The word “chivalry” comes from the French cheval, which can be translated as "horse soldiery", but later in the 14th century it became associated with knightly ideals.
Attempts to bring pheasants to America started in the late 1700s. However, the true establishment of a sustained pheasant population did not occur until the 1880s. So no, in the old west people were not hunting pheasants.
Research studies have found knitting to be associated with reduced levels of stress2, subjective improvement in cognitive functioning3, and a lower risk of cognitive decline4, mild cognitive impairment5, and dementia6,7,
