times. [ARTICLE]

In Olden Times.

Originally there were no seats in the great cathedrals and medieval churches. Worshipers stood or knelt. The first Innovation was the introduction of small pieces of cloth to keep the feet from contact with the cold stone floors.