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Reviews.
REVIEWS .
AU Books intended for Review should be addressed to the Editor of The Freemason ' s Chronicle , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonville , London , W . — : o : — The History of Freemasonry in Maryland , by Bro . Edward T . Schnltz . Baltimore , U . S . A .: 11 South Howard Street .
WITH the twenty-fifth nnmber—which completes the fourth and last volume—of this remarkable work , the arduous and incessant labours of Bro . Schultz , as the historian of Masonry in his native State , are bronght to a happy conclnsion . The first volume contains 427 pages , the second 769 , the third 833 , and the last 784 , the total
pagination , therefore , amounting roundly to a grand total of 3000 , whioh is as nearly as possible twice that of the General History of Freemasonry , by Bro . Gonld . Here , of course , it must be recollected that the last-named work was published as a quarto , while the later production of the American author is presented to us in octavo form .
The comparison , nevertheless , ia of some value , as shewing that Bro . Schultz , in his local history , has succeeded in filling about double the nnmber of pages given by Bro . Gould in his History of the Craft Universal . It may therefore be confidently expressed that no work of equal magnitude , relating to a Single Masonic Jurisdiction , has
ever been published . Nor does the favourable opinion conceived of it from an outward view , fade away on a carefnl perusal of the four volumes into which it is divided . It contains an account of every Masonio body of every Kite ever organised in Maryland , from the first known Lodge at Annapolis , in
1749 , to the close of the year 1887 ; the full Proceedings of the Grand Lodge for 100 years ; the History of the Early Chapters , Encampmenta ( or Commanderies ) , and Lodges , Chapters and Councils of the High Degrees , as well as a synopsis of the Proceedings of the Grand Chapter , Grand Council E . and S . Masters , Grand Commandery and
Grand Consistory tbrongbout the whole period . Every Masonio event of historic interest is faithfully recorded , including the Laying of Corner Stones , Celebrations and Parades of the Craft , Addresses , Orations and many interesting facts connected with the City of Baltimore and State of Maryland , as well as other
States . Biographical sketches are given of nearly two hundred prominent Officers and Brethren of the State , with over 100 portraits , and numerous fac simile engravings of old seals , diplomas , jewels , and other objects of interest .
The work has been written by Bro . Schultz for the benefit of the Freemasons of Maryland , but it will be found exceedingly useful by students of the Craft in all jurisdictions . No general history of American Masonry—at all worthy of the name—has yet been compiled , and the subject is therefore very imperfectly grasped
as a whole by even the most painstaking of onr writers . Of materials for such a history there is , indeed , no lack , but rather a superfluity , as the Annual Proceedings of Grand Lodges , Chapters , Councils , and Commanderies aro increasing at such a rate that they literally threaten to overwhelm us . If the panting student were to
read nothing else , it would bo quite impossible to wade—or even skim—through the whole of it . But these collections—and our remarks refer mainly , thongh not entirely , to the Reports on Foreign Correspondence of the Grand Lodges—are nevertheless moat valuable storehouses of facte , from which may be drawn , year by year , a
clear index to , and in many instances a fnll epitome of , contemporaneous ( American ) Masonic history . The Annual Proceedings of , let ns say , the Grand Lodge of Maine , for the twenty or more years that the Report on Foreign Correspondence has been written by Bro . Drummond , contain , in effect , a complete summary of all Masonic
events of importance in the United States of America , throughout the same period . A similar remark may be made with regard to the Proceedings of other jurisdictions , where the service of the "Reporter" has also been of long standing and continuous . Bnt even with access to these volumes , the reflective student will remember " that
it is the business of a good antiquary , as of a good man , to have mortality always before bim , " and no reader in search of general information , or indeed any persons whatever , except the
