. "High today was 2175c, and it is trading now at 2174c, while gold is trading at $1,308.20.On this day in 1850 the US Navy abolished flogging as a form of punishment, replacing it with tickling the sole of the foot with a large pelican feather.On this day in 1678 Pilgrim's Progress was published, one of the most widely read Christian books in the world, then and now.Argentum et aurum comparenda sunt" . . .