Masonic Sociability.

aud true men to unite alone as a quiet , busy wheel within the large circle of humanity working its way to tbo heights that elevate and onnoble mankind . And the association of workers and builders-up , the Masons , was tho most ancient , most honourable and tho parent of all other private and

secret societies . * * * So much being so well understood , it only remains for the completion of my thought this ovening to touch briefly upon the fraternal characteristics or sociability of our beloved Fraternity of Freemasons . Its earliest traditions point out tho resemblance of Lodges

to the family relation . Its Keystone is the brotherhood of man . Its Great Light teaches tho divinity of love . And Masons year by year are learning and putting into practice the immemorial precepts of associating together at all times

and under all circumstances as Brethren united by solemn and necessary vows . In Freemasonry men find all the elements required for happiness and prosperity . Within its _ boundaries are unity of thought , of feeling a * d of action .

When ^ man associates with his fellows and exchanges idoas with them tho progress of the world is assured , And ifc is the mission of Freemasonry to reconcile men , with all their differences , one with the other—to overlook their faults so far as the frailties of human nature will

permit and to develop the best that there is within every one . The watchword is : " in essentials unity , in non-essentials liberty , in all things charity . " * * * The Saviour of the world laid this injunction upon His disciples , that they should not neglect to assemble themselves together .

Aud the lessons drawn from King Solomon ' s Temple are precepts taught by the building of the first house ever erected for tbe worship of the true God , Jehovah . It was while engaged upon such a religious undertaking , under

tbe auspices of the Wise Man and two other Grand Masters , that a Lodge or Association was formed among the workmen , whose principles we are here aud now endeavouring to perpetuate and to follow . —Keystone .

A Day At Sydenham.

A DAY AT SYDENHAM .

A VISIT to the Crystal Palace recalls to onr minda tho exclamation elicited by Cleopatra's oharms from tho uuwilling lip 8 of Mark Antony ' s friends , for " ago cannot wither , nor custom stale its infinite variety . " Beautifully situated and stocked with treasures of Art and Nature , reminiscent of every country and of every age of the world ' s history , small wonder that like Egypt's famous queen , the " stntely pleasure dome " after forty years still reigns unrivalled in its resources of attraction and amusement .

Year in , year ont , the beau ideal of a pleasure resort , this glorious summer weather 13 par excellence tho fime to visit it . Strolling the other day through its flowory gardens and shady courts , the bewildering variety of sounds , gutteral , nasal , liquid , of facial types , and of " modes et robea " to be heard and seen , here , there , and

everywhere , left us ' no doubt that the stranger within our gate 3 was not slow to appreciate the feast of reason and flow of soul spread for his deleotation on the slopes of Sydenham . All tastes , from grave to gay , are catered for satisfactorily ; the architectural courts present the lover of history with historical romance embodied nnd

illustrated from the times of the old Pharaohs to pleasant Mediajral England , with its quaint elaborate grace . Nor is music wanting to complete the charm ; within and without the building , bands , orchestral and military , contribute their portion , no inconsiderable ono , to the day's and evening ' s enjoyment .

From nineteenth century cultare we may pass at a step to view tho simplicity of savagery , aB the spleudid and picturesque women warriors of the Dahomeyan king perform their spirited military exercises to the strains of their native music , more novel than barmonious to European oars . A " Variety" entertainment on the

great stage draws a full house ; that is to say , tho fonr thousand free , and several hundred reserved seats aro occupied by an audience who testify considerable satisfaction at the exploit of tho learned olephantB that prelude the very clever exhibition of jugglery to the accompaniment of popular airs .

Iho illuminations in the grounds recall tho splendour of the Arabian Nights , and Messrs . Brcik & Co ., those mighty wonder workers in fire , present us with a display before whioh the Eastern Genii might well retire from the profession of magic , worsted aud disheartened . Here ia Niagara , no longer in water , bub in fire-falls j Canton bombarded by men , ships and shells of fire ; fire-balloons

ascondiDg , aerial festoons of all colours descending ; gigantic firo flies ho ? oring betwixt earth aud heaven and between the area whence procood those marvels and the great front of the palaco is a sea of spectators , covering slopes , terraces and steps , hushed into a . dead calm of breathless interest and wonder , by the dazzling deafening delightful spectacle .

Space aud words alike fail us to not 9 a half of tho curiosities and wonders of the big glass treasure house ; towards the close of tbe do , y we noticed that even voluble foreign friends around ( and their name was legion ) , lapsed into ejaculations , monosyllabic but untniatakeably unanimous , in expressing unqualified satisfaction .

A Day At Sydenham.

