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However absurd all this is , there it stands in both editions , and it only shows how the puhlisherwa ^ ^ the strictures , alluded to in the title , on the Booh < f OonstitMions , we shall not offer any remarks . But the dictionary of private signals is so deliciously absurd that we cannot refrain from giving our readers a taste of their quality . It is divided under the following heads i—
Ancle ; Back ; Belly ; Breast ; Button ; Galf ; Cane ; Cheek ; Chin ; Coat ; Dog ; Earj Eye ; Foot ; Forehead ; Glove ; Hat ; Heel ; Inkhorn ; Knee ; Leg ; Lip ; Money ; Neckcloth * r 0 dd ;
Paper ; Queen ; Ruffle ; Shin ; Snuff-box ; Sword ; Thumb ; Ymcent ; Watch ; Wig ; Xenophon ; Youth ; Zacharyy Selecting a few examples from the above , as they are all of a similar import , will be sufficient :- — - ¦'¦*? Ancle . A Member to touch the Right Leg as he goes along the streets brings a Member ( if he sees him ) from his work ori the top of a steeple ; To touch the Ancle of the left Leg , brings him down to talk from any
other part of the Church . . "; Back , To put the Right hand Behind him fetches a Member down from any other Edifice that is not built to an Holy Use : And to put the Left Hand behind him , signifies thai to the Public House nearest the place where he is at Work , whether it be Tavern , Alehouse , or thelike . ^ Bell y . To put the right hand on it is a sign for the Member to be in the Pall-Mail in St . James ' s Park in an Hour . The Left handin Westminster Abbey in Two Hours .
" Heel . To touch the Heel of either shoe with either Hand , by lifting it up , signifies that the Member must be at the King ' s Arms in Southwark precisely at Noon . " Money . To put money out of one hand into t ' other signifies the Member must be in the Pit of Lincoln ' s Inn Play House by half an hour after six in the Evening . " Watch . To pull a Watch out of the Fob , signifies the Member must be walking by Buckingham House in St . James's Park about one of the Clock
in the Afternoon . " Youth . To send a Letter with the word Youth writ on it , signifies the Member must be walking behind the Banqueting House in White Hall at Four of the Clock in the Afternoon . " AMANUENSIS .
Progression.
PBOGEESSION .
EftEEMAsoKKY , in its comprehensive aspect , is a science of development , which by the exercise of the mental faculties investigates and inquires into not only the known laws of nature , but seeks in the realms of immensity to discover those hidden powers which , although unseen , exist , and attempts to reveal those mvsteries which hitherto
have been supposed beyond the reach of man ' s observation , Man , the highest intelligence of God ' s creation , is not limited in his pursuit of knowledge , nor are the gates of wisdom closed to his intel-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Fragments And Documents Relating To Eeee...
However absurd all this is , there it stands in both editions , and it only shows how the puhlisherwa ^ ^ the strictures , alluded to in the title , on the Booh < f OonstitMions , we shall not offer any remarks . But the dictionary of private signals is so deliciously absurd that we cannot refrain from giving our readers a taste of their quality . It is divided under the following heads i—
Ancle ; Back ; Belly ; Breast ; Button ; Galf ; Cane ; Cheek ; Chin ; Coat ; Dog ; Earj Eye ; Foot ; Forehead ; Glove ; Hat ; Heel ; Inkhorn ; Knee ; Leg ; Lip ; Money ; Neckcloth * r 0 dd ;
Paper ; Queen ; Ruffle ; Shin ; Snuff-box ; Sword ; Thumb ; Ymcent ; Watch ; Wig ; Xenophon ; Youth ; Zacharyy Selecting a few examples from the above , as they are all of a similar import , will be sufficient :- — - ¦'¦*? Ancle . A Member to touch the Right Leg as he goes along the streets brings a Member ( if he sees him ) from his work ori the top of a steeple ; To touch the Ancle of the left Leg , brings him down to talk from any
other part of the Church . . "; Back , To put the Right hand Behind him fetches a Member down from any other Edifice that is not built to an Holy Use : And to put the Left Hand behind him , signifies thai to the Public House nearest the place where he is at Work , whether it be Tavern , Alehouse , or thelike . ^ Bell y . To put the right hand on it is a sign for the Member to be in the Pall-Mail in St . James ' s Park in an Hour . The Left handin Westminster Abbey in Two Hours .
" Heel . To touch the Heel of either shoe with either Hand , by lifting it up , signifies that the Member must be at the King ' s Arms in Southwark precisely at Noon . " Money . To put money out of one hand into t ' other signifies the Member must be in the Pit of Lincoln ' s Inn Play House by half an hour after six in the Evening . " Watch . To pull a Watch out of the Fob , signifies the Member must be walking by Buckingham House in St . James's Park about one of the Clock
in the Afternoon . " Youth . To send a Letter with the word Youth writ on it , signifies the Member must be walking behind the Banqueting House in White Hall at Four of the Clock in the Afternoon . " AMANUENSIS .
Progression.
PBOGEESSION .
EftEEMAsoKKY , in its comprehensive aspect , is a science of development , which by the exercise of the mental faculties investigates and inquires into not only the known laws of nature , but seeks in the realms of immensity to discover those hidden powers which , although unseen , exist , and attempts to reveal those mvsteries which hitherto
have been supposed beyond the reach of man ' s observation , Man , the highest intelligence of God ' s creation , is not limited in his pursuit of knowledge , nor are the gates of wisdom closed to his intel-