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Ancient Symbolism Illustrated.
The lambskin apron ivas therefore aptly AVOHI in conformity with the taste for astronomy which then prevailed , to symbolize a season when the Deity , being propitious , man was expected to be the same ; ancl as a special means of conciliation by the Craftsmen , flattering to the monarch , as testifying their devotion , to tho Temple and consequent abhorrence
of any act which could retard its perfection . The Argonautic expedition in quest of the golden fleece took place ninety-throe years after Eumol phus , and the Eoman commonwealth commenced its existence six hundred and four years after the Hierophant instituted the lambskin as a symbol of peace or goodwill . Thus you see why our ancient brethren
insisted on this badge being only worn when love ancl harmony prevailed , ancl IIOAV truly it was asserted to be more ancient than the golden fleece or Eoman eagle , having been instituted by Eumolphus three thousand tivo hundred ancl two years from the jiresent date . ' To the same root may be traced the metaphorical expression of our Lord , "A wolf in sheep ' s clothing , " meaning an enemy in the garb of a friend . Truly , therefore , may AVC say , Avhen investW a candidate
attention of the goddess as she rose close upon the eastern horizon ; - ancl , conceiving a violent passion for him , she one day carried him off ancl petitioned the gocls to render him . immortal . Her petition AA'as granted but , delighted Avith her success , she had forgotten to obtain for him eternal youth . Tithonus , secure of immortality , thought only of his present happiness Avith his beloved Aurora ; he foresaw not that time
has wings , and in his flight carries away both youth ancl beauty ; whereas every year , every clay , every hour , brought the infirmities of age to Tithonus , Avithout the cheering hope of renovation or release from bodily sufferings by the wished for hand of death . No longer capable of former joys , life grew intolerable , and immortality a painful burthen ; he
therefore implored Aurora- to intercede Avith the gocls in his behalf . Touched Avith compassion for the miserable old man , the gods heard his prayer , ancl , to convey a moral lesson to mankind , transformed Tithonus into a grasshopper—the emblem of improvidence ; for this insect gaily chirps in summer sunbeams regardless of the SIOAV but sure approach of winter ' s stormy blasts . Nor less improvident is man , who , luxuriating in the summer of his days , perceives not the advance of
Ancient Symbolism Illustrated.
with his budge , that it is more ancient than the golden fleece or Ilonian eagle , having been instituted in honour of Ceres , by Eumolphus , three thousand one hundred and ninety-nine years from the present date . AVe define Masonry to be a peculiar system of morality , veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols . Now , allegory is a symbol of speech ; and as a beautiful little allegory of the
ancient Greeks , immediately connected with the sun ' s diurnal journey , will prove that our ancient brethren as ivell as ourselves thus veiled their moral lessons , I Avill close the present chapter by an illustration differing from our ivorking , which teaches that " the sun is a fixed body , and that the earth constantly revolves round it on its own axis . "
The ancients supposed the sun or Phoebus , mounted in a splendid car of light , drawn by four horses , to take his daily drive round this glohe of ours , while his daughter Aurora , the blushing goddess of morn , opened the gates of heaven , preceded her father and announced his return ; the goddess Avas of course the symbol of twilight . Tithonus , son of Laomedon , a beautiful youth and an early riser , attracted the
hoary age , till , stripped of every sense , of every faculty , Avith eyes ivhich see not , ears incapable of hearing , mouth without teeth , form ivithout comeliness , blood slowly creeping in its tortuous veins , strength dwindled into weakness , memory lost in the gaze of vacancy—he is left a second child , again indebted to others for support .
iSiyu'sr HISSES A ) JIACIUXEIIV . —The enormous evils arising from the ill paid aud unceasing toil ofthe needlewomen of the metropolis havo long excited the attention of philanthropists , and an era seems to be rapidly approaching when the industry of girls and women will be turned into more healthy and profitable channels . The interest excited by the " Song of the Shirt , " and the writings of Dickons , Harriet Martiiieau , and others , has doubtless helped to excite the ingenuity of inventors ,
and an almost perfect instrument is at last before us . The sewing machine has undergone various modifications and improvements , consequently numerous patents have li . eeu grafted on the original , and among these Mr . , 1 ' udkins ' s may be pronounced the most successful ; indeed until upwards of one thousand were sold by Mr . Judkins , no other than his was known in Europe . A visit to his depot , in Ludgatestreet , will well repay investigation .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Ancient Symbolism Illustrated.
The lambskin apron ivas therefore aptly AVOHI in conformity with the taste for astronomy which then prevailed , to symbolize a season when the Deity , being propitious , man was expected to be the same ; ancl as a special means of conciliation by the Craftsmen , flattering to the monarch , as testifying their devotion , to tho Temple and consequent abhorrence
of any act which could retard its perfection . The Argonautic expedition in quest of the golden fleece took place ninety-throe years after Eumol phus , and the Eoman commonwealth commenced its existence six hundred and four years after the Hierophant instituted the lambskin as a symbol of peace or goodwill . Thus you see why our ancient brethren
insisted on this badge being only worn when love ancl harmony prevailed , ancl IIOAV truly it was asserted to be more ancient than the golden fleece or Eoman eagle , having been instituted by Eumolphus three thousand tivo hundred ancl two years from the jiresent date . ' To the same root may be traced the metaphorical expression of our Lord , "A wolf in sheep ' s clothing , " meaning an enemy in the garb of a friend . Truly , therefore , may AVC say , Avhen investW a candidate
attention of the goddess as she rose close upon the eastern horizon ; - ancl , conceiving a violent passion for him , she one day carried him off ancl petitioned the gocls to render him . immortal . Her petition AA'as granted but , delighted Avith her success , she had forgotten to obtain for him eternal youth . Tithonus , secure of immortality , thought only of his present happiness Avith his beloved Aurora ; he foresaw not that time
has wings , and in his flight carries away both youth ancl beauty ; whereas every year , every clay , every hour , brought the infirmities of age to Tithonus , Avithout the cheering hope of renovation or release from bodily sufferings by the wished for hand of death . No longer capable of former joys , life grew intolerable , and immortality a painful burthen ; he
therefore implored Aurora- to intercede Avith the gocls in his behalf . Touched Avith compassion for the miserable old man , the gods heard his prayer , ancl , to convey a moral lesson to mankind , transformed Tithonus into a grasshopper—the emblem of improvidence ; for this insect gaily chirps in summer sunbeams regardless of the SIOAV but sure approach of winter ' s stormy blasts . Nor less improvident is man , who , luxuriating in the summer of his days , perceives not the advance of
Ancient Symbolism Illustrated.
with his budge , that it is more ancient than the golden fleece or Ilonian eagle , having been instituted in honour of Ceres , by Eumolphus , three thousand one hundred and ninety-nine years from the present date . AVe define Masonry to be a peculiar system of morality , veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols . Now , allegory is a symbol of speech ; and as a beautiful little allegory of the
ancient Greeks , immediately connected with the sun ' s diurnal journey , will prove that our ancient brethren as ivell as ourselves thus veiled their moral lessons , I Avill close the present chapter by an illustration differing from our ivorking , which teaches that " the sun is a fixed body , and that the earth constantly revolves round it on its own axis . "
The ancients supposed the sun or Phoebus , mounted in a splendid car of light , drawn by four horses , to take his daily drive round this glohe of ours , while his daughter Aurora , the blushing goddess of morn , opened the gates of heaven , preceded her father and announced his return ; the goddess Avas of course the symbol of twilight . Tithonus , son of Laomedon , a beautiful youth and an early riser , attracted the
hoary age , till , stripped of every sense , of every faculty , Avith eyes ivhich see not , ears incapable of hearing , mouth without teeth , form ivithout comeliness , blood slowly creeping in its tortuous veins , strength dwindled into weakness , memory lost in the gaze of vacancy—he is left a second child , again indebted to others for support .
iSiyu'sr HISSES A ) JIACIUXEIIV . —The enormous evils arising from the ill paid aud unceasing toil ofthe needlewomen of the metropolis havo long excited the attention of philanthropists , and an era seems to be rapidly approaching when the industry of girls and women will be turned into more healthy and profitable channels . The interest excited by the " Song of the Shirt , " and the writings of Dickons , Harriet Martiiieau , and others , has doubtless helped to excite the ingenuity of inventors ,
and an almost perfect instrument is at last before us . The sewing machine has undergone various modifications and improvements , consequently numerous patents have li . eeu grafted on the original , and among these Mr . , 1 ' udkins ' s may be pronounced the most successful ; indeed until upwards of one thousand were sold by Mr . Judkins , no other than his was known in Europe . A visit to his depot , in Ludgatestreet , will well repay investigation .