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Progress seems ot the present lime, lo lie the grand 

 object of the World. The idea of ;i halt in hnnnin ex- 

 istence, or in anything relative thereto, may ahnosl he 

 termed obsolete; every thing seems not only moving, 

 but rushing onward. Improvement in every thing is 

 the order of the day ; we see it all about us, we hear 

 of it from all parts of the habitable globe; and man- 

 l<ind is startled and astonished at least as often as once 

 every year, by some new discovery which almost 

 tbrealens to turn the world upside down. Masomy is 

 not excluded from the circle of this whirlwind of im- 

 provement that is sweeping along. After lying almost 

 dormant for years, its lethargy has been shaken oil; it 

 has arisen like a strong man armed, and it is now, dai- 

 ly and hourly, gaining strength. .Masonry, in itself, is 

 niiproving, .and it only requires those who cherish it, 

 to improve with it, and it will ere long be universally 

 hailed as au inslitulion second to that, only, which was 

 taught to manliind, by Uini " whospohe as never man 

 spake." 



It is the duly of every free-mason so to conduct him- 

 self before the world, that when it is remarked, such a 

 man is a good citizen, a warm friend, a kind neighbor, 

 — the reply may be, certainly he is, and must be so, 

 for he is a free-mason! 



True improvement iu masonry is marked by honor- 

 able conduct at all times, and upon all occasions; by a 

 spirit of liberality and generosity toward all; by the 

 extension of the hand of charity upon all proper occa- 

 sions, but, at the same lime, by carefully preserving 

 the means that God has given us to enable us to help, 

 aid, and assist our fellow-creatures. 



Neither the miser or the spendthrift can be an ac- 

 cepted .Mason : he who worships mammon cannot v.'or- 

 ship that God to whom our altar is erected and dedica- 

 ted; and he who dissipates his fortune soon places him- 

 self in that position among mankind that it is out of 

 his powe.- to comply with the requirements of our 

 cr.ft. 



I,el us be vigilant, my brethren, in guarding the 

 tlireshold of our institution from the feel of all who 

 walk unworthily. The craft has been loo often brought 

 into disrepute by including among its members those 

 whose disorderly conduct before the world has render- 

 ed them a reproach to mankind and to free-masonry. 

 Let the worthiness and the qualifications of every one 

 who applies al our door for admission be well estab- 

 lished, before he is permitted to enter, and then our in- 

 stiiulion will be adorned and sustained by good men 

 and true, who will do honor to our craft, while they 

 will consider themselves honored by their association 

 with it. 



My brethren, it gives mo pleasure lo meet you here: 

 it gives me pleasure lo find you proceeding so harmo- 

 niously in the good work in which we are all engawed. 

 I congratulate you thaltho sun of free-masonry, after its 

 partial eclipse, is emerging from the shadow by which 

 it was overcast, unshorn of a single beam, undimmed 

 by a single cloud. It is approaching again its meridian, 

 from whence its noon-day lustre shall be poured upon 

 the world. 



While our sacred institution is sustained by stron" 

 hands and by pure hearts as it now is, truly it standeth 

 upon a rock, " and the gales of hell shall not previiil 

 against it." 



Go on, brethren, in the good work : let that Charity 

 that suffereth long and is kind, mark all your actions 



with each other and with your fellow men let that 



Fortitude which in all situations in life is an honor to 

 man, sust.iin you in every trying sialion in which yon 

 m.iy be placed — let zeul accompany you iu .all} our ef- 

 forts, for without it nothing can be accomplished; and 

 above all and beyond all, let that Religion whit-h teach- 

 es us that "we must all appear before the judgment 

 seat" be cherished among you— be the life of your 

 lives, the soul of your seals, and surely shall you ap- 

 pear before that judgment seat without spot and with- 

 out blemish. 

 And when 



1 lie seilrmn Ifinplcs— ilie jrcnt plube ilself, 

 > i-a, all uhii-li it riilialiil, shall iliss(.|ve 

 Anil, lilii- thr l.ase-li:s« laliric (pf a vision, 

 Uavi: uiil a wreck bcliind ;" 



Ihen shall you be accepted as was the stone which the 

 builders rejectcd—lhen shall you he found perfect ash- 

 lers, fitted by the Master Builder for that " house not 

 made with hands, eternal in the Heavens." 



'I lie Seciet of Coloriiis;. 



Jl Mw and Impnvcd Mlliod of Colormg, lalclu 



disrvvercd in London. 



'J'lic qimiitity nf dye-stiid' fiiveii below is cnl- 



ciilaled liir two ll.,«. of fioorl.s oxeept the iijiik 



whicli i.s iiiteiiiliil fur rililions iiiiil s-ilk.s. ' 



YELLOW. 



