Sachse.] 



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all of the philosophical instruments, as well as Zimmermann's 

 astronomical apparatus, passed into the possession of Daniel Geiss- 

 ler and Dr. Christopher Witt. The latter then went to Germantown, 

 and continued in his profession as " Practitioner of Physick " until 

 the end of his days. 



It is further known from his correspondence that has come down 

 to us, that Dr. Witt was a close friend of both John Bartram and 

 Benjamin Franklin ; also that he was upon intimate terms with 

 others of the original American Philosophical Society : all facts 

 going to substantiate the old tradition as to the actual donor of this 

 HoROLOGiUM AcHAZ Hydrographicum, and that the interesting 

 instrument is not only a relic of German mechanical ingenuity of 

 three centuries ago, but also of the chapter of " True Rosicrucians " 

 who settled in the Province of Pennsylvania two centuries ago, and 

 were the first community of Hermetic philosophers who attempted 

 to put their occult teachings to a practical test. 



.In Old Germantowu Horoscope. 



