The Story of the Stick in all Ages and Lands. A Philosophical History and Lively Chronicle of the Stick as the Friend and the Foe of Man. Its Uses and Abuses. As Sceptre and as Crook. As the Warrior's Weapon and the Wizard's Wand...

A philosophical history and lively chronicle of the stick as the friend and the foe of man; its uses and abuses as scepter and as crook; as the warrior's weapon and the wizard's wand; as stay; as stimulus; and as scourge. -some chapters- Controversies About the Stick The Prehistoric Stick The Sceptre continued The Pastoral Stic -The Stick in heraldry In the jousts and tournaments Nobility judged Master and Stick The Stick among the Moderns Journeyings with the Stick The Philosophers Stick continued The Stick as a Weapon of... Villain and Stick The Art of the Stick Among the Chinese The Great Justiciary The Augural Stick Supernatural Sticks Prolific Sticks The Stick Among the Savages Uses and Customs of the Stick Clerical and abbatial flogging The illustrious flogged ones The Whip The Stick of the Theatre