Hiiil water siiflicieiit ID cover ilie goods, then 

 jiiit ill liairpoiiiid oCciiieiiiiia, oii« oiiiien ofereniii 

 o( laiiiir, and llireo lalile S|iooMs(id of the iiiuri- 

 iite ol tin ; then lioil in ilm yoods five ii,iiiiMe.s and 

 (lone. Orange, ten ininiites. 



GHEEN. 



IJ.se the yellow dye ; rinse ont the yellow ^oods, 

 I'tit hack the rinsin:,' water into iho dvR kettle, 

 then add one half ponnd of (iis-iiit ,ii,d i|i|-,;h' 

 onnce.s of idiirii. Boil lliirty niiiiiile.s, ilien iint 

 ni two table spoons fiill of el.einic lilne, ihen piil 

 111 the L.ood.s to he colored jiieeii. Let iheni lioil 

 live niiniiles. JJollle-green, ten iniiinics. 



SCARLET tlED. 



Boil walei- snflicient to cover llie {jood.s, pot in 

 five ounces of iac dye, two ounces of cream of 

 tartar, anrl six table spoonslid of the innriate 

 of tin, then lioil in the goods floni live to iweii- 

 ty-live inimiies nntil the color suits vonr fancy. 



JJi-iiss or till ketlles should lie used." 



'* The cloud rapped towers. 

 The gorgeous palaces, 



JJLUE BLACK. 



To color silks, fine woolen goods, &c., Imt not 

 cotton. Boil water siiflicient to cover ihe goods 

 —jint iu half au oiiiiee of nntgalls, piilveri.sed: 

 tlieii put in ihe goods and hoil ten ininiile.s.— 

 'lake ilipui ont and wring, put in liinr ounces of 

 the exir.-ict of logwood, iwo ounces uf llw, sul- 

 phate of iron, iwo-thirds of an ounce of verdi- 

 gris, pulverized, then lioij iu the goods from lif- 

 teeii to thirty minutes and done. 



TO COLOR COTTON BLACK. 



Put clear cold water into a Wilt sufSeient lo 

 cover the goods, then put into it two and a half 

 ounces of chloride of lime, then put in llie goods 

 halt an hour— lake out and wring, then lilTa lull 

 a second time with clear water, and put into It 

 two ounces of snlpluUe of iiou, put in the goods 

 ten nimuics, then lake ont and wring, ihe'n put 

 the sulphate of iron water into your dye keiilr, 

 and as much clean water as will cover i'hcgood^. 

 then put in four ounces of the exiraci of lo.r- 

 wood, one an.l a half ounce of the sulphate ofcnp- 

 per, ilien (jod in Ihe goods IVoui filicen to thirty 

 nimuics. ■' 



JVb?c.— After coloring dip ihc cotton goods two 

 or ilii-ee times iu the chloride of lime waler, then 

 wash well 111 hot strong soap suds and warm vya- 

 ter. 



INOIGO BLUE. 



Pulverize luo ounces' ol' indigo, put iu eight 

 ounces of .sulphuric acid, in a pitciu-r ; put The 

 ludigo into the acid Mule at a lime, ,aud keep it 

 stirring with a/siick until all the iudigo is iu the 

 acid. Let this mi.xturo stand Ibrly-eiiiht hours 

 before you color, then boil water snincient to 

 cover the good.=. Put in the mixture of indigo 

 and acul, then your goods immcflialely alierwards 

 —let ihem boil f^ve uiinutcs. This" is dcsi"ued 

 lor woolen or silk. 



riMK OR LIGHT SILKS, etc. 



Coilualer to cover the good.--, then pal in one 

 spoonlu! of cochineal, pulverized; one lea spoon- 

 ful of cream of larlar, andatea spoonful of the 

 miuiate of tin, then lioil in ihe goods from one 

 to ten miunlcs, uniil llie <-olor suits von. BrahS 

 or lin ketlles should be iiseil. 



CRI1MS0.\ RED. 



Boil water to cover the goods, put in six ounces 

 of alum: put iu the goods and boil thirty min- 

 utes—take out and wring, wash the keiile and 

 put in clean water to cover the goods, and then 

 add a half pound of Brazil wood— hoil ten min- 

 utes, put in the goods and boil ten to fifteen min- 

 utes. 



LOiVDON BEOWN. 



Boil water to cover the gftods, tlien [nit in one 



[mund of Camwood and two ounces of Fustic 



; ;;' "'"■'>' ' "'"^-I'm in Ihe goods and boil 



h .ecu munue.s take then, onl an.l air them, ihei, 



;'.', "' ''"-■''>■;- ""«,"•" ^1 ul of sulphuric 



■H. '1-relurn the goods ten minuies, lake out .md 

 !'"■" I.all ounce of the extract of logwood ; put 



Millie goods hve lo lei lies, then take Imt 



llie good.s and put m one <|aarler ounce of s,d- 

 liliaie of u-on, then put iu the goods live miunlcs 

 and dune. 



