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Evening Star, Issue 18925, 27 April 1925, Page 3

The Peel family, which is now represented by a fifth Sir Robert, who was in Australia when ho succeeded to the baronetcy, has been conspicuously faithful to one, Christian name, for the sequence goes back far beyond the first Sir Robert, the wealthy spinner who determined to “make a gentleman of his son.” and so embarked him on the career which led to the Premiership. Robert Peel, who died in 1608, was succeeded in turn by two more Roberts at Peel Fold, and, although Sir Robert, the first baronet, was only a third son, it happened by chance that the name was given to him rather than to cither of his two elder brothers. The rise of the Peels was romantic. Just 160 years ago one of the fons of n weaver, who'owned a small manor near Blackburn, in Lancashire, spoilt, in weaving, a piece of cloth made of linen and thread, and the father took it to the Claytons, and asked them to have it printed with a pattern for kerchiefs. The price charged was so high that Peel determined to experiment himself. His first successful experiment was with a “Parsley Leaf” pattern, and, when he saw the effect, “ Parsley Peel,” father of the first Sir Robert, declared that ho was a made man. So he was, for his son became very nearly the richest man in England. For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great rejjjpcrmiut Cura.—£Advt.J