by word, deed, or action develop, or by any means expose, the principles of his special charge.  After he has taken the solemn oath, the chief Grand gives him the secret for preparing the sympathetic ink, which is used upon all occasions where one Grand is corresponding with another; and where a Brother is about to travel, it is the duty of the Grand Master presiding, in the district where he resides, to give him a plain letter of recommendation, with the private qualities in cipher, in a definite manner, that the Grand Master who receives the same may not be deceived; and ofttimes has the poor ninny carried in his supposed letter his death warrