Introduction                                                                    7

When the world was full of canes                     7

How to write cane history                          10

Cane and staff: special symbols                                   12

Tutankhamen's grave and

the cane cuit of the Israelis                        12

Remarks on magical and snake canes          13

Magic                                                       13

Staffs of priests, bishops and pilgrims         14

Canes of secular powers                             16

The area of walking and strolling canes                     20

The philosophy behind the cane                 20

The Alamode cavalier                                21

Change of fashion                                      22

Lady's canes                                              26

The use of the cane                                   27

General cane prohibitions                          30

Handles and their dates                             32

The cane as art object and social passport                 34

Who made handles                                     34

The canes by Carl Fabergé and his artisans  36

A few good addresses for fine canes            37

Doctor's canes                                          38

Students: Bummler and Ziegenhainer          41

Notes about mountain hatchets                  42

Hun ting canes                                          43

Canes as souvenirs                                    43

Go into the forest: the cane and folk art                     45

The carving of cane handles                       45

Nature helps                                             47

Pictorial canes                                          48

Herdsmen and shepherd's canes                  49

The canes of prisoners and soldiers             49

Carpenters' canes and other guild customs   50

The canes of seamen and whalers               52

The amazing world of system canes                            54

What are system canes                               54

Different types of system canes                  55

Curiosities and oddities                             57

Pace counters and watch canes                   58

Cheers with the cane                                 59

Cockatoos, who ruffle their feathers           60

From flute to violin: Instrument canes        60

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