A TATOOED FREEMASON.
(From ihe Philadelphia Age.). ' Thp firstpmas.qnic fuperul that has ever in California took place in 1849, and was performed 1 on a brother found drowned in * the Bay of San Francisco. An accout of the ceremonies states that on the body of deceased was found a silver
mark of a mason, upon which were engraved tbe initials of his name. A ll ttie further investigation revealed to the beholder the most singular exhibition of masonic emblems that was ever drawn by the ingenuity of man upon the human skin. There is nothing in the history of traditions of Freemasonry equal to it. Beautifully dotted on his left arm, in red and blue ink, which time could not efface, appeared all the emblems of the entire apprenticeship. There were the Holy Bible, square and compass, the twentyfour inch gunge and common gavel. There were also the masonic pavements, For remainder of News see Fourth page.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 16, 19 January 1871, Page 2
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157A TATOOED FREEMASON. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 16, 19 January 1871, Page 2
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