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incontrovertible . Snmming up , Mr . Metcalfe maintains that persons can avail themselves of the benefits of the Turkish bith , with , to say the least , as little risk as atte » ds ordinary nvdicinal treatment , and he believes with a very great deal less ; and ho is certain from all he has seen of its effects in all forms of heart disease , that for curative

or palliative efficacy and for safety in its administration , hot-air is infinitely to be preferred to most of the allopathic medicaments . Space at our command does not allow of our even enumerating the bints , suggestions and precautions to bo observed in heart complaints in taking tho Turkish bith ; tho subject ; is so elaborately , yet

plainly , treated that all who are interested in th » snbject of such vital importance to health shonld "read , mark , learn , and inwardly digest" them for themselves . Apart from its medical nspeot , this little treatise is a valaable addition to our hygienic literature , and should therefore secure a wide and extensive circulation .

Cassell ' s Family Magazine . London : Cassell and Co ., La Belle Sauvage-yard , Lndgate Hill , E . C . It seems almost like trying to gild refined gold to speak of any of the valuable works which emanate from this woll-Unown and extensive firm of publishers , who have established a deeply-rooted reputation

throughout the country ns tbe pioneers of sound and wholesome literature . It is only by way of recording some new and attractive feature that one feels called npon to notice what for manv years has been recognised as a family magazine par excellence for English readers . With the advent of Christmastide the market is flooded

with " seasonable literature oa'enlated to arrest the attention of all classes of readers , but " Cassell's" has ever found a ready clientele amongst those who lovo and appreciate fiction of a refined and elevated character , as distinguished from the too often " sensational " stvlo of tbe Christmas novelists . In the current nnmber before ns

a new serial tale is commenced , entitled " A Wilfnl Young Woman , by the author of "Who is Sylvia ? " tho opening chapters of which give promise of a most engrossing and admirable story . Tho first of a series of three papers , on " London for Londoners , " is given by Professor J . Stuart Blaokie , who handles his subject , as one conld

onl y expect , in scholarly fashion , interspersed with an abundance of anecdotal matter ; whilst in order to titillate tbe gastronomic tastes , which are invariabl y of foremost consideration at the " festive " season , there are some chatty pages on " Pastry at Homo and Abroad , " by a " Practical Cook and Con ectioner . "

Additional freshness is imparted to the current nnmber by the opening of a new tale by Luov Farmer , entitled "Tbe Chronicles of Cardewe Manor ; " and Mr . 0 . D ^ sptrd , tho well-known and successful author , contributes the first instalment of an admirable tale , entitled " Lyndon of High Cliffe , or an Old Soldier ' s Lovo Story . " The

miscellaneous and seaaonahlo chapters—notably "How to s » t no a Christmas Tree , " " Milly ' s Dowry , " "Dress for Cold Weather , " " Our Co-Operative Evening Party , and Ifow we Managed It , "—are all uniformly excellent ; whilst running through the beautifull yembellished pages th » re are selections of music and poetry ,

combining to make up a marvellous and varied assortment which c-mnot fail to convey much wholesome interest and relaxation into the family circle , especially at tho , season of Ynletide , so nearly approaching . The serial tales are of the best of their kind , and will

be looked forward to with pleasurable anticipations as succeeding monthly parts reveal their respective "tangled skeins . " This is decidedly the most bulky and best of tho Christinas numbers we have seen on tho bookstalls this year .

Crumbs for Tiobins : the Christmas Part of the Little One ' s Own . Loudon : Dean and Sons , IfiOA Fleet-street , E . C . THERE is little more remarkable in the advances made in literature in recent years than the improvements that appear almost daily in the attractions which are provided for the juvenile sections of the

community . This may be accounted for by the development of the typographic and pictorial arts , but equally so by tbe rapid strides which recent educational movements are making in the country . Messrs . Dean and Sons have even surpassed themselves in this direction by the issue of a publication which may well conjure up

smiles upon the countenances of our little folks this Christmas , and make their twinkling eyes dance the merrier as they unfold the wondrous wealth of subjects provided for their special delect ition in tho pages of this pretty little work . Instead of the gaudy daubs which formerly appeared in our children ' s " picture-books "

we have here a perfect repertoire of works of art , yet all so admirably toned and simplified as to bring them within the appre . ciative admiration of the youngest denizens of tho nnrscry . The stories are couched in language of facile simplicity , a'id embellished with a host of coloured plates , in which jnvenilo pastimes histoiical

sketches , incidents and adventnres are most happily blended . The " seasonable" tit-bits are exactl y of the sort that interest and amuse the young , while they afford abundant food for thought and instruction to tender minds ; and interspersing thnsoarcchaptersof more " serious" matter , calculated to convey home lessons in a palatab ' e

way , such as is the best means of reaching tho finest susceptibilities of children . Christmas games and stories are given with sneb simple directions as cannot fail to enlist the " young ideas , " aud will prove of infinite attraction and relaxation in many a family group in

the coming " merry Christmas time . " A really marvellous budge of home reading , pleasant stories , poetry and pictnres that wil ' form a fitting contribution of any Santa Claus who wishes to instruct as well as to delight , children in the coming season , which has so peculiar a charm for young minds .