unfortunate few who , from time to time , devote their lives to presenting the facts of Masonio history in an orlorly sequence , could be expected to peruse in their entirety the interminable files of these extremely valuable , albeit very dry and somewhat tautological publications . The great merit of Uro . Sehultz ' s work to the English reader , and indeed to all brethren ontsido his own immediate State who may peruse it is that , conr lencing with tbe re-crganisation of the Grand Lodge of Maryland iu 1787 , he weaves iu with his narrative an account of all the Mas inio doings on fcho American Continent which
are of any importance . Thus , from 1787 clown to the present time we are given a gene ; il history of Masonry in the U . S . A ., not of course a full one , bu > an outline , at all events , or sketch of tho progress of the Craft during the last hundred years . It may be observed , in conclusion , that the facts are very ably marshalled , and
fche entire story ven pleasantly narrated . Tho anthor possesses a clear incisive style , ai d therefore the solid merits of hi * work derive an additional attractic . i from its literary execution . The biographical sketches are of the m st interesting character , and among them will
be found the record , 1 riefly told , of many a brother whose name and fame are not alone tie Arifage of the Masonic body . Wo had marked many passag- a fur quotation as illustrating the power and versatility of tho aut'ror , but are reluclantly compelled to bring onr notice to a close wifclnufc inclndinor therewith fche evidence " under
his own hand for which we had hoped to find room in the current number of tho CHRONICLE . Some of these , however , we shall endeavour to lay befoie onr readers on a subsequent occasion , and we now take our leave of Bro . Schultz , with the confident prediction that as a graceful writer , a carefnl annalist , and a diligent antiquary , he will always retain a foremost place iu the front rank of those students
Reviews.
of Masonry , by whom we are sensibly carried further in , our knowledge of the facts and occurrences of former times , without which the History of the Craft in so many other American jurisdictions is still enveloped in much obscurity .
Something About Dentistry.
SOMETHING ABOUT DENTISTRY .
A CHAT WITH DR . G . H . JONES . A CORRESPONDENT of The Evening News , who recently called upon Dr . G . II . Jones , the well-known dentist , of Great Russell Street , for what may be called a " toothsome " chat , says : — There was a time when a visit to a dentist waa the nearest equivalent to a descent into those regions which Dante has so graphically described . I can remember the days when to get rid of
a bad tooth was as difficult an operation as to find a good wife , and when to ring the bell at a dentist's front door required more moral courage than to dispute the possession of a bone with an ill . fed bnll-dog .
When I called at 57 Great Russell Street , Bloomsbury , I laid my hand upon the bell-handle with a jauntiness strangely at variance with my former experience of visits to gentlemen in Dr . Jones's pro . fession . I found the celebrated dentist a most chatty and pleasant
companion . The dentist of the present day is not , as he was in the former times , a tooth-drawer mainly . He is a doctor who devotes really more
attention to preserving the teeth of his patients than of supplying them with new ones . In both these branches of the profession , Dr . Jones occupies a very high position . This in itself is a strong recommendation , and one upon which too much stress cannot be laid .
" So you profess to effect painless as well as perfect dentistry , Dr , Jones ? " " It is not a matter of profession , " was the reply , " bufc an everyday fact , as my patients can testify . The old notion that a visit to the dentist means having yonr head half pulled off , your nerves
unstrung , and your temper permanently injured is altogether exploded . Excuse my asking such a seemingly stnpid question , bufc to whom are we indebted for tho boon of the gas which you so commend ? That question is an easy ono to answer . The discovery of nitrous oxide gas belongs to the celebrated chemist Priestley , and dates from
the year 1776 . It was , however , supposed to be irrespirable until Sir Humphry Davy , in the latter part of 1800 , proved the supposition to be incorrect , and wrote a valuable work on the subject ; , entitled " Researches on Nitrous Oxide . " "But who introduced ifc into dentistry ?"
"That memorable service to humanity belongs to Dr . Horace Wells , an American dentist , for be was the first fco test its practical application to the painless extraction of teeth . But have you never tried its effects ?"
