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New South Wales,
A kind of black grape grows here wild , and a plant bearing a leaf resembling that of the bay-tree , of " a swfeet taste , whfch ' is used b y the convicts as a substitute for teai and called by them sweet'tea : it is likewise brewed and kept in vessels for drinking , affording a pleasant beverage ; and , when used medicinally , is found to be very salutary . : - ' '' ¦ - ' ¦ ' ' ' " The noted Barringlon was appointed Constable of a small' fertile
island belonging to the Settlement , callfe ' d Norfolk Island ( as was represented in the public papers ) , Conducting' hirhself with much p ' rdpriety in , ' as he termed it , the'New Arcadia . ' " A great number of convicts died at this expensive Settlement at one period , apparently , it is said , more from a Scarcity of provisions than any other cause ; but the colony is now in a more flourishing state , and it is hoped will continue to improve , " ' -,
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
SIR , IN a book which lately fell into my hands , called "NATURE DISPLAYED , " I met ' with the following speculations on the EASLY HISTORY of MASONRY j "' which ,- ' as they do not seem at all to interfere with the . more regularly-arranged History of which you give us a portion in each Number , yon may p'erhaps oblige others by inserting , as well as your occasional Correspondent ; ' - - ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ " _ ¦ '" '' . " : ' ' " ' ' ' - ; ' - S' J
THE Society of Masons was first formed in E gypt , the mother and nurse of arts and sciences , where-they all ori ginated . . ' " .- ' . '¦ •' This seems no more than natural , ' for the probability is very great that Egypt was the first land which emerged from the ocean , andis , consequently the oldest country in the world . Moses , who was by no means friendly , 'tb the Egyptians , yet ingenuously-acknowledges , that they were tiie wisest people on the earth-. ¦ - - ¦ ¦ : ¦ ..- .
From the earliest ages , the ascent to which it is impossible to reach , as men discovered any art , or improved any science ¦ ( in a state of society ) , they felt the necessity of communicating them for their own sakes , that they mi g ht-be supported and assisted . To promote thenlucrative views , it was also necessary that such communications should be confined to as few in number as possible . ¦ -
¦ It was unavoidably requisite , that ever ) ' member of the society should be laid under the most solemn obligation to preserve the-various deposits intrusted to him from all those who were not entitled tosimilar emoluments :- ' As architecture ' was of the highest consequence to mankind , with respect to-utilityconvenienceand magnificencethe Masons were
, , , the only persons to be applied to on this account . No other persons were , capable of planning or erecting edifices adapted to usefulness or splendour , ' ¦ ' - ' ¦ ' ' L . , , ; , ¦ . . . , . ,. . L 1 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
New South Wales,
A kind of black grape grows here wild , and a plant bearing a leaf resembling that of the bay-tree , of " a swfeet taste , whfch ' is used b y the convicts as a substitute for teai and called by them sweet'tea : it is likewise brewed and kept in vessels for drinking , affording a pleasant beverage ; and , when used medicinally , is found to be very salutary . : - ' '' ¦ - ' ¦ ' ' ' " The noted Barringlon was appointed Constable of a small' fertile
island belonging to the Settlement , callfe ' d Norfolk Island ( as was represented in the public papers ) , Conducting' hirhself with much p ' rdpriety in , ' as he termed it , the'New Arcadia . ' " A great number of convicts died at this expensive Settlement at one period , apparently , it is said , more from a Scarcity of provisions than any other cause ; but the colony is now in a more flourishing state , and it is hoped will continue to improve , " ' -,
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
SIR , IN a book which lately fell into my hands , called "NATURE DISPLAYED , " I met ' with the following speculations on the EASLY HISTORY of MASONRY j "' which ,- ' as they do not seem at all to interfere with the . more regularly-arranged History of which you give us a portion in each Number , yon may p'erhaps oblige others by inserting , as well as your occasional Correspondent ; ' - - ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ " _ ¦ '" '' . " : ' ' " ' ' ' - ; ' - S' J
THE Society of Masons was first formed in E gypt , the mother and nurse of arts and sciences , where-they all ori ginated . . ' " .- ' . '¦ •' This seems no more than natural , ' for the probability is very great that Egypt was the first land which emerged from the ocean , andis , consequently the oldest country in the world . Moses , who was by no means friendly , 'tb the Egyptians , yet ingenuously-acknowledges , that they were tiie wisest people on the earth-. ¦ - - ¦ ¦ : ¦ ..- .
From the earliest ages , the ascent to which it is impossible to reach , as men discovered any art , or improved any science ¦ ( in a state of society ) , they felt the necessity of communicating them for their own sakes , that they mi g ht-be supported and assisted . To promote thenlucrative views , it was also necessary that such communications should be confined to as few in number as possible . ¦ -
¦ It was unavoidably requisite , that ever ) ' member of the society should be laid under the most solemn obligation to preserve the-various deposits intrusted to him from all those who were not entitled tosimilar emoluments :- ' As architecture ' was of the highest consequence to mankind , with respect to-utilityconvenienceand magnificencethe Masons were
, , , the only persons to be applied to on this account . No other persons were , capable of planning or erecting edifices adapted to usefulness or splendour , ' ¦ ' - ' ¦ ' ' L . , , ; , ¦ . . . , . ,. . L 1 2