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interested . Lieutenant ( now Sir Charles ) Warren was the agent selected by the members of the Palestine Exploration Fund to carry out this important work of discovery , aud ho certainly proved himself well worthy of tho task entrusted to him , tor ho looked upon it as a labour of love to carry out his mission on the very spot which

had been trodden and hallowed by the feet of our Saviour ; where lie first saw tho light , and where His great sacrifice in expiation of the sins of mankind was ultimately carried out . Sir Charles Warren , by his researches and discoveries , has largely contributed to our Biblical knowledge , by opening to view those places and monuments of

antiquity—which tor ages had lain hidden by the crust of time — amongst which our Redeemer lived , breathed and had His being , before taking upon Himself that great propitiatory sacrifice for which Ho was sent into the world . Now , Dear Sir and Brother , my object in making these few

observations—faulty and shortcoming as they may be—is to draw your attention to the eminent services rendered by Sir Charles Warren , and to suggest to all Freemasons who feel interested in his labours and researches that an application should courteously bo made to him to give a lecture on the subject of his Palestine Explorations in

some large hall in London , where , if a trifling fee was paid for admission , a very substantial sum might bo raised on behalf of one of our Masonic Charities , and thus add a further practical value to the discoveries he has made . If somo of tho Grand Lodgo Officers would take this matter in hand I feel assured that it would receive the support of tho public generally , and particularly that of Freemasons . I am , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , H . T ., P . M . 177 , P . Z . 619 .

Dentistry.

DENTISTRY .

OF late years few things have interested the general public more than the progress of dental science , and this for no other reason than the fact that everybody is interested in it . Everybody uses teeth , either natural or artificial , ancl to such perfection has the production of the latter article been brought , that it requires an expert to detect the difference between good natural and good artificial

teeth . Dentals are now-a-days constructed with such skill , and are so comfortable , that the wearer often enters into the allusion that they are a restoration of nature ' s gifts . This is not surprising , and they are not in the least degree false , when they answer all tho purposes for which they are intended , viz ., for mastication , articulation

and appearance , being made in these respects equal to the natural teeth . Thero are differences of qualit y in teeth as ranch as there are differences of quality in everything else . Perhaps it is this par . ticular position that tho dental organs hold in tho economy of nature that has held back tho science of dentistry from the attention which

it always should have had , but which has really beeu given to it only within the last twenty years . Graduall y the Faculty havo come to consider tho teeth of a value that had not previously been estimated , whilst at the same time the surgeon has regarded attention to these organs as something beneath hia care . This has called into

existence a nnmber of dental experts who have given their special study to the snrgical treatment of the teeth , as well as to the medical applications moat useful for their particular care and preservation . But this is only half tlie battle ; with tho best care and the most scientific treatment teeth will decay , and the original proprietor is very glad

to get rid of them on tho easiest terms possible , and here comes in the art and maufactnre of artificial teeth . It is this branch of the profession that indicates the special aptitude of the dental surgeon . The minuteness of the parts and the great irregularity of form in teeth and in the mouth , notwithstanding that all teeth and every

mouth have and has , a similarity of form in principle , yet tho skill of the dentist is elicited in the hairbreadth conformation aud fitting of every tooth , It is a very remarkable thing that special skill in any manufacture seems to locate itself in some particular country ; we do not know

why it is , bnt clearly so it is . If we want the finest sword blade we should certainly not go to Sheffield , nor even to Germany , but we should either get a Damascus blade , or one from far off Japan . If we have a valuable diamond in the rough to be cut , it must go to the workman at Amsterdam , and to come to the higher professions there

arc somo operations in surgery that would not bo attempted in London , whilst a good confidence of success may be looked for under the hands of a French surgeon . We aro not , therefore , surprised that the most elegant system of Dentistry appears to have located itself in America , but let us not be misunderstood , we do not for a

moment wish to say that it is necessary to take a voyage across the Atlantic to get a good set of teeth , but wo do say that the education of dental surgeons , ancl the genius of t ? oth manufacture has become a speciality with the American profession vrry nearly to perfection , and we feel sure that where points of improvement aro found out ,

