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We may think the response of the brain. to stimulation is instantaneous, but it is not. If you ask a man to yell when you pinch him, the pinch and the yell will not be simultaneous, but will be separated

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PRINCE OF WALES A FREEMASON, DETERMINED THAT NOTHING SHOULD STAND, IN THE WAYC

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As briefly announced in onge columns at the time the Prine of Wale was initiated into the Order of Freeze. soury under the banner of the Household Brigade Lodge, No. 2014, at Prince's Restaurant, on May 2nd. His Royal nighness was proposed as a candidate by the Daks of Connaught, the permanent.

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n brief interval, during, which the sensation of the pinch will be travelling up to the man's brain through his nerves to yell moving down and the "will" through his motor nerves to the muscles of his throat and vocal chords. This Master of the Lodge, and weconded by Lord Blythewood, and was presented to reaction time" is important, because his prospective brethren as Colonel his if it is too long it shows that the nervous Royal Highness Edward A... Prince apparatus is out of order. Dr. Amur, of of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. K.G, Paris, bas devised a machine to measure aged 24, Grenadier Guards" Part of it to the hundredth part of a second. the ceremony was performed by the Duke Incidentally, the data that it furnishes of Connaught, and the remainder by the enable him to tell whether the subject is Deputy Worshipful Master (the Hon. G. or is not fitted for the profession or Monckton-Arundell), in the presence of a occupation in which he is engaged or far

nost distinguished gathering of Fren which he is preparing Ernest Welleck in The Popelar Monthly (New York, masons.

in joining Freegunsanry the Prince of March) writes:

of his own. invention, melabers of his illustrious family; indeed, THE BINS,OF COACHES.

adovica for registering the promptaess, all the Heirs Apparent since the estab Much has been written in the presta intensity, duration, etc., of muscular ishment of the Grand Lodge of England, century as to the sins of cricket conchos responses to impressions received by eye, 200 years ago, save two, have sought ac

As early as in stiling individuality, and of their ear, or sense of touch of the person tested.mission to the fraternity. responsibility for the stereoty pod and The apparatus has a cylinder covered with 1737 the then Prince of Wales was imenterprising

of style not adapt irscht to conducting that can- paper

initiated. In 1700 the Duke of York and ↑ OG lampblack paper coated with nad bores

cylinder is revolved by clock-Gloucester were regularly admitted, and the spectators unto raminiscences or sleep. work at the rate of one revolution the following year were appointed Past- But it will always remain true that the second. A vibrating needle, which makes Grand Masters. Later in the year the cricketer must learn to walk. before be one hundred double vibrations a second, may run that fow can, without disaster, miks a wavy line that serves as time Duke of Cumberland was initiated, and imitate Mr. Jessop or the late Victor measure for minute fractions of a second also received the rank of P.G.M., being beapon the blackened paper. The muscular elected Grand Master in 1781. In 1789 Trumpar, and that before a boy can botions of the subject tested are trans- the Duke of Clarence (afterwards Wil initiated into the full drive, the

hook, and the drive over extra cover's head, he mitted by air-pressure to two needles, liam IV.) was initiated, becoming Grand must learn first to defend his wicket with which mark a record of these reactions Patron of the Order in 1931. The follow- the simple but essential armoury of the Dr. Amar will sent you in front of a George IV.) and the Duke of York were ing fear the Prince of Wales (afterwards the cylinder. watchful eye, the straight bat, and the truly

table equipped with the testing apparatus admitted, the former being elected Graad pland foot.

Directly before you are two little paeu-Master in 1790, in which year also the

When you have received Duke of Kent joined the brotherhood. EDYTH HYLAND, HUGO GRAHAM, matic druma. your instructions, you place a finger upon The Duke of Sussee was recrived into the the membrane of one of the little drum Order in 1798, was appointed Past Grand DOROTHY SUTTON, M. BERTIE, HAL

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As a scientific analysis, of the mechanism of batsmanship it is certain that Mr. Charles, Fry's book Cricket" will re main, for this generation at least, the essentially a book for the matured

boys can any,

A fow Pro Stably digest its extremely technical material: but we may well take from it one text with the assurance that every boy will recognise with what astounding sun cres the preacher has turned bis own pre

into practice I have often been asked,

dr. Fry. Which do you believe in, back or forward play! My answer is, do not believe in either--I believe in both.

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doctor's finger, upon the shutter-releases felicity of uniting all the lodges of Eng- JAMES OSBORNE and CHORUS. slows a flush of the electric light in the land under one banner. His Royal High- bax behind the lens to reach your eye. Atness Albert Edward Prince of Wales the same moment so it seems to you you press your finger upon the drumhead the air-pressure in the drum simultan cously causes a needle to mark a line more or less curved, on the lampblack covered paper.

