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Tredegar Lodge Of Instruction, No. 1625.
afc the pains of reading this work cannot fail to seo is admirably calculated to meet almost every olass of difficulty thafc may arise . To Captain Shaw , indeed , undoubtedly belongs the merit of having brought the modo of dealing with fires as nearly as possible to perfection . The work beforo us treats most exhaustively of the subject . The opening chapter deals with the two important elements
of " Air and Water . " Then follows a dissertation on " Pumps . " Next come four chapters , iu tho first of which is described tho several parts of tho " Manual Fire Engine , " while the other three are devoted to the subject of " Leathern Hose , " "Branches and Nozzles , " and the " Gear Carried on au Engine . " He passes next to " Engine Drill , " " Scaling Ladders and Laddor Drill , " and " Fire Escape aud
Escape Drill , " and iu the following chapter to " . Sinoko Appliances , " & c . The rest of the work is occupied with the Constitution and Organisation of the Fire Brigade , tho appointment of Men aud their training , the internal management and duties of the Brigade ; while thoir clothing , telegraphic communication , list of articles in use among firomeu , and suudry general memoranda complete the work . Ifc will
be seen from this brief outline of the contents that tho author has treated of Fire Protection exhaustively . No details have been considered too trivial to bo omitted , and tho rosult , iu our humble judgment , is a full description of all tho fire protecting apparatus in use , and a complete code of regulations for the conduct of a fire brigade . Under these circumstances , we have no hesitation in commending the
work to the notice of our readers . Neither thoy nor we , perhaps , can lay claim to much kuowledge of tho subject , but they , aa well aa we , on glancing even casually at this book , will be able to form some , thing like a just idea of its merits . There are also numerous illustrations which have enabled us to understand more fully the value of the
author ' s instructions and descriptions . Captain Shaw , in fact , has achieved a task of great difficulty iu a manner which is worthy of all praise . It is not only that he has compiled a most elaborate system , but he likewise explains it in tho clearest and most precise manner possible .
Bathing in London . A Practical Treatise , containing a Description of the Batha and Bathing Places of London . By Hadley Prestage , Hon . Secretary of the Victoria Park Swimming Club , Member of tho Metropolitan Bathing Association , Member of the Swimming Association of Great Britain , & o . London : J . Roberts , 195 Shoreditch High Street . 1877 .
WrrniN tho modest compass of a pamphlet , Bro . Prestage has brought together an array of information wo seldom meet with , his object being a most admirable one , namely , to encourage the erection of public baths aud bathing-places in the Metropolis . Bro . Prestage is quite right in his statement that , to put the matter Masonically , the immediate past generation of Londoners were not distinguished by any special regard for personal cleanliness . He is quite right in
his inference ol this fact , from the almost , universal presence of the footbath in bedrooms . Thirty years ago people washed their face and hands and feet , but rarely their bodies . The morning tub was unknown as an institution , though a few strong-minded people may have ventured , in a quiot kind of way , aud almost apologetically , upou its adoption . Batuiug in the Serpentine was permitted thon , as now , and small boys dabbled in the muddy waters of the Thames . But London had few baths and no washhouses . We have made some
progress since . There are now twenty-seven baths in the metropolis , many of them having washhouses attached , and Bro . Prestage gives particulars of each of them in this treatise . Yet he very pertinently asks why we are even now so indifferently provided in this respect ? aud he very strenuously advocates their multiplication in every part of the Metropolis , and especially in the more crowded
eastern districts , whore the labouring portion of our population most do congregate . He makes mention of the very handsome gift , by a lato Mrs . Brown , to the Government of £ 55 , 000 for the erection of baths , & c , and ho is anxious to know why it has not yet been devoted to the purposes designated by the fair donor ? So are we ; and if others will second the efforts of Bro . Prestage , in his laudable efforts
to improve tho cleanliness , health , and godliness of Londoners , we shall soon have the present , cause of complaint removed , —that the greatest civilised city in the world is the worst provided in respect of baths and bathing-places . We commend Bro . Prestage for his manly endeavours to secure so admirable au object . In the list of the baths that have been , we note
one omission . It ia a matter of no great moment , but the list is incomplete without it . Thia is the Holborn Bath , afterwards the Holborn Casiuo , and now the Holborn Restaurant . Speaking personally , we may mention that thirty years ago wo havo again and again enjoyed the pleasure of a bath at this establishment , and a very
well ordered establishment it was too , albeit not as extensive as ttic Lambeth Baths , or as enjoyable as the opou-air bath yclept Peoriuss Pool . Tbe omission will bo easily rectified in future issues of the pamphlet , which deserves , aud we trust will have , a largo circulation among all classes .
