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From: Helen Rehm <>
Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Old Farming Terms
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2004 10:21:27 -0600
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Hi. Was just reading about the iron rods that they use to put through the
inside of the Churches toward the ceiling. There is an old Catholic Church
near us, that we have attended lots of times, and this old Church has these
rods.

Helen Rehm

----- Original Message -----
From: "connie beachy" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Old Farming Terms


> Lynn, How like you to remember those iron rods. I'd completely forgotten
> them. I had some friends here yesterday discussing these rods and I
> honestly couldn't remember ever seeing them in any building. Remember how
> badly the walls had buckled just before we moved to the new church and had
> the old 150 year old church torn down? Wonder if they ever pulled in the
> rods to straighten the walls up?
> Thank you, Friend.
> Connie
>
>
> > Connie:
> >
> > It wouldn't surprise me if those rods the farmer was talking about, were
> > to "Square" up the house. Remember at Emmanuels old church building,
> > they used rods to "Square" up the building.
> >
> > --
> > Lynn
> > <><
> >
> > If you don't do what is RIGHT,
> > Then what is LEFT?
>
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