Sleeping During Church Service

Sleeping During Church Service

During the early day's American colonies, if you fell asleep during a Puritan church service you would be poked by a Tithingman. It was a long wooden pole that on one end had a hard knob or point and the other a bit of fur. When men were caught nodding off, they were given a tap on the head, and women who dozed got a tickle with the fur.

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