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From the ever elusive and mystical Richard Shaver, we bring two of his stories in one volume. One never knows whether his stories are that of a madman or of a person specially selected by universal powers to relate other worldly messages to planet Earth. What to most of us appear to be science fiction writings, Shaver claims are very very real. Of course the world thought that Jules Vernes was merely a fiction writer, and it turned that his writings were prophetic.

'The religious phenomenon, studied as an inner fact, and apart from ecclesiastical or theological complications, has shown itself to consist everywhere, and at all its stages, in the consciousness which individuals have of an intercourse between themselves and higher powers with which they feel themselves to be related.

A comparison of the similarities between Judaism and Druidism. Demonstrated From The Nature And Objects Of Their Worship, And, From A Careful Consideration Of Certain Customs, Formerly Prevalent In Egypt, Canaan, Carthage, Babylon, Persia, Arabia, America, India, Greece, Italy; And, Among The Etruscans, Bonzes, Gymnosophists, Chzldeans, &C

The urge to live in the country besets most of us sooner or later. Spring with grass vividly green, buds bursting and every pond a bedlam of the shrill, rhythmic whistle of frogs, is the most dangerous season. Some take a walk in the park. Others write for Strout's farm catalogues, read them hungrily and are well. But there are the incurables. Their fever is fed for months and years by the discomforts and amenities of city life. Eventually they escape and contentedly become box numbers along rural postal routes.

Common sense, knowing nothing of fine distinctions, is wont to draw a sharp line between the region of illusion and that of sane intelligence. To be the victim of an illusion is, in the popular judgment, to be excluded from the category of rational men.

The book is reprinted as an addition to the TGS Historical Reprints. The Author has placed before the reader an account of the changes in the design of Decorative Furniture and Woodwork, from the earliest period of which we have any reliable or certain record until the present time.

An Exposition of Freemasonry-actually published after the author was kidnapped (and murdered) by Freemasons from the town of Batavia, NY on Sept. 11, 1826 for reasons concerning the contents of this book. Published in 1827.