. Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems . He alsomade the sun-dials on the Perlachthurm at Augs-burg, a great tower built as a watch-tower, but nowused as a fire lookout. One of these dial-facescan be plainly seen in the picture on page other instruments he tried his hand, too,at a waywiser. The Emperor Rudolphus II had acurious waywiser or odometer which is attributedto Schissler. Let us trace the journey of this unique sun-dialfrom Schisslers workshop hither. When the Rosi-crucians were under s
. Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems . He alsomade the sun-dials on the Perlachthurm at Augs-burg, a great tower built as a watch-tower, but nowused as a fire lookout. One of these dial-facescan be plainly seen in the picture on page other instruments he tried his hand, too,at a waywiser. The Emperor Rudolphus II had acurious waywiser or odometer which is attributedto Schissler. Let us trace the journey of this unique sun-dialfrom Schisslers workshop hither. When the Rosi-crucians were under social and religious proscriptionin Germany, they thought and dreamed, as didenthusiasts of every belief at that day, of the newworld. In Pennsylvania liberty of conscience waspromised to all men, and thither the persecutedMystics turned their tired feet. Forty was themystic number of the pilgrims — the Chamber ofPerfection. Six of this band were pastors — one The Sun-dial of Ahaz 399 was Zimmerman, and he owned the HorologiumAchaz. He was a famous astronomer, a brilliantcreature, and he knew, as did all these adepts, the. Schisslers Quadrant; Bodleian Library. knowledge of living forever; nathless he died (assaid an old ballad). Sadly was Johannes Kelpius, ayoung man but twenty-four years old, but of seriousnature, made Magister in his stead, and bravelythey embarked. 400 Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday On June 23, 1696, there landed at Philadelphiathe ship which bore these forty men, some in pil-grim garb, some in student dress, all in Out-Land-ish attire. By tradition, that night, St. Johns Eve,members of the band repaired to the highlandsnorthwest of the city, and there the mystic rites ofSt. Johns Eve were first performed in the newworld; the blazing boughs were cast down thehill, as had been done since heathen days in theold world, and as was still done till our own dayin Pennsylvania. Under the leadership of solemnKelpius, the pilgrims soon were settled in German-tow
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