Official Directory for the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall . Seventh year of publication . Edited by William James Hughau , P . M . No . 131 , Truro , Past Provincial Grand Secretary , & c , & c . Truro Printed at the Royal Cornwall Gazette Office . 1877 . IT is almost needless to say that tuis littlo directory is well nigh perfect of its kind . It contains the usual lists of Provincial Graui Officers aud of Lodges , each of the latter having also the names oi
its principal officers aud P . M . ' s , and of Provincial Gtand Chapter . Officers , and Chapters , the iatter having likewise tho names of Principals and P . Z . ' s . Tho laws and regulations of Proviucial Grand hod ^ i and Chapter are added , and there are two tubular statements , om showing the votes of the Province for the several central Charities , aui the other the progress aud present numerical strength of the Craft ii Cornwall , Information is further given aa to Charity and Centenary
Tredegar Lodge Of Instruction, No. 1625.
jewels , the fees payable to P . G . Lodge and Chapter reapectively , respecting tho Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Institution , and also aa to Lodges and Chapters formerly existing in the Province , with a Hat of the P . G . M . ' s and Superintendents , sinoe , in the one case , the year 1752 , when Cornwall became a Province , and in tho
other , tho year 1791 , when the late Bro . Dunokerley appointed him . self P . G . Superintendent of R . A . Masons for Cornwall . Bro . Hughan has made his Directory a perfect compendium of the Maaouio History of Cornwall , and , in tho interest of Masonic History generally , we can only express a hope that every other Province in England will be similarly provided at no distant date .
Periodical Literature
PERIODICAL LITERATURE
CasselVs Family Magazine offers , a 3 usual , a moat excellent pro . gramme . The serial fiction , and particularly the Story of " Paul Knox , Pitman , " is full of interest , but , as we have several timea remarked before , the chief attractions in thia periodical will be found in tho Essays on domestic and social matters , and iu note 3 on ordinary topics . There ia an article on "New Employmenta for Women , "
which cannot fail to be of service to the fair sex . Then there are " Notea on Gardening , " than which we are acquainted with none that are more practical . If any of our young frienda are about to undergo the ordeal of an examination , we advise them to turn to these pages , and they will find many useful hiuta how to prepare themaelves . At first sight it may appear hard to tell people " How
to Read aloud , " but ask nine people out of ten to read aloud an article from a newspaper , or a chaptor or two from aorue entertaining or instructive book , and the chances are they will bungle over it . The ability to read aloud well , with due emphasis bestowed where necessary , with proper modulations . of the voice , so as to avoid monotony , and without fatigue , ia by no means a common aocom . plishmeut , and CasselVs have done wisely to lay down a few simple
instructions for the benefit of intending readers . We may also apeak highly of the papers on " Tiny Dwellers in our Ponda and Ditohea , " " Our Model Day Nursery , " " Fancy Bazaara and Sales of Work , " and "Suitable Climatea for Invalida , " the lasfc being especially valuable . In addition are two or three short tales , such a 3 "Kafce ' 3 Prince , " by Mr . G . Manville Fenn , " Without a Pigtail , " and " The Old Manor House . " " The Bugle Call , " which does duty as Frontispiece , is capitally drawn .
Part 9 of The Countries of the World ia worthy of all praise . The illustrations , especially those of " A Lumber Wharf on the North Pacific Coast , " the " Crystal Lake in California , " the " Californian Quail , " and "A Canon in the Wahsatch Mountains ( Utah Territory ) , " like all that have appeared in previous numbers of this Berial publica .
tion , are well drawn , and give an excellent idea of the scenes they severally portray . The narrative treats chiefly of the Western portions of tho United States , and contains a geographical account of them , as well as a description of the inhabitants and products , interspersed here and there with storiea of Indians , uotes about the labour market and the cost of living , and much other needful information .
In the Leisure Hour there is much instructive as well as entertaining matter . Among the contents , we have marked as particularl y noteworthy a paper on " Cuckoo Lore , " an explanatory paper on " Common Legal Expressions , " and the continuation of Miss Isabella Bird ' s valuable sketches of " Australia Felix : Impressions of Victoria , "
besides a well-written study of our first English printer , " William Caxton . " Iu addition are several contributions , in the shape of "Fen and Mere , " by Cuthbert Bedo , "Counsellor Tennant , " "A Circassian Scotchman , " and " New Helps for Hospitals , " which ifc will be worth our friends' while to read , while the Varieties aud Natural History Anecdotes are useful , and in many instances novel .