An illustrated edition of " Treasure Island , " a story of pirates and the Spanish Main , by Mr . R . L . Stevenson , has just been issued , with numerous original and spirited full page illustrations . Mrs . Mole 3 worth , author of " Carrots , " is writing a serial story which will commence in Little Folks for January . —Academy .

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Cor * respondents . All Letters must bear the name and address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .

SOMETHING NEW ABOUT HENRY PRICE . To the Editor of the FREFMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —By referring to the FRFEMASON ' CHRONICLE of about t * o years ago , yon will find that in i > r W to r-on . vince my friends Bros . Hnghan and Ma ^ Oall i thnfc Lod •<« No . 79 of 1730 was not located in Philadelphia in 1735 , but that it wa < located

in England from its beginning to its end , I not only furnished the history ( as it were ) of the said L nlge f rom 1730 to 1811 , showing its successive change of numbers on th » English Lodge lists dii' -inw that period , and the removals of its places of meeting from one p'lhUchonse to another but I also furnished the names of the mninb ^ rn

of No . 79 , copied from an orig'nal record in FY"ema-ions Ha ' , to which Bro . Gould called mv attention in 18 . S 0 . Tho copying o ' the said names was done for me by my friend Bro . Henry SidK-r , ad I recollect that I once suggested to Bro . Sadler the possibility of finding the name of Ilenrv Price in the same record , among tb . f »

members of some Lodge of that period ; that is , before Price left , for America in 1733 , and Brother Sadler told me that he conldJind tho name of Henry Price in the record ; but in a letter dy /« d 7 ih November Bro . S idler says : "Did I tell you that Henry Price ' s name appears in the list of No . 75 , in tho first minute hook of « MGL

Lodge ? " I presume that "the first minute book" Bro . Sadler refers to is the identical record from which be copied for me tbe names of the members of No . 79 . I shall therefore , with the aid ot

the Lodge lists furnished by Bros . Hnghan and Gould , proceed to trace the successive renumbering of the old No . 75 , and its successive removals from one house to another , and demonstrate its present location thus : —

Old New 1730 . 75 ... Rainbow Coffee House , Tork Buddings . 1736 . 75 ... Rainbow Coffee House , York Buildings , 17 th July 1730 . 1740 . 75 62 . Gun , Suffolk Street , 17 th July 1730 . 1756 . 62 37 . Two Figures , at Putney , 17 th J nlv 1730 . 1770 . 37 33 . White Lion , at Putney , 17 th Jnly 1730 . 1781 . 33 29 . Britannic Lodge , Star and Garter , Pall Mall . 1792 . 29 27 . Britannic Lodge , Star and Garter , Pall Mall . 1 . 814 . 27 42 . Britannic Lodge , St . James ' s Sa-tset . 1832 . 42 38 . Britannic Lodge , St . James ' s Street . 1863 . 38 33 . Britannic Lodge , Freemasons' Hall . i 874 . ... 33 . Britannic Lodge , Freemasons'Hall .

The latest English Lodge list I have is in the Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar for 1883 , in which I find a 3 follows : — " 33 . Britauic Lodge , F . M . H ., 2 nd Fri . Fo . Mr . My . Oe , No . 1730 . " The year of the Constitution , viz ., " 1730 , " to the above list , was supplied by Bro . Hnghan . There can , therefore , be no doubt that the

Britannic Lodge , No . 33 , of to-day , was No . 75 in 1730 . Now , it only remains to be ascertained whether the said Lodge retained its old records of the period when Price left for America . If so , the record should be examined , for something might be found therein that would

throw more light on the doings of Henry Price before he left England , and whatever new facts about Price may be discovered they will be interesting to American Masons in general , and to Massachusetts Masons in particular . Fraternally yours , JAGOB JTOBTON Boston , "U . S ., 26 th November 1885 .

UNITED GRAND LODGE AND ITS BENEFACTIONS . To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I read with mnch pleasure yonr article on the above subject in the last issue of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE , and quite agree with you as t « the legitimate purposes for which the money subscribed to Grand Lodge for benevolent purposes should

bo applied . It sorjms to me rath .-u' far-fetched aud absurd for a brother to attempt to cast a :-v . i . upon Grand Lodge for not , as he asserts , contributing to a church building fund , whilst there are so many objects which chii I the consideration of the Craft , within the spirit and intent ions , ol the subscribers . It is our almost every-day

experience that there are many deserving cases wbicb Grand Lodge is unable to relieve , in conseqnence of the means at its disposal being far short of tho demands upon the Benevolent Fund ; and to still farther reduce that power ot doing good in accordance with the express purposes for wbicb the subscriptions are given , would be to

stultif y the action of Grand Lodge , and divert money subscribed for charity into a foreign channel . You entered so exhaustively into the subiect that it is unnecessary to enlarge upon it here ; but I think it should be borne iu mind that charity is a personal responsi . bility in its broadest seuse , and that whatever is given in relief from

a benevolent fond is a free-will offering , for which no return is asked For or expected . I was latoiy reading an able and interesting paper on this snbject , which sot forth that in carrying out the principle of

sharity , Masons should mako their contributions to the neotly in obedience to the dictates of their judgment of worthy character of the applicants , and their ability to comply with the wants of the needy , The writer proceeded to say : — " It is quite true that a