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this subject. One, a story of our youthful days, called ‘‘ Eyes 
and no Eyes ;” the other ‘‘ The Five Gateways of Knowledge,” 
by Proressor Witson. The first of these books shows us how 
possible it is to have eyes that see not, ears that hear not, and 
hands that handle not; while the second in some slight degree 
introduces us to a knowledge of the organs by which our senses 
act,—those bodily senses which are given us that we might 
enter into, possess, and enjoy the Kingdom of Nature. In fact, 
our five senses are the tools with which we are gifted, but unlike 
any other tools, it will be found that the more we use them 
the better they will serve us. The mason who prepares a stone 
uses chisel, mallet, and square, all with his utmost skill, and 
fashions the stone often quite irrespective of the place it is to 
occupy in the complete building; so the Great Artificer wills 
that we cultivate the faculties He has given us with the utmost 
diligence, since all accurate observation goes to the building up 
of the Temple of Science, and brings us nearer to a knowledge 
of that infinite wisdom which is at once the origin and source of 
our material universe. 
These few remarks are intended to act as a stimulant to 
the younger Members of our Society, whom we are anxious to 
welcome into the rank of workers, so that our Social Hive 
shall contain more workers and fewer drones each successive 
year. , 
The Jast Annual Meeting was held in the Old Palace, which 
was then used by the Society for the last time. Since then, all 
our Meetings have been in the Otp Arsion Rooms. It will be 
seen, from the Treasurer’s Report, that this move has not been 
made without considerable expense; still we think we may be 
contented to have found so good a resting-place, and we hope 
to make further improvements in the rooms before next winter, 
in order to secure the comfort of those who attend our Meetings. 
It is in a great measure owing to the expenses of the move that 
little has been done in the way of pushing forward a Local 
Museum, for your Committee could not see their way clearly to 