" The Belfry of Dresden " heads the programme of the Sunday at Home . It is an episode of the Seven Years' War and very well re . counted . Miss Alcock contributes a page of Jewish history , entitled " Uncrowned , " and Mr . J . Alexander , the fifth of hia " Pictures of Jewish Life . " There is a very useful paper about the " South African Races , " and thia ia followed by the fifth of the late Rev . R . Demaus ' s articles on " The English Bible . " We were almost on the
point of leaving unnoticed " Welsh Peasant Sketches— Uncle Morgan ; " had we done so , we should unintentionally have committed an act of injustice , for it ia one of tho best articles in the periodical . The illustrations are to be commended , those of " Ahab and Jezebel confronted by Elijah , " "A Jewish Wedding , " and "Reading the Bible in Old London , " being among tho best , in our opinion afc least . In fact , iu this particular , the Sunday at Home and the Leisure Hour aro invariably deserving of praise .
Tho steel engraving in Picturesque Europe is of " Melrose Abbey , " xud is a highly finished specimen of the engraver ' s art . Most of the wood engravings delineate scoues in the border counties , such aa Berwick Bridge , Forniehnrst Castle , Kelso Abbey , and others j but there are some of scenery on the West Coast of Ireland , of which , in this number , we now take leave , in order to wander among tho many Historical scenes associated with " Border Castle 3 and Counties . "
Metropolitan Chapter of Improvement . —The weekly Meeting of this Chapter was held at the Jamaica Coffee House , Corniill , on Tuesday last . Present—Comps . J . Constable M . E . Z ., A . A . Jru ' . v if ., Thomas Griffiths J ., Thomas \ V . White S . E ., F . Brown ¦ i . N ., S . Powuceby P . S ., J . W . Berrio , J . Dennis , R . E . Stevenson , G ,
i . lion-, G . Watenill , E . H . Finney , C . Saron Hooper , F . J . Rumsey . I'IIC business consisted of confirmation of minutes of previous con-¦ •ocation , and rehearsal of the exaltation ceremony , Comp . R . E . itevenson being candidate ; ho waa afterwards elected a member . L'he sum of £ 5 5 s , previously promised , was voted to the Girla ' dohool , for the list of Comp , John Boyd ,
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Tredegar Lodge Of Instruction, No. 1625.
afc the pains of reading this work cannot fail to seo is admirably calculated to meet almost every olass of difficulty thafc may arise . To Captain Shaw , indeed , undoubtedly belongs the merit of having brought the modo of dealing with fires as nearly as possible to perfection . The work beforo us treats most exhaustively of the subject . The opening chapter deals with the two important elements
of " Air and Water . " Then follows a dissertation on " Pumps . " Next come four chapters , iu tho first of which is described tho several parts of tho " Manual Fire Engine , " while the other three are devoted to the subject of " Leathern Hose , " "Branches and Nozzles , " and the " Gear Carried on au Engine . " He passes next to " Engine Drill , " " Scaling Ladders and Laddor Drill , " and " Fire Escape aud
Escape Drill , " and iu the following chapter to " . Sinoko Appliances , " & c . The rest of the work is occupied with the Constitution and Organisation of the Fire Brigade , tho appointment of Men aud their training , the internal management and duties of the Brigade ; while thoir clothing , telegraphic communication , list of articles in use among firomeu , and suudry general memoranda complete the work . Ifc will
be seen from this brief outline of the contents that tho author has treated of Fire Protection exhaustively . No details have been considered too trivial to bo omitted , and tho rosult , iu our humble judgment , is a full description of all tho fire protecting apparatus in use , and a complete code of regulations for the conduct of a fire brigade . Under these circumstances , we have no hesitation in commending the
work to the notice of our readers . Neither thoy nor we , perhaps , can lay claim to much kuowledge of tho subject , but they , aa well aa we , on glancing even casually at this book , will be able to form some , thing like a just idea of its merits . There are also numerous illustrations which have enabled us to understand more fully the value of the
author ' s instructions and descriptions . Captain Shaw , in fact , has achieved a task of great difficulty iu a manner which is worthy of all praise . It is not only that he has compiled a most elaborate system , but he likewise explains it in tho clearest and most precise manner possible .
Bathing in London . A Practical Treatise , containing a Description of the Batha and Bathing Places of London . By Hadley Prestage , Hon . Secretary of the Victoria Park Swimming Club , Member of tho Metropolitan Bathing Association , Member of the Swimming Association of Great Britain , & o . London : J . Roberts , 195 Shoreditch High Street . 1877 .
