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Oue Ajaohitecturill; Ehikptee.
they can only be successfully established by the possession of proper buildings . Theii , an ^ donations of books be given , because they can be propeidyh the incoihe of the Tyler and his wife , in som e towns may be obtained from a portion of the library subscriptions . Those Lodges that have halls will , in a few years , accumulate a large property , as they will steadily acquire books , forniture , fittings and pictures .
Some attention has been paid in the course of the year to Lodge furniture ; The form of the Wardens pedestals is now the -subject of controversy . We have had occasion to refer to Lodge carpets of Masonic design , and we may further observe that the scope for improvement and exertion is very great . ]\ lore notice has this year been taken of the ceremonial of laying foundations , and there is a good prospect of the revival of Masonic
practices 111 this matter . The provision of refreshment engaged attention . Where independeiit halls , town hall ^ Lodge purposes , it had been considered unjust to give the monoply of the banquets to one tavern keeper to the detriment of the whole trade , and a change is taking place . In some towns the banque ts are provided in turn by those tavern keepers who are members of the
Lodged This has a further beneficial effect in conducing to a concentration of the Lodges and doing away with the temptation of setting up new Lodges for the mere purpose of bringing business to a particular tavern , a practice often burthensome to the licensed victualler who tries it , and prejudicial to other respectable members , who are as it were , isolated , and must become visitors in the houses of their rivals in business .
A circumstance very significant for architects connected with the Order is the general zeal for Masonry , and the consequent revival in importance of the high degrees in Masonry , and the extension of their jurisdiction , with a more active cultivation of the Royal Arch and Mark degrees . All this tends to promote a desire for better buildings suitable fdfc Chapter purposes , and gives further scope to the architect in the consequent arrangements .
How to sell Physic . —" Talk about ' stonishing the people ! I'll tell you what 1 did once in Wales . I had been drinking , and got regularly hard-up . 1 wanted something fresh to take the people ' s attention , so I got a black leather shoe-lace , (suspended it iu water in one of them there transparent bottles , and labelled it—This black woitM was passed from a man ' s stomach yesterday—aged 45 years P Crikey ! didn't it take ? a black ' unhad never been heard tell on before ; I believe half the poor people in that part of the country came to see it , not one on ' em ever knowed but what it was a wornL I - ( book good care to have the bottle sealed up , aud I know I never layed out a ha ' penny better in my life ; it gave me a good start up again . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Oue Ajaohitecturill; Ehikptee.
they can only be successfully established by the possession of proper buildings . Theii , an ^ donations of books be given , because they can be propeidyh the incoihe of the Tyler and his wife , in som e towns may be obtained from a portion of the library subscriptions . Those Lodges that have halls will , in a few years , accumulate a large property , as they will steadily acquire books , forniture , fittings and pictures .
Some attention has been paid in the course of the year to Lodge furniture ; The form of the Wardens pedestals is now the -subject of controversy . We have had occasion to refer to Lodge carpets of Masonic design , and we may further observe that the scope for improvement and exertion is very great . ]\ lore notice has this year been taken of the ceremonial of laying foundations , and there is a good prospect of the revival of Masonic
practices 111 this matter . The provision of refreshment engaged attention . Where independeiit halls , town hall ^ Lodge purposes , it had been considered unjust to give the monoply of the banquets to one tavern keeper to the detriment of the whole trade , and a change is taking place . In some towns the banque ts are provided in turn by those tavern keepers who are members of the
Lodged This has a further beneficial effect in conducing to a concentration of the Lodges and doing away with the temptation of setting up new Lodges for the mere purpose of bringing business to a particular tavern , a practice often burthensome to the licensed victualler who tries it , and prejudicial to other respectable members , who are as it were , isolated , and must become visitors in the houses of their rivals in business .
A circumstance very significant for architects connected with the Order is the general zeal for Masonry , and the consequent revival in importance of the high degrees in Masonry , and the extension of their jurisdiction , with a more active cultivation of the Royal Arch and Mark degrees . All this tends to promote a desire for better buildings suitable fdfc Chapter purposes , and gives further scope to the architect in the consequent arrangements .
How to sell Physic . —" Talk about ' stonishing the people ! I'll tell you what 1 did once in Wales . I had been drinking , and got regularly hard-up . 1 wanted something fresh to take the people ' s attention , so I got a black leather shoe-lace , (suspended it iu water in one of them there transparent bottles , and labelled it—This black woitM was passed from a man ' s stomach yesterday—aged 45 years P Crikey ! didn't it take ? a black ' unhad never been heard tell on before ; I believe half the poor people in that part of the country came to see it , not one on ' em ever knowed but what it was a wornL I - ( book good care to have the bottle sealed up , aud I know I never layed out a ha ' penny better in my life ; it gave me a good start up again . "