THE SUN-DIAL IN THE GARDEN
GRASSY PATHS LEAD PLEASANTLY TO THE SUN-DIAL
CHAPTER IX
THE SUN-DIAL IN THE GARDEN
The life story of the sundial reads like a fascinating page from some old romance of an early century. The first record of its use was in the eighth century before Christ, when it was employed by the Babylonians for the purpose of marking time. Later on, it came into use in England, attached to public buildings. One of the most interesting was shown late in the sixteenth century on the Belton House, Lincolnshire, England. It was a representation of old Father Time and Cupid cutting stone.