thoy will be promptly adopted by tho American specialist . It would not become ns . 'K-j u : professional pe :. j > io to speak moro st' -onglv on tho point than this , but so clearl y havo we noticed tho adaptability in all matters of mechanics , aud especially in that quality of the mind that does not store up historical fallacies , or worn out modes because

they aro old , that wo feel sure American science will maintain the foremost place in all dental woik . Dr . Geo . Ff . Jones , F . R . S . L ., of 57 Great IJus-xll Street , Bli .-omsbury Square , London , has sent to in his interesting Pamphlet entitled ' •Palnl ^ y and Perfect Denti . Jtry , " which is forwarded gratis , and post ( vce to any applicant , and we

find by it that ho is a graduate of one of the oldest and best schools of Dental Science iu tho United States of Americr . Every one who has a tooth should read it . We will not go so far ns to s . iy thai every one who has not a tooth should read it , because it might make them dissatisfied with their previous experience cf dentistry . We have given very close examinfcion to the artificial teeth manufactured

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by Dr . G . H . Jones , which are delicate , elegant , aud natural in ap . pea ranee , being artistically coloured to match the natural article aa needful for each individual patient . This is little for us to say , so

we will add the opinion given by Mr . S . G . Hutchins , Surgeondentist to tho Queen , who saitl : — " yonr teeth are tho best , safest , and most life-like ; and your system is the perfection of painless doutistry . "

Dr . G . H . Jones is an exhibitor at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition , and , we understand , uses to a considerable extent , in tho mann * factnre of artificial teeth , a mineral spar obtained from New South Wales , and this fact should give Colonists some interest in the matter . —Australian Trading World

Good Sense.

GOOD SENSE .

THERE is a theoretical side to Freemasonry . There are abstract questions worthy of consideration . The system has a scientific basis , a philosophical and historical character , calling' for extended and technical investigations

and the application of many rigid tests . There are precedents and habitual formulas , landmarks and teachings of a various order , all of which need to be regarded in representing the Institution aud shaping its course . There is

likewise a practical side to the Fraternity , having regard both to tho system and the organisation ; hence there is a demand for good sense in the treatment of its interests ,

that it may be preserved from the dangers of a dull conservatism on the one hand , and on the other from perils likely to come from enthusiastic theorists and fanatics .

There are those not inaptly denominated " Cranks " in every society , men who have some hobby or pet theory which rules them altogether . This class of people can only do work within narrow lines . Tt is some single

principle or rule which they want applied , —some one line which they want followed out to a determinate result . In Masonry we find this same type of minds ; brethren who have but one idea respecting the system , and who would

interpret and use freemasonry according to the pet theory that they have formed concerning it . They are technical , holding always to the letter instead of the spirit , clinging

tenaciously to some antiquated word , or form , or practice , as though tlie very life of the Institution depended upon the retain in £ !•of that which has become obsolete or lost its

power of usefulness . Good sen . ; e would say , " Stand upon the old ways , yet mako progress . " Men of culture and of broad discernment seo this practical side , and they may uot be accused of auy lack of devotion to Freemasonry , or

want of respect for the landmarks and peculiar features that give it character , because they are ready to eliminate some superfluities from the system and adapt ifc to tho best work and largest usefulness . Good sense will nob hesitate

to purge tho Masonic ritual of ungrammatical and foolish forms of words , aud do any work of revision that is required to bring out ancl make more effective the lessons ancl principles of the Craft * , which are its abiding ,

unchangeable foundation . If Freemasonry is intended for intelligent men , if it is worthy to be called a progressive . institution , good sense must be acknowledged as one factor in the forces that are requisite to maintain its strength and

point it to the wide fields of a noble service ancl a large accomplishment . The ancient law must be held in respect ; no innovations must be allowed to creep in ; but this does not mean that a narrow , technical , ancl blind conservatism

shall bear rule , or that a mere theoretic impulsion shall bar the way to a practioal movement approved by the general intelligence aud good sense of Craftsmen . —Freemasons ' Repository .

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