(afterwards Edward VII,) was initiated in 1968, by the King of Sweden, had the rank of Past Grand Master conferred New upon him the following year, was elected Grand Master in 1874, and enjoyed a most Then the paper is taken off the prosperous and popular rule until his cylinder. Here the mark of the doctor's acccession to the throne, when he was signal and there is the record of your succended by the present chief, the Duke reaction. The doctor counts the number of Connaught, who was initiated in 1874,

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First and foremost of all things that a must set himself to learn, and a coach to teach is how to play the forward and the back stroke, and what is equally and of waves of the vibrating needle on the together with his Royal Highness the late Admission vitally imen

important,

when to play encolin socand elasped between the signal and appointed Past Grand Master in 1820 paper, and informs you that 20/100 of a Princs Leopold, Duke of Albany, and was Of late years there has been a against forward play: it ie, say your response. And you imagined your Frince Albert Victor (alterwards Duke critics, an unsound foundation, and its preasure to have been simultaneous with of Clarence and Avondale) was initiated

attractiveness a "dangerous

the lure, signal

in 1885 Prince Arthur of Connaught was You are assured that your brain fune initiated in 1911, in the Royal Alpha ward at her, -Bir,

tead to tions normally--that the time for simple immediate disaster when applied, as a visual reactions

an only

in normal subjects Lodge, by the Pro-Grand Master, Lord Ampthill, his father and a host of other meads

between 195 and 0.91.second averages pf meeting årst-class bowling on difficult wickets, it is equally certain a deliberation, the same device is used.

that In the tests for reactions involving distinguished Masons being present. the average bote his back play/well. You plade one anger of the left hand ge

The LNG EDWARD'S EXAMPLE

speeches at the banquet were res manipulate enough to rely upon it as his chief means one of the little drums, one finger of the tricted to three toasts The King and of defence on fast wickets. The Jara right hand on the other drum. You are the Craft," The Grand Master," Sahib could, and did, hook the fast good. informed that the left drum means blue, Brother the Prince of Wales, our Jength

•hall therefore very wisely

wickets: Mr. Fry the right drum red

Initiate." could not, and

The doctor flashes a rud or a blue not try to do so, Similarly, Mr. light through the lens of the cameralike

back to much a Pussy did, with absolute security and success: Fast majority of us cannot do so, and had much better not make the attempt. On fast wickets and even from English summer it is not unreasonable to expect as many of them as those of the "sticky". type and against ordinary and medium-paced and fast bowling, which always constitute the generality of an attack, the truly played forward stroke most for most of as always be the corner

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Lord Blythewood, in proposing the device, and you sig al back the impresst of "The Grand Master," said he by pressing the right on the left was also "Our Master, and they owed a deep debt of gratitude to the Grand drumbead. On examining the record on stastar for all that he had done for Free- the cylinder, you find that it

took you more than twice as long to react in this masonry. visual test as in the simple visual test in which you were not called upon to decide nored whether the light was

bluc.. From hundreds of observations like Amar has drawn interest these Professor

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The Duke of Connaught combined his acknowledgment with the proposal of the be said, to the days of the Prince's grand. only remaining toast. They looked back, father, who was deeply interested in and valuable conclusions which enabled Freemasonry, and they remembered with him to determine the aptitude of the great affection the interest he took in the problem of importance in Anding employ-Craft. His own endeavour as King Ed. len' of importance in finding employ ward's successor had been to follow in his ment fo

for the thousands of soldiers return-footsteps, and he had been splendidly from the war. The statistical material so far collected supported by the Brethren all over the

The Horror of it.

And Beldam'« book “Great Bat nows that the age of the subject, between country. No body of men were more true, engines ‘will.

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Vigorous, healthy folks simply cannot imagine what a horror, what a death- in-line Indigestion really is. They speak lightly of it and say: "Poor Mira, 80- some trouble with Eer Of all the ills that afflict humanity none and-Bo has stomach."

"Some trouble," forsooth chases more misery than Indigestion. When digestion fails, life itself abbs away, just as a steam engine stops when the coal gives out. If you cannot digest your food as the furnace burns the coal your heat, power, energy must run down. Continue this condition and your Their Methods Glance 1" But

It is a simple matter to take thirty are just three points that

may worth the limits of eighteen and forty-five years more loyal, or more generous than the

the time of Order which he congratulated the Prince drops of Mother Seigal's Syrup in a little remembering, and do not generally receive does not materially the attention which they deserve In simple

Factions. Subjects whose

сесара of Wales on having joined. Their now water whenever you feel the tendency to above all in forward tion demands alertness-for instance, Brother had many ancestors in Free-liverishaces or have partaken heartily of play, the chin must be kept down, and not designers, typists, and mechanic react masonry, and the excellent manner in-food-that is liable to disagree with your

not more promptly than farmers, who are which he had conductor himself during yet thousands of people avoid the cou line of the ball. With the chin mast go

Flower by 0.02 second or more.

in just this simple way. thy head, with bead must go the ever persons who have sustained the evening's ceremory indicated that heces of, biliousness and indigestion

was likely to become a worthy successor

*** Over". The inference is obvious, and anyone who injuries of the brain, or who have been

long period, I was attacked has watched that extremely resolute

by indigestion, and it would be impor figures: 0.32 second for visualThe toast was honoured with great sible to exaggerate my misery and suffer