SUMMER HEAT AND OBESITY . Summer , with its sultry heat , is not a source of unmixed pleasure to those who suffer from excessive corpulence , Health cannot bo maintained under conditions of great obesity . In goneral the mental energy of the highly corpulent becomes impaired , and their capacity for the condnot of busiuess is consequently much diminished . Our readers , will , therfore , be interested to know it ia

an indisputable fact that exoeEsive corpulency can , in all cases , bo cured by the system which has now for many years been successfully practised by Mr . F . C . Russell , of Woburn House , Storo Stroot , Bedford Square , W . C . Mr . Russell possesses hundreds of testimonials from persons in all classes of society , many of them holding distinguished positions in the learned professions and in Her

Majesty ' s servioes , whioh , taken collectively , prove to a demonstration that any one suffering from obesity , who systematically applies hia remedy for a few weeks consecutively , oan be cured . Tho patienta under his treatment are not asked to be " fasting men ; " and it is remarkable that in the case of many of Mr . Russell ' s subjects their appetite increases as their weight diminishes . A pamphlet

containing most iotaresting and trustworthy information , together ici'h the recipe , may be had by writing to Mr . Russell , enclosing 4 d stamps for postage . With such a remedial ageut at thoir command aa Mr . Russell ' s specific , excessively corpulent persons havo only themselves to blame if their unwieldy persons aro not speedily roducod to fitting proportions .

EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS IN THE TREATMENT Oi OBESITY .

Our corpulent readers will bo glad to learn how to positively lose two atone in about a month with tho greatest possible benefit to health , strength , and muscle , by a comparatively new system . It is a singular paradox that the patient , returning quickly to a healthy state , with increased activity of brain , digestive , and other organs , naturally requires more food than hitherto , yet ,

notwithstanding this , he absolutely loses iu weight one to two pounds daily , as the weighing maobine will prove . Thus there ia no suggestion of starvation . It is an absolute success , and the author , who has devoted years of study to the subject , absolutely guarantees a noticeable reduction within twenty-four hours of commencing the treatment . This is different with other diseases , for the patient , iu

some cases may go for weeks without being able to test whether the physician has rightly treated him , and may lave derived no real or apparent improvement in health . Here , we repeat , the author guarantees it in twenty-four hours , tbe scale to be the unerring judge . The treatment aims at the actual root of the disease , so that the superfluous fat does not retnrn when discontinuing the treatment . It is perfectly harmless . We advise our readers to call

the attention of stout friends to this , because , sincerely , we think they ought to know . For their information we may say that , on sending cost of postage ( fourponce ) , a reprint of Presa notioe 8 from some hundreds of medical and other journals—British and foreignand other interesting particulars , including the " recipe , " oan be had from a Mr . F . C . Russell , Woburn House , Store Street , Bodford Square , London , W . C . —Belfast News Letter .

GOOD NEWS FOR STOUT PEOPLE

It doe 3 not follow that a person need to be tho size ot Sir Jouu Falstaff to show that he is unhealthily fat . According to a person's height so should his weight correspond , and this standard has boon prepared by Mr . F . C . Russell , of Woburn House , Bedford Square , London , W . C , so that any one can see at a glanco whethor or no ho is too stout . People in tho past have been wont to regard fatness

as constitutional , nnd somtthing to bo laughed at rather thau to bo prescribed for soriously ; bat Ibis is evidently an error , ns persona whose mode of life has caused a certain excess of flesh require treating for the cause of that excess , not by merely stopping further increase , but by removing the cause itself . It is marvellous how

this " Pasteur" and "Koch" of English discoverers cau actually reduce as much es 14 lbs . in seven days , with a simplo herbal remedy . His book only costs 4 d stamps , and ho is quite willing to afford all information to those sending as above ; it is really well worth reading . —Forget-Me-Not , 19 th November 1892 .

A POSITIVE CURE FOR CORPULENCE

Any remedy thab can be suggested as a cure or alleviation for stontness will be heartily welcomed . Wo have recently received a weli-written book , the author of which seems to know what ho ia talking abont . It is entitled , " Corpulency and the Cure , " and is a cheap issue ( only 4 d ) , published by Mr . F . Russell , of Woburn House , Bedford Square , London . Our space will not do justice to this book ;

send for ib yourself . Ib appears that Mr . Rusaell has submitted all kinds of proofs to the Engliah Press . The editor of the Tablet , tho Catholic organ , writes : — " Mr . RnsBell does not give ns tho slightest loophole for a doubt as to tho value of his cure ; for in tha moet straightforward and matter-of-fact manner he submitted somo hundreds of original and unsolicited testimonial letters for our perusal

and offered ns pleuty more , ii ? required . To assist him to make this remedy known , we think we cannot do better that publish quotations from some of the lelters tmbmitted . The first one , a marchioness , writes from Madrid : — "My son , Count , has reduced hia weight in twenty-two daya 16 kilos . — i . e . 31 lbs . ' Another writes : — 'So far ( six weeks from eommoncfcmcnt of following yonr system ) I havo

lost fully two atone in weLjli ' . The next ( a lady ) writes : — 'I am just half the size . ' A fourth , ' I find it is successful in my case , I have loat 8 lbs . in weight since I commenced ( two weeka ) . ' Another writes : 'A reduction of 18 Ib 3 . in a month is a great success . ' A lady from Bournemouth writes : ' I feel much hotter , havo leas difficulty in breathing , and can walk about . ' Again , a lady says : 'Itreduced me

considerably , cot only in tho body , bat all over . Tho author is very positive . He says : ' Step on a weighing machine on Monday morning and again on Tuesday , and I can guarantee that you havo lost 2 lbs . in weight withont the slightest barm , and vast improvement in health through ridding the system of unhealthy accumulations . "Cork Herald , 27 th August 1892 .