To make the iniumle of liu: Put one pound 

 o murialic acid and half pound nitric aci.l in -i 

 clear glass bottle. Melt seven ounces ol blo.k 

 nn as you would melt lead, then pour it slo« Iv 

 Uilo a pan of cold water, which gives some the 

 •iPI'eai-.in.e of a honey conih— iheu set your bot- 

 tle on the hearlh beli„-o Ihe lire unlil ihe aci.ls 

 fiet somewhat uarui, llnui put in Hie lin lillhe by 

 hiile, M, as to keep it boiling, when it is all add- 

 I'd, let II <-oo| lot- IIS,.. 



To luakechemic blue: Pulverize one ounce 

 of indigo, then put ei;jht ounces of sulphuric 

 aciduitoa liilcher, put Ihe iudigo into ih.. acid 

 slowly and mix well by siining with a slick— let 

 It stand two days, then put it iiilo a ghi.ss bottle 

 and ready (or use. 



'I'lie goods llmlyon wish lo color yellow, in-een 

 •■ind blue, should be fir.sflioiled Ihiiiy minnles in 

 Mroiig alum water, .say three ounces of alum to 

 every pound of goods, and after being colored 

 and washed should he 'lil'ped iu strong alum wa- 

 ler and dried in ihe shaile. 



FKaii Ihe Maine Fanner. 

 Care of Oxen. 

 Wr, trouiEs:-iihiuU there is nolhiii^ done 

 liy many ol our liinuers, in such a |ioor way, as 

 driving and laking care of oxen. Jt has been 

 sa,<l by a man llial knows "a thing or iwo" that 

 ihere are more fools lo he found by ihe ,sfde of ox 

 [ teams, ihaii lu any oiher ph.ce ; and 1 almosi be- 

 lieve it sometimes, when J see men driving oxen 

 with their legs cros.«ed, or using all their siren. -tli 

 Ul crowding each other. Siill, we have .^ime 

 good teamsters among us; hut ihe iiumher is 

 sinall compared will, the poor one.s. 



The first thing refiuisiie, iu teaming, is a good 

 yoke and hows. We want a yoke ami bow-s in 

 -whii-h the ox can.lraw easy, ami hold b.-ickeasy 

 buch a yoke is seldom mc'twith. It should be 

 wide, and also wide beiweeu how h„le.«. iluil iho 

 skin may not be pin,-hed helween ihe voke and 

 horn, whih, going ,lowii hill will, a heavy load 

 And in onler to have ihe yoke wi.le beiw.'eu the 

 liow holes, the how must be turned short at the 

 Ixiltom, ihal It may not ho too wide at the shoul- 

 der, for if It i,-, the shoulder will be ^aiifH ^ 

 bow, made as they geiierallv are for a'" six foot" 

 ox, sproa<ls wide enough Jiir bov/ holes, ten or 

 eleven inches apart, is about ri-ht for a ".seven 

 loot- ox, as a general rule ; but there are cxceu- 

 li.msto It, ot course, for souietimts small o.xen 

 have large necks. 



The principal hearing of a \oke and bows is 

 on the shouhhrs, and on the top of the neck 

 when Ihe ox ilruu.s, and ought lo be a....|ii,^, 1,;^' 

 horns when he holds back: But if ilie bow is 

 narrow at the lop, it plm-hes the skin helween it 

 and Ihe horn, and ihe ox is ohlii;eil lo haul oti'io 

 prevent it doing so. 



After oxen are yoked light, the next tiling is to 

 drive them right, which is what evervbody can- 

 not do A driver shonhl not fny ^^ wlioc' hash !" 



o "", 'r ",'''"'f '" '■•■'" '''* "^<=" "'"." ""'• "t«r4 

 Unad! when he wishes them to go ahead But 

 Ins language should |,e appropriate I,- t|",e ma- 

 noeuvre which he wishes them to perform. It is 

 uulispous;,bly iiecc.sary iu oiihw lo drive well • 

 and 1 would not let a man .Irivc my oxen to 

 plough, unless he couUI hold ihe plough aL the 

 same lime, and do il widt, t,i,>. 



Again, an ox shonhl not be pricked iu llic .^lioiil- 

 dci' ; fur if bo is, and has spunk enr)in;li to haul 

 oft, he will certainly do ir. 1 have seen farmers 

 tiiat come into Aiigusia villaiie to market, (I can't 

 say what they do iu other places; I'm a fkriner 

 anil generally slay within ihe houiuis of my own 

 town,) whose oxen woiihl haul ofr" so liarl, "tjiat it 

 llnrt them more than it, lid to haul ihe load : and 

 still Ihe iinleeliiig, wicked 'eamsler wouhl he con- 

 tinually luickiug Ihe "ofl" one in ihe shouhler' 

 Now that man's oxen will never grow fiii, so lontr 

 *is he works them. But I knew men who will 