WrrniN tho modest compass of a pamphlet , Bro . Prestage has brought together an array of information wo seldom meet with , his object being a most admirable one , namely , to encourage the erection of public baths aud bathing-places in the Metropolis . Bro . Prestage is quite right in his statement that , to put the matter Masonically , the immediate past generation of Londoners were not distinguished by any special regard for personal cleanliness . He is quite right in
his inference ol this fact , from the almost , universal presence of the footbath in bedrooms . Thirty years ago people washed their face and hands and feet , but rarely their bodies . The morning tub was unknown as an institution , though a few strong-minded people may have ventured , in a quiot kind of way , aud almost apologetically , upou its adoption . Batuiug in the Serpentine was permitted thon , as now , and small boys dabbled in the muddy waters of the Thames . But London had few baths and no washhouses . We have made some
progress since . There are now twenty-seven baths in the metropolis , many of them having washhouses attached , and Bro . Prestage gives particulars of each of them in this treatise . Yet he very pertinently asks why we are even now so indifferently provided in this respect ? aud he very strenuously advocates their multiplication in every part of the Metropolis , and especially in the more crowded
eastern districts , whore the labouring portion of our population most do congregate . He makes mention of the very handsome gift , by a lato Mrs . Brown , to the Government of £ 55 , 000 for the erection of baths , & c , and ho is anxious to know why it has not yet been devoted to the purposes designated by the fair donor ? So are we ; and if others will second the efforts of Bro . Prestage , in his laudable efforts
to improve tho cleanliness , health , and godliness of Londoners , we shall soon have the present , cause of complaint removed , —that the greatest civilised city in the world is the worst provided in respect of baths and bathing-places . We commend Bro . Prestage for his manly endeavours to secure so admirable au object . In the list of the baths that have been , we note
one omission . It ia a matter of no great moment , but the list is incomplete without it . Thia is the Holborn Bath , afterwards the Holborn Casiuo , and now the Holborn Restaurant . Speaking personally , we may mention that thirty years ago wo havo again and again enjoyed the pleasure of a bath at this establishment , and a very
well ordered establishment it was too , albeit not as extensive as ttic Lambeth Baths , or as enjoyable as the opou-air bath yclept Peoriuss Pool . Tbe omission will bo easily rectified in future issues of the pamphlet , which deserves , aud we trust will have , a largo circulation among all classes .
Official Directory for the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall . Seventh year of publication . Edited by William James Hughau , P . M . No . 131 , Truro , Past Provincial Grand Secretary , & c , & c . Truro Printed at the Royal Cornwall Gazette Office . 1877 . IT is almost needless to say that tuis littlo directory is well nigh perfect of its kind . It contains the usual lists of Provincial Graui Officers aud of Lodges , each of the latter having also the names oi
its principal officers aud P . M . ' s , and of Provincial Gtand Chapter . Officers , and Chapters , the iatter having likewise tho names of Principals and P . Z . ' s . Tho laws and regulations of Proviucial Grand hod ^ i and Chapter are added , and there are two tubular statements , om showing the votes of the Province for the several central Charities , aui the other the progress aud present numerical strength of the Craft ii Cornwall , Information is further given aa to Charity and Centenary
Tredegar Lodge Of Instruction, No. 1625.
jewels , the fees payable to P . G . Lodge and Chapter reapectively , respecting tho Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Institution , and also aa to Lodges and Chapters formerly existing in the Province , with a Hat of the P . G . M . ' s and Superintendents , sinoe , in the one case , the year 1752 , when Cornwall became a Province , and in tho
other , tho year 1791 , when the late Bro . Dunokerley appointed him . self P . G . Superintendent of R . A . Masons for Cornwall . Bro . Hughan has made his Directory a perfect compendium of the Maaouio History of Cornwall , and , in tho interest of Masonic History generally , we can only express a hope that every other Province in England will be similarly provided at no distant date .
