European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              S 20.000 mass of Gold it Cutter song of the Carousel Calliope hat lured americans since 1878. By Nick Stavriotis staff writer no matter How loud the blab of the carnival crowds the shrill screams of the children or the cries of the barkers in s still the piercing song of the Carousel Calliope which draws the most people. Although nobody has Ever gone any where on a merry go round the memo Ries of the trip remain pleasant the carved horses dragons and More extravagant hybrids comprising the Carousel s  adults can ride the ornate Ani Mals without finding themselves backing their childhood Days when Success or failure was determined by the num Berol tarnished rings grabbed during a Carousel ride or if you were really Lucky the Golden ring you pulled but did t hand Back for the free ride. In Stead you tucked it quickly into you pocket to return Home As the envy of the entire neighbourhood. Carousels have been know by Many names roundabouts Galloper whirl come along for the hide u won get you anywhere the Carousel has been making if merry go round for centuries and delighted the parisians in 1869. Sunday april 7, 1968 the 5tars an stripes gigs flying dutchman Kelly s goats carry us alls and of course merry go rounds. No one can say with any Assurance just where or when the first Carousel appeared. The earliest visual record of a Carousel device appears in a byzantine Bas Relief 1,500 years ago. Italian and Spanish crusaders brought the first crude Carousel to Europe in the 12th Century from Asia minor. By 1680, the French built the first mechanical Carousel suspending horses and chariots by chains attached to arms radiating from a Center pole. A horse mule or Man supplied the driving Power. With the invention of the steam in sine the Carousel was no longer As limited in weight and Sie and Sou became an elaborate showpiece later electricity enabled the roundabouts to reach full maturity. Carousels first appeared in Amesti about 1878. The Carousel making Busi Ness soon flourished and american Carvers created not Only authentic americana but a genuine Folk Art. Worthy of preservation bin too often overlooked.  Carvers fashioned animals that varied from ostriches to bears piv4to tigers and monkeys to mermaids it was found that children usually chose i horse to ride. The dappled Gray was the fat Orile and the armoured horse came Nel Carousel expert Frederick Fried says in his history of the Carou Sel. Because the other creatures fright of him cd it Page