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his discourse ? . It is well worthy the attention of those who have seen the diorama and those who have not , while Btudenta of Egyptology will find ronrn nsefnl information comprised in the five chapters it containp . Its trifling cost ( sixpence ) will be repaid a thousand-fold to thofo who des ' ne to make themselves acquainted with the subject , but who have nc t time to study larger volumes . It ia a mnltnui in parvo .

Masonic Sonnets.—Nos. 58-59.

MASONIC SONNETS . —Nos . 58-59 .

BY BRO . CITAS . F . FOBSUAW , LL . D ., 295 , 1214 , 2417 ( B . C . ) , 24 , 7 G 1 ( S . C . )

THE ROYAL BRIDAL . M ARRIAGE OP H . R . H . TIIE DUKE OF YORK , KG ., WITH H . S . H . PRINCESS VICTORIA M ARY OP TECK .

GTII JULY 1893 . Let us be glad , my Brethren and rejoice , ID future years the Duke will be our King . Let us give way to mirth aud let us sing , Loud let ua lift the strong triumphant voice .

Let us be glad , and full of jollity , For haply we in early ooming years May sit with him in blest Masonic spheres , Well pleased to bow beneath bis soveregnty . Let us be glad' onr Prince is loved by all ;

And well we love his bright and beauteous bride . May no rude storms their future paths divide , No dark ' ning sun upon their ways befall . May the Most High avert eaoh threat'ning blast , And guide , protect , preserve them to the last .

Let us be glad and joy with them that joy , For Erato—most witching of the Nine Has lent to them her holy stamp divinp , Which no Melpomene shall e'er destroy . Let us be glad and join in all their glee ,

Their lives and ours are intertwined for aye ; So we would wish that en this marriage day , No oloud may frown to mar its gaiety . Let us be glad—Erato loves to see

Her children unto happinesa give way , And all who come e ' en ' neatb her gentlest sway Are thrilled by all her charms of poesy . Then join with us , oh ! hearts that loving swell , And help to chime this tuneful bridal bell .

Cheshire Masonic Benevolent Institution.

CHESHIRE MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

FOLLOWING np the recent highly successful Inauguration Festival at Chester of the above Institution , the Cheshire brethren have lost no time in placing its benefits at tho disposal of the Province . At a meeting of the Provincial Committee of Benevolence , held at Crewe on 28 th June , Bro . J . Salmon P . P . G . W . Chair , man , a lengthy report on the snbjeot , prepared by tho Provisional

Committee , waa considered and resolutions thereou adopted . It was decided to invest not less than £ 2 , 000 of the donations in debenture or preference stock ; to get tho Trnst deed prepared and submitted , a snb-committee being appointed for that purpose ; to fix the age qualification of both Aged Freemason and Widow Candidates at 55 years ; and to declare four annuities for the first elootion , which

is to take place in November next , the annuities to become payable in December . The conditions attaching to the pensions and the qualifications of the candidates were fully set forch aud disoussed . General satisfaction waB expressed at the very great interest which had been evinced in the launching of the new Institution , and at the hearty support which the brethren of Cheshire , had accorded to it .

The Masons Of Mona.*

THE MASONS OF MONA . *

BY BRO . CHARLES F . FORSHAW , LL . D .

The Masons of Mona are faithful and true , They adorn the bright Isle so dear to our view ; To the Craft they impart such Beauty sublime , That the strength of our Art in that genial olime

Gains lustre and brightness and Wisdom profound , When Time in his paesing brings Lodge-night around . Sweet Mona ' s Isle b 9 gems the sea , Salute her , Brethren—three times three .

The MaBonB of Moua are true to their trust , They're Prudent and Candid and Cautious and Just , For they're bound by that cord on which they rely , That cord which profane ones can never untie .

When Visiting Brothers their Lodges attend The Masons of Mona greet each as a friend . And welcome with an honest smile , Accepted Brethren to their Isle .

. The MasonB of Mona are Steadfast and Free , So np ye , my Brothers , and como drink with me . Drink well and yet wisely a soul-stirring draft , Let us drink to their healths , let a goblet be quaffed ; The Masons of Mona are dear to the daft ; Yes , the Masons of Mona are dear to the Craft .

Summer Heat And Obesity .

SUMMER HEAT AND OBESITY .