Periodical Literature
PERIODICAL LITERATURE
CasselVs Family Magazine offers , a 3 usual , a moat excellent pro . gramme . The serial fiction , and particularly the Story of " Paul Knox , Pitman , " is full of interest , but , as we have several timea remarked before , the chief attractions in thia periodical will be found in tho Essays on domestic and social matters , and iu note 3 on ordinary topics . There ia an article on "New Employmenta for Women , "
which cannot fail to be of service to the fair sex . Then there are " Notea on Gardening , " than which we are acquainted with none that are more practical . If any of our young frienda are about to undergo the ordeal of an examination , we advise them to turn to these pages , and they will find many useful hiuta how to prepare themaelves . At first sight it may appear hard to tell people " How
to Read aloud , " but ask nine people out of ten to read aloud an article from a newspaper , or a chaptor or two from aorue entertaining or instructive book , and the chances are they will bungle over it . The ability to read aloud well , with due emphasis bestowed where necessary , with proper modulations . of the voice , so as to avoid monotony , and without fatigue , ia by no means a common aocom . plishmeut , and CasselVs have done wisely to lay down a few simple
instructions for the benefit of intending readers . We may also apeak highly of the papers on " Tiny Dwellers in our Ponda and Ditohea , " " Our Model Day Nursery , " " Fancy Bazaara and Sales of Work , " and "Suitable Climatea for Invalida , " the lasfc being especially valuable . In addition are two or three short tales , such a 3 "Kafce ' 3 Prince , " by Mr . G . Manville Fenn , " Without a Pigtail , " and " The Old Manor House . " " The Bugle Call , " which does duty as Frontispiece , is capitally drawn .
Part 9 of The Countries of the World ia worthy of all praise . The illustrations , especially those of " A Lumber Wharf on the North Pacific Coast , " the " Crystal Lake in California , " the " Californian Quail , " and "A Canon in the Wahsatch Mountains ( Utah Territory ) , " like all that have appeared in previous numbers of this Berial publica .
tion , are well drawn , and give an excellent idea of the scenes they severally portray . The narrative treats chiefly of the Western portions of tho United States , and contains a geographical account of them , as well as a description of the inhabitants and products , interspersed here and there with storiea of Indians , uotes about the labour market and the cost of living , and much other needful information .
In the Leisure Hour there is much instructive as well as entertaining matter . Among the contents , we have marked as particularl y noteworthy a paper on " Cuckoo Lore , " an explanatory paper on " Common Legal Expressions , " and the continuation of Miss Isabella Bird ' s valuable sketches of " Australia Felix : Impressions of Victoria , "
besides a well-written study of our first English printer , " William Caxton . " Iu addition are several contributions , in the shape of "Fen and Mere , " by Cuthbert Bedo , "Counsellor Tennant , " "A Circassian Scotchman , " and " New Helps for Hospitals , " which ifc will be worth our friends' while to read , while the Varieties aud Natural History Anecdotes are useful , and in many instances novel .
" The Belfry of Dresden " heads the programme of the Sunday at Home . It is an episode of the Seven Years' War and very well re . counted . Miss Alcock contributes a page of Jewish history , entitled " Uncrowned , " and Mr . J . Alexander , the fifth of hia " Pictures of Jewish Life . " There is a very useful paper about the " South African Races , " and thia ia followed by the fifth of the late Rev . R . Demaus ' s articles on " The English Bible . " We were almost on the
point of leaving unnoticed " Welsh Peasant Sketches— Uncle Morgan ; " had we done so , we should unintentionally have committed an act of injustice , for it ia one of tho best articles in the periodical . The illustrations are to be commended , those of " Ahab and Jezebel confronted by Elijah , " "A Jewish Wedding , " and "Reading the Bible in Old London , " being among tho best , in our opinion afc least . In fact , iu this particular , the Sunday at Home and the Leisure Hour aro invariably deserving of praise .
Tho steel engraving in Picturesque Europe is of " Melrose Abbey , " xud is a highly finished specimen of the engraver ' s art . Most of the wood engravings delineate scoues in the border counties , such aa Berwick Bridge , Forniehnrst Castle , Kelso Abbey , and others j but there are some of scenery on the West Coast of Ireland , of which , in this number , we now take leave , in order to wander among tho many Historical scenes associated with " Border Castle 3 and Counties . "
Metropolitan Chapter of Improvement . —The weekly Meeting of this Chapter was held at the Jamaica Coffee House , Corniill , on Tuesday last . Present—Comps . J . Constable M . E . Z ., A . A . Jru ' . v if ., Thomas Griffiths J ., Thomas \ V . White S . E ., F . Brown ¦ i . N ., S . Powuceby P . S ., J . W . Berrio , J . Dennis , R . E . Stevenson , G ,
i . lion-, G . Watenill , E . H . Finney , C . Saron Hooper , F . J . Rumsey . I'IIC business consisted of confirmation of minutes of previous con-¦ •ocation , and rehearsal of the exaltation ceremony , Comp . R . E . itevenson being candidate ; ho waa afterwards elected a member . L'he sum of £ 5 5 s , previously promised , was voted to the Girla ' dohool , for the list of Comp , John Boyd ,