Show ABIDING APHORISMS Jean Fancols publishes an interesting interest-ing collection of Aphorisms which he foand emblazoned on many quaint old houses and their farniture Over the door of many houses in Germany and inBavaria and Saxony 1 in particular may be read these beautiful i beau-tiful words of welcome God bless I thy coming in and thy going out or this slight variation of them U Lo the blessing of God rest upon thIs houde and upon all those who enter or leave it The writers of thelli inscriptions were like some of the writers of epitaphs in our churchyards church-yards often diapoaed to let their donations do-nations tj posterity take a chronic form For instance upon a candle manufactory at Tuttlingen on the Danube we read If 0 people death is in thy house be like the snuff of the candle of life thou know est by the odor whether it be a tallow candle or a wax oe This is perhAps per-hAps the writers enigmatical manner man-ner of getting forth tba advisability of knowing before the time of death is i reached upon whom and what we each have believed Upon a locksmiths lock-smiths shop we find as follows lIf we could put a look upon every lying jaw the locksmiths art would be the highest on earth In the great dining hall of the fortress of Marienburg in Western Prussia is inscribed II He who wishes to eat here must be delicate deli-cate in his eating chaste in his con versatienand peaceful in his manner above allpious and loyal if not he will soon receive notice to quit Upon a bedhanging and bedbang ing plays a grand role in all Northern countriesis embroidered II All those who wear wool are not sheep thou hast it may be before thee friend those who behind your back will prey upon you A serpent often dwells in a hoonied mouth see if such a host is anything more than a false acquaintance ac-quaintance Upon the tables of dining rooms is often engraved these words The ornament of a house is its neatness The fortune of a house is its frugal ifcyThe The honor of Ja house is its hospitality hospi-tality The blessing of a house isits piety Upon the dishes and plates one often reads uA lively guest is a burden bur-den to no one or A table npon which is sufficient food is a rich I table Mugs and glasses give to us I these useful reminders Drink that which is cool Eat that which is cooked Say that which is true A meditative clockmaker thus summarizes time which his instrument instru-ment registers The clock strikes the hours of which he alleges lAll wound the last one kills On the walls of a church of Lubeck is inscribed for the benefit of its free citizens the following appeal based upon the name of Christ You call me Masterand you do not ask my will You call me Light and you see me not You call me the Roadand ollow me not You call me Lifeand you desire me not You call me Wiseand imitate m e not You call me Good and love me notYou You call me Rich and from me ask nothing You call me Eternaland yet do not seek me You call me mercifulbut do not trust in me You call me Noble and do not serve me I Yon call me All Powerfuland do no honor me You call me justand do not fear me When I condemn you therefore blame me no |