I was unable to keep any food" tant innings will need no further support signals, 0.24 for sound signals, and 0.21 enthusia

ing. The Prince of Wales returned thanks down, and after exting suffered from ter- for the contention and how often, second for touch signals represent the especially in the public

school player.

do average for that class of invalida" for the cordiality of the greeting extend-rible pains in the stomach and chest, ad to him, and said he felt it a great and around the heart. At night I we see the chin drawn up with a fine Literary Digest. arrogance, magnificent in conception,

honour that the ceremony of his initiation was restless, and unable to sleep, and 1 perhaps, but, if the ball" does

should have been performed by his uncle, wasted away until I was simply a mere thing at all from the pitch, only too often the leg and across the line of fight. If who was not only. Master of that Lodge frame of skin and bone, and so werk that

in the result1.

THS ON DRIVE. -

a school eleven could be taken to Lord's but Grand Master of England. He had I was afraid to walk out for fear

falling to the ground through shenz Point No. 2 will, I hope, find some and there watch Mr. Warner dealing with been very much impressed by the core

debility was very nervous the ball on his leg stump and on his legs many. Although he knew that he had frequent and most painful)

too, had support, among those cricketers who

headaches, and have had experience in watching, and

it-ch, so quietly and yet only been taught a few of the secrete, belt, utterly exhausted, and unable ta mors especially in teaching, cricket at

50 Burdly down the hill towards the realised that there were some principles ·

30 anything about the home.

In Iset ock the astounding weakness of all, but shed. If they could then go their wage and benevolence. His Royal Highness by the arsel ravages of the fell complaint.

need no further evidence to convince and that these wore brotherly love, loyalty, | qui

of my life the very exceptional publia sobool bate man, cgainst the ball bowled at or just and master this lesson on the field, their continued: I am well aware of the was induced to try a bottle of plaint outside his leg stamp, and of the alte batting, whether in attack of defence, affectionate remembrance that Masons bear Beigel's Syrup. Much to my comfort and gellier remarkable absence from school a very to the name of my grandfather, King delight I found on using it, that it eased gricket of

of that beautiful stroke, the on

materially different prop

Edward, who was for many years our my sufferings and I began to improvel (as distinct from

from the pull) drive.

What

The third and final is also the is the reason! In my judgment it is most fundamental: the forward strokeGrand Master, and who remained Patron and feel better from the first day

with truth assert that my demands for its proper the forward stroke it is almost universally two features that are beyond all othere I have always been told that be was a began to steadily mend before health through the medrem of the well-pitched in that da, jeg of which, the stroke prove the position of Masonry in this tinued without check or interruption as the essentials of good cricket. The first great Mason, and that he did much to im toate of the first bottle had been nearly and the curative col- up ball on the middle and off stumps or cuteide them.

played should be brought as near na pos- country,"

used the Byrup, until I was transform- bat, and the second is that the swing continued, they had found a worthy thing I had a fancy for, able to If only the couch would realise that presible on to the line of the ball's Right,

ed without interfering with the swing

"In the present Grand Master," be well and hearty woman, able to eat any of the

from

a weak, ailing invalid into a deal mont adequately, With similar balls pitching on and fontide the leg those two demands he can never be a good the Duke of Connaught had always taken day without fatigue, and able to enter should be straight. Until a boy can meet successor, and in spite of his many duties through all the domestic duties of the stump, and if the boy was given as much batsman; ance he has learnt to meet them the keenest interest in all that concerned into all the amenities and pleasures of practice and instruction in dealing with these se with the off-side ball, this gon

he is on the high road to success and the Craft

them will develop

life again with sest and enjoyment" the whole of

When I returned from France," add. Mr. Mary Gough, Bont View, 34 Turboti rapidly disappear.

which is At bottom

the weakdous both of defence and attack-is the inability to apply the

drive for me todo--(laughter)and those few 10th, 1818. the principle" the straigirt bat to the site of the ticket will always remain the most enjoyable things became so many that it has been Time after time

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Fak paken tono i have som boy beauti- darting to 1989, "No refinement og lake them diy but i determined that no- mother: lodge. Although i know that I werketa the leg amp; moreover, the natural penasto for, she loss of such visions the Household Brigade Race 1 joined Mason, and it will always be my earnest

of the second line of

play: bowover Bencillthing should stand in the way, of my beam going to be very busy. I hope to find" ever coming a Freemason. Having served in time properly to fulfil my dutics a5/2 iniquity of this a soks is enhanced by of delight as Mr. Lionel Palairet well set the Armye matatalysions to be wish to follow the sample of my pre themes invachhe practice merits of the Tantos, sicket Tith ball efter initiated it to Lodge think that the decessors and to prove myself in all things the left leg in frost of the violet-thereby ball 61 Lockwood's and Richardson' gelling the head and,eyes of the: lina of tuinping up against the white paling be a plesere to me to think that the worthy.Brother of the Craft and

Brigade Lodge will be my

this (Continual at foot of next column.)

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great Lodge." (Lond cheers)