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- From: Suze.Hammond@f56.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Suze Hammond)
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- Subject: Re: "period" wristwatches
- Message-ID: <722027316.AA00000@therose.pdx.com>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 05:37:00 GMT
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- Of course early enough in period, monastic time was nothing like it was
- after mechanical clockwork was invented.
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- The days were divided into the same number of hours no matter how long
- daylight actually existed, so that "hours" were a good deal shorter in the
- winter, during daylight! The important thing to the Brothers was to get
- through all their monastic duties, not to measure the passage of time.
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- Of course before modern jobs and modern entertainment, there was a lot less
- to *do* in the daytime in winter, what with no plowing, etc., and a lot of
- things unavailable until Spring. And if food was short, might as well try to
- sleep through all those long, dark hours. Save your energy! :-)
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- I sometimes wonder if "sleep disorders" existed before we had mechanical
- clocks...
-
- Moreach
-
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