The Origin And References Of The Hermesian Spurious Freemasonry.

Iii the figure before us , the head of Osiris , as the crowned king of Egypt , is placed on the body of the scarab and hawk , to represent the sacred triad of deity , Phre or Re , Cneph-Phtha , or more properly Phtah ; the former symbolized by the beetle , and represented as '' the sun of both worlds ; the god who diffused his light to the blessed in a future state . His titles are the sun of the two solar hills

( rising and setting ) , great god , lord of heaven manifested with variegated plumes in the solar hill , resident in the centre of Edfou , the chief god belonging to the region of the abode of Orus , father of the gods in Senem , ifec . " * The second was symbolized by the hawk , which was sometimes identified by the serpent and sometimes called the Platonic Naces .

Anaxagoras of Clazomene had been m Egypt and propagated a curious opinion amongst his disciples that this deity was the inventor of the seven liberal sciences , f The latter by Osiris , or the sun , or fire ; and was reputed to be an emanation of the other twohaving been mythologically born from

, the egg which was protruded out of the mouth of Cneph . Hence he is represented at Philce holding on a potter ' s wheel an egg , with this inscription , "Phtah Totouera , the father of beginnings , his setting in motion the egg of the sun aud moon ,

director of the gods of the upper world . " It will be unnecessary to add that the egg here mentioned was the universe , and the universe was Cneph . ( To be continued . )

Reciprocal Kindness.

RECIPROCAL KINDNESS .

BY BRO . WILLIAM BARLEY , P . M . I DO like these Yankees somehow , and especially the brethren with whom I have been brought into contact—although I am

Reciprocal Kindness.

proud to meet with a Mason wherever I aip —hence for the sake of the pleasant societ y I meet with occasionally , and to show that I am not ashamed of Masonry , I always wear my Past Master ' s scarf pin , which was given me by my wife .

An incident occured a short time since upon which I look with great pleasure , and its associations will never be effaced from my memory . I was about to wait on that excellent manS . PlimsollEsq ., M . P . ( whose

hi-, , p lanthropic labours have won him a place in the hearts of his countrymen ) , but bavin " a little time on my hands I was going to see the House of Lords . On my way I was accosted by two ladies and a little boy , who were anxious to know how they could

get in . I offered to show them if they would go with me . They consented . We had not advanced many steps when the elder lady said : " I see you are a Freemason , sir , by your scarf pin . " " Yes I am" said I . Pointing to the other ladthe

, y , stranger said " That is a Mason ' s wife . " ' Then said I , " she is my sister and Masonry is my religion , and I am sworn to protect her , although I have never seen her before .

The lady smiled , and said , " Yes I am a Mason ' s wife , and my husband is very proud of Masonry . He gave me a pin tc wear on my coining to England , and told me if I got into any difficulty I was to find out a Mason , but I forgot to wear it ,

and have loft it at my lodgings . " She added "That is my son , " pointing to a sharp intelligent-looking little boy . I took little Charley by the hand , and it was not long before we were at home together as though related , seeing all that was to he

seen , little Charley asking at times questions which puzzled me . We spent a pleasant hour in going over both houses , and when parting at the door I gave my card by request , kissed little Charley and blessed them , and sent my blessing to my brother

in Washington . Some time passed , and I received a Masonic book of great interest , which was followed by a Directory of Columbia , with a dash against the name of Bro . C . !" Benjamin . I made up my mind to write to him , but pressure of business and affliction prevented me . On the 10 th of July last I received a very beautiful !) '