Saved by the bell & Graveyard shift
When there was a shortage of graves, because a lot of people were being barried, some peoples graves were dug up. They discovered that some of those coffins had scratch makrs on the inside, meaning that the person inside was buried alive. They were probably buried due to being blackout drunk and believed to be dead. To save those that were buried alive, they tied bells to the wrists of those they percieved dead so when they were trying to escape, the bell would ring and they'd be rescued. The term graveyard shift comes from the same source, people would be in the graveyard to save those whose bells rang.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater
Back when families only took sparodic baths they generally all took it at the same time with the same water. The father took it first and the family took it in descending order. Thus, by the time it was the baby's bath, the water was filthy and it's possible that they baby wouldn't be noticed due to the water being nearly opaque. Obvously afters using the bathwater it was thrown out. Well, if you don't notice the baby was still in the bathwater when you threw it out, you may throw the baby out too.
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That is where the expression Dead Ringer came from as well. Wind Fall profit came from the fact that in colonial days the King could tax you for trees you cut. However you were not taxed for trees downed by weather. Slate shingles provided warmth for cats and dogs so they would head to the roof on cloudy days. If it started to rain the animals would abandon the rooftops so raining cats and dogs occured pre-rainfall.
Son a gun- When whaling ships were in port the wives of the crew members would often stay with the on board crew. When children were born the delivery usually occurred on the poop deck with the ships doctor announcing the childs name and lineage.(ie Mathew, Son of John) Unmarried women were frequent visitors aboard ship and many times they were delivered on the poop deck as well. The ships doctor would announce : "James , Son of the Gun"
Go to the Thornton Burgess house in Sandwich, Massachusetts. They have a booklet on sale
since you mentioned sandwich I'll give the origin of that. The Earl of Sandwich was serving meat, and he wanted something to make sure there was a separation between the meat and his guests' hands, so he put it between two slices of bread.
Interesting…find one book with those all in them. ?
I think one of my aunts did. I'm pretty sure there were others, but it was a long time ago.
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