Chiming

[jill.rogers96]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Sue Marsden" <erincaters at ...> 
wrote:
>
> .  But it's a
> > tradition which has no current usefulness (not that usefulness is 
what
> > matters) and it is a discriminatory one, which, if applied to the
> > living, would be illegal.
> > John Camp
> 
> So what about ringing 2 blows 3 times for a woman, and 3 blows twice
> for a man?  Repeated as necessary The total number of blows would then
> be equal! But would still enable distinction to be made between male
> and female deaths.
> SEM
>
In addition to the equal treatment of the sexes, there is also the 
added advantage of this suggestion  As there is an even number it 
allows the ringer to set the bell on handstroke without the panic of 
what to do when it is set at back stroke after the 9th.
Jill rogers