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Chapter 8 - Categorization of Rituals
The rich deposits of Tonopah, Nevada were discovered in 1901. The district
soon developed into a consistent producer of gold and silver, luring many
adventurers to seek their fortune there, and among them were the Masons. Some
historical information on the Masonic activity during the Nevada gold rush is
provided on the Internet:
[...] with the influx of the excited throng came members of the Masonic
craft to seek their fortunes in this new El Dorado, heralded over the
country as another possible 'Comstock.' However enthusiastic the
sojourning brethren in Tonopah may have been, and with whatever
eagerness they may have anticipated the organization of a Masonic
lodge in the town of their adoption, their plans were doomed to miscarry
[...] through natural causes [...]. This agent was first known as the
'Tonopah Sickness' [...]; eventually the disease was designated as 'The
Black Plague.' 1639
As an annex, several ads are included that show the abuse of the Craft for
commercial reasons: firstly, an ad for Mumm champagne playing with the
Masonic symbolic term "a Mason's word." This word is very secret, denoting the
Divine name. It got lost with the death of Grand Master Hiram Abiff, and is refound
in the Royal Arch Degree. The inventor of this thoughtful advertisement
has found another interpretation of the "Ineffable Name": it is "Mumm." The
word "Mumm" can be seen as a homonym to "murmuring," or "mumbling,"
terms underlining the secrecy of Masonry, whose dark ritualistic words - in the
eyes of certain profanes - must be whispered. Further, the square and compass
symbol, including the letter G, is displayed on this ad.
Masonic Postcard advertising for Mumm champagne (auction photo)
1639 Cf. http://store.yahoo.com/scripophily/nevboygolmin.html by © 1996 - 2001 Scripophily.com ®