28 THE MICROSCOPE AND ITS LESSONS. 



and acknowledge and glorify Him in His works by 

 declaring His goodness and greatness, He will recompense 

 and glorify us in every condition and position of the life 

 in which He has placed us. 



Once upon a time the young men of a literary institu- 

 tion, in connection with the aristocratic neighbourhood 

 of Belgravia, invited me to give them a lecture upon 

 some subject which would replenish their funds: the 

 secretary said that if I could give them an attractive 

 title there would be a large paying attendance. 



I had done this for the poor in the workhouse, for the 

 deaf and dumb, and the blind, but this would be my first 

 appearance amongst the Belgravians. 



I accepted the invitation. 



Now, it happened that exactly at that time " the 

 Brothers " were exhibiting their so-called super- 

 natural manifestations, in which they professed to have 

 dealings with the spirits in the invisible world. Many 

 were their dupes who, paying a guinea each, were deluded 

 with the belief that, in the darkness of the room where 

 the seances were held, they really were spectators of what 

 was going on in another life. My friends, you see, wanted 

 a sensational title to attract the public and enrich their 

 treasury, so I gave for my subject 



"THE INVISIBLE WORLD; 



WITH PICTORIAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ITS INHABITANTS." 



Admission One Shilling. 



My diagrams I took care to arrange before the doors 

 were opened, and the secretary said, when the end came, 

 " We thought it was all over with us when we saw how 

 you were going to treat the subject ; but ! " The 