Summer , with it 3 sultry hea 1 ' , ia not a source of unmixed pleasure to those who Buffer from excessive corpulence . Health cannot be maintained under conditions of great obesity . In general the mental energy of the highly corpulent becomes impaired , and their oapaoity for the conduct of business is consequently much diminished . Oar readers , will , therfore , be interested to know it is

an indisputable fact that excessive corpulency can , in all cases" , be cured by tho system which has now for many years been successfully practised by Mr . F . C . Itussel ' , of Wobnrn House , Store Street , Bedford Square , W . C . Mr . Russell possesses hundreds of testimonials from persona in all classes of society , many of them holding distinguished positions in the learned professions and in Her

Majesty ' s services , which , taken collectively , prove to a demonstration that any one suffering from obesity , who systematically applies his remedy for a few weoks consecutively , can be cured . The patient 3 Rnder his treatment are not asked to be " fasting men ; " and it is remarkable that in the case of many of Mr . Russell's suhjects their appetite increases as their weight diminishes . A pamphlet

containing most interesting and trustworthy information , together with the recipe , may be bad by writing to Mr . Russell , enclosing 4 d stamps for postage . With such a remedial agent at their command as Mr . Russell ' s speoifio , excessively corpulent persons have only themselves to blame if their unwieldy persons are not speedily reduced to fitting proportions .

EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS IN THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY .

Our oorpnlent readers will he glad to learn how to positively lose two stone in about a month with tho greatest possible benefit to health , strength , and musole , by a comparatively new system . It ia a singular paradox that the patient , returning quiokly to a healthy state , with increased aotivity of brain , digestive , and ' other organs , naturally requires more food than hitherto , yet ,

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

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

tho attention of stout friends to this , becuuso , sincerely , we think thay ought to kuow . For their information we may say that , on sending coat of postnge ( fourpence ) , a reprint of Press notices from somo hundreds of medioal and other journals—British and foreignand other interesting particulars , including the " recipe , " can be had from a Mr . F . C . Russell , Wobnrn House , Store Street , Bedford Square , London , W . C . —Belfast News Letter .

GOOD NEWS FOR STOUT PEOPLE ? It does not follow that a person need to be the size of Sir John Falstaff to show that he is unhealthily fat . According to a person's height so shonld his weight correspond , and this standard has been prepared by Mr . F . C . Russell , of Wobnrn House , Bedford Square , Loudon , W . C , BO that any ono can see at a glance whether or no he is too Btout . People in the past have been wont to regard fatness

as constitutional , and something to be langhed at rather than to be prescribed for seriously 5 but this is evidently an error , as persons 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 " Kooh " of English discoverers cau actually reduce as much as 14 lbs . in seven days , with a simple herbal reuif dy . His book only ooats 4 d Btomps , and he is quite willing to afford all information to those Bending BB above ; it is really well worth reading . —Forget-Me-Not , 19 th November 1892 .

A POSITIVE CURE FOR CORPULENCE . Any remedy that can be suggested as a cure or alleviation for stontness will be heartily welcomed . We have recently received a well-written book , the author of which seems to know what he is talking about . It is entitled , " Corpulency and the Cure , " and is a cheap issue ( only 4 d ) , published by Mr . F . RUBBOH , of Wobnrn House , Bedford Square , London . Our space will not do justice to this book :

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

and offered us plenty more , if required . To assist him to make this remedy known , we think we cannot do better that publish quotations from some of the letters submitted . The first one , a marchioness , writes from Madrid : — "My son , Count—— , has reduced his weight in twenty-two days 16 kilos . — -i . e . 34 lbs . ' Another writes : — 'So far ( six weeks from commencement of following your system ) I have

lost fully two stone in weight . ' The next ( a lady ) writes : —• I am just half the size . ' A fourth , ' I find it is successful in my case , I have lost 8 lbs . in weight since I commenced ( two weeks ) . ' Another writes : 'A reduction of 18 lbs . in a month is a great success . ' A lady from Bournemouth writes : ' I feel mnoh bettor , have less difficulty in

breathing , and can walk about . ' Again , a lndy says : 'Itreduoed me considerably , not only in the body , but all over . ' The author is very positive . He says : ' Step on a weighing machine on Monday morning and again on Tuesday , and I can guarantee that you have lost 2 lbs . in weight without the slightest harm , and vast improvement in health through ridding the system of unhealthy accumulations . "Corfc Eetald , 27 th August 1892 .