I modestly acknowledged that I had not . " Then come into my operating-room , and I'll give you a dose , " said Dr . Jones . " Yon will find it as exhilarating as good champagne , and as harmless , when properly applied . "
With an extremely hazy notion of what tho results of imbibing good champagne would bo like , I accepted the invitation and followed my host into the room in question . After inhaling the 1 iiigbing gas for a few seconds I losfc
consciousness of my external surroundings , but experienced no unpleasant sensation of any kind . In due coarse I awoke and fonud thafc the gentle tap from ideal rosy fingers was the visionary equivalent for the actual wrench which had displaced one of tho mosfc vicious molars thafc had ever afflicted the month of man or tried tho skill of a
dentist . Later on Dr . Jones conducted me to his laboratory , which is situated in separate premises opening upon Gilbert-street , Bloomsbury , but connected with his professional residence by means of a long and gracefully constrncted conservatory .
The laboratory itself is fitted up with the latest scientific improvements in this part of the dentists' difficult and delicate occupation . I found it a large , well-lighted , perfectly ventilated room , and kept in a state of the most scrupulous cleanliness and order . It is devoted to tho practical part of tho work in connection with the
manufacture of those high-class artificial teeth by which Dr . Jones has mado such a wide and solid reputation . It was a scene of great industry when I entered it , and was quite a revelation in its way aa to tho infinite care that is necessary in tlio delicate operations incidental to this particular branch of the profession .
WELL TO REMEMBER . That he who gathers roses must not fear thorns . That to wait and be patient soothes many a pang .
That all air ; not princes who ride with fcho emperor . Thafc correction is good when administered in season . That ifc takes a great deal of grace to bo ablo to bear praise . That you will never havo a friend if you must have one without failings . That to have what wo want is riches , bufc to be ablo to do without ; is power .
'iliat there is no limit to tho age afc which a man may make a rool of himself . That thc roses of ploisnro seldom last long enough to adorn the brow of thoso who pluck thorn . That a man who cannot mind his own bnsiness is nofc to be trusted with fche business of others . —Liberal Freemason .
Ar01003
FiJNE ^ ALS properly carried oufc ancl personally attended , ia London and Country , by Bro . Q . A . BUTTON , 17 Newcastle Street , Strand , W . C . Monuments erected . Valuations made .
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Reviews.
REVIEWS .
AU Books intended for Review should be addressed to the Editor of The Freemason ' s Chronicle , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonville , London , W . — : o : — The History of Freemasonry in Maryland , by Bro . Edward T . Schnltz . Baltimore , U . S . A .: 11 South Howard Street .
WITH the twenty-fifth nnmber—which completes the fourth and last volume—of this remarkable work , the arduous and incessant labours of Bro . Schultz , as the historian of Masonry in his native State , are bronght to a happy conclnsion . The first volume contains 427 pages , the second 769 , the third 833 , and the last 784 , the total
pagination , therefore , amounting roundly to a grand total of 3000 , whioh is as nearly as possible twice that of the General History of Freemasonry , by Bro . Gonld . Here , of course , it must be recollected that the last-named work was published as a quarto , while the later production of the American author is presented to us in octavo form .
The comparison , nevertheless , ia of some value , as shewing that Bro . Schultz , in his local history , has succeeded in filling about double the nnmber of pages given by Bro . Gould in his History of the Craft Universal . It may therefore be confidently expressed that no work of equal magnitude , relating to a Single Masonic Jurisdiction , has
ever been published . Nor does the favourable opinion conceived of it from an outward view , fade away on a carefnl perusal of the four volumes into which it is divided . It contains an account of every Masonio body of every Kite ever organised in Maryland , from the first known Lodge at Annapolis , in
1749 , to the close of the year 1887 ; the full Proceedings of the Grand Lodge for 100 years ; the History of the Early Chapters , Encampmenta ( or Commanderies ) , and Lodges , Chapters and Councils of the High Degrees , as well as a synopsis of the Proceedings of the Grand Chapter , Grand Council E . and S . Masters , Grand Commandery and
Grand Consistory tbrongbout the whole period . Every Masonio event of historic interest is faithfully recorded , including the Laying of Corner Stones , Celebrations and Parades of the Craft , Addresses , Orations and many interesting facts connected with the City of Baltimore and State of Maryland , as well as other
States . Biographical sketches are given of nearly two hundred prominent Officers and Brethren of the State , with over 100 portraits , and numerous fac simile engravings of old seals , diplomas , jewels , and other objects of interest .
The work has been written by Bro . Schultz for the benefit of the Freemasons of Maryland , but it will be found exceedingly useful by students of the Craft in all jurisdictions . No general history of American Masonry—at all worthy of the name—has yet been compiled , and the subject is therefore very imperfectly grasped
as a whole by even the most painstaking of onr writers . Of materials for such a history there is , indeed , no lack , but rather a superfluity , as the Annual Proceedings of Grand Lodges , Chapters , Councils , and Commanderies aro increasing at such a rate that they literally threaten to overwhelm us . If the panting student were to
read nothing else , it would bo quite impossible to wade—or even skim—through the whole of it . But these collections—and our remarks refer mainly , thongh not entirely , to the Reports on Foreign Correspondence of the Grand Lodges—are nevertheless moat valuable storehouses of facte , from which may be drawn , year by year , a
clear index to , and in many instances a fnll epitome of , contemporaneous ( American ) Masonic history . The Annual Proceedings of , let ns say , the Grand Lodge of Maine , for the twenty or more years that the Report on Foreign Correspondence has been written by Bro . Drummond , contain , in effect , a complete summary of all Masonic
events of importance in the United States of America , throughout the same period . A similar remark may be made with regard to the Proceedings of other jurisdictions , where the service of the "Reporter" has also been of long standing and continuous . Bnt even with access to these volumes , the reflective student will remember " that
it is the business of a good antiquary , as of a good man , to have mortality always before bim , " and no reader in search of general information , or indeed any persons whatever , except the
unfortunate few who , from time to time , devote their lives to presenting the facts of Masonio history in an orlorly sequence , could be expected to peruse in their entirety the interminable files of these extremely valuable , albeit very dry and somewhat tautological publications . The great merit of Uro . Sehultz ' s work to the English reader , and indeed to all brethren ontsido his own immediate State who may peruse it is that , conr lencing with tbe re-crganisation of the Grand Lodge of Maryland iu 1787 , he weaves iu with his narrative an account of all the Mas inio doings on fcho American Continent which
are of any importance . Thus , from 1787 clown to the present time we are given a gene ; il history of Masonry in the U . S . A ., not of course a full one , bu > an outline , at all events , or sketch of tho progress of the Craft during the last hundred years . It may be observed , in conclusion , that the facts are very ably marshalled , and
fche entire story ven pleasantly narrated . Tho anthor possesses a clear incisive style , ai d therefore the solid merits of hi * work derive an additional attractic . i from its literary execution . The biographical sketches are of the m st interesting character , and among them will
be found the record , 1 riefly told , of many a brother whose name and fame are not alone tie Arifage of the Masonic body . Wo had marked many passag- a fur quotation as illustrating the power and versatility of tho aut'ror , but are reluclantly compelled to bring onr notice to a close wifclnufc inclndinor therewith fche evidence " under
his own hand for which we had hoped to find room in the current number of tho CHRONICLE . Some of these , however , we shall endeavour to lay befoie onr readers on a subsequent occasion , and we now take our leave of Bro . Schultz , with the confident prediction that as a graceful writer , a carefnl annalist , and a diligent antiquary , he will always retain a foremost place iu the front rank of those students
Reviews.
of Masonry , by whom we are sensibly carried further in , our knowledge of the facts and occurrences of former times , without which the History of the Craft in so many other American jurisdictions is still enveloped in much obscurity .
Something About Dentistry.
SOMETHING ABOUT DENTISTRY .
A CHAT WITH DR . G . H . JONES . A CORRESPONDENT of The Evening News , who recently called upon Dr . G . II . Jones , the well-known dentist , of Great Russell Street , for what may be called a " toothsome " chat , says : — There was a time when a visit to a dentist waa the nearest equivalent to a descent into those regions which Dante has so graphically described . I can remember the days when to get rid of
a bad tooth was as difficult an operation as to find a good wife , and when to ring the bell at a dentist's front door required more moral courage than to dispute the possession of a bone with an ill . fed bnll-dog .
When I called at 57 Great Russell Street , Bloomsbury , I laid my hand upon the bell-handle with a jauntiness strangely at variance with my former experience of visits to gentlemen in Dr . Jones's pro . fession . I found the celebrated dentist a most chatty and pleasant
companion . The dentist of the present day is not , as he was in the former times , a tooth-drawer mainly . He is a doctor who devotes really more
attention to preserving the teeth of his patients than of supplying them with new ones . In both these branches of the profession , Dr . Jones occupies a very high position . This in itself is a strong recommendation , and one upon which too much stress cannot be laid .
" So you profess to effect painless as well as perfect dentistry , Dr , Jones ? " " It is not a matter of profession , " was the reply , " bufc an everyday fact , as my patients can testify . The old notion that a visit to the dentist means having yonr head half pulled off , your nerves
unstrung , and your temper permanently injured is altogether exploded . Excuse my asking such a seemingly stnpid question , bufc to whom are we indebted for tho boon of the gas which you so commend ? That question is an easy ono to answer . The discovery of nitrous oxide gas belongs to the celebrated chemist Priestley , and dates from
the year 1776 . It was , however , supposed to be irrespirable until Sir Humphry Davy , in the latter part of 1800 , proved the supposition to be incorrect , and wrote a valuable work on the subject ; , entitled " Researches on Nitrous Oxide . " "But who introduced ifc into dentistry ?"
"That memorable service to humanity belongs to Dr . Horace Wells , an American dentist , for be was the first fco test its practical application to the painless extraction of teeth . But have you never tried its effects ?"
I modestly acknowledged that I had not . " Then come into my operating-room , and I'll give you a dose , " said Dr . Jones . " Yon will find it as exhilarating as good champagne , and as harmless , when properly applied . "
With an extremely hazy notion of what tho results of imbibing good champagne would bo like , I accepted the invitation and followed my host into the room in question . After inhaling the 1 iiigbing gas for a few seconds I losfc
consciousness of my external surroundings , but experienced no unpleasant sensation of any kind . In due coarse I awoke and fonud thafc the gentle tap from ideal rosy fingers was the visionary equivalent for the actual wrench which had displaced one of tho mosfc vicious molars thafc had ever afflicted the month of man or tried tho skill of a
dentist . Later on Dr . Jones conducted me to his laboratory , which is situated in separate premises opening upon Gilbert-street , Bloomsbury , but connected with his professional residence by means of a long and gracefully constrncted conservatory .
The laboratory itself is fitted up with the latest scientific improvements in this part of the dentists' difficult and delicate occupation . I found it a large , well-lighted , perfectly ventilated room , and kept in a state of the most scrupulous cleanliness and order . It is devoted to tho practical part of tho work in connection with the
manufacture of those high-class artificial teeth by which Dr . Jones has mado such a wide and solid reputation . It was a scene of great industry when I entered it , and was quite a revelation in its way aa to tho infinite care that is necessary in tlio delicate operations incidental to this particular branch of the profession .
WELL TO REMEMBER . That he who gathers roses must not fear thorns . That to wait and be patient soothes many a pang .
That all air ; not princes who ride with fcho emperor . Thafc correction is good when administered in season . That ifc takes a great deal of grace to bo ablo to bear praise . That you will never havo a friend if you must have one without failings . That to have what wo want is riches , bufc to be ablo to do without ; is power .
'iliat there is no limit to tho age afc which a man may make a rool of himself . That thc roses of ploisnro seldom last long enough to adorn the brow of thoso who pluck thorn . That a man who cannot mind his own bnsiness is nofc to be trusted with fche business of others . —Liberal Freemason .
Ar01003
FiJNE ^ ALS properly carried oufc ancl personally attended , ia London and Country , by Bro . Q . A . BUTTON , 17 Newcastle Street , Strand , W . C . Monuments erected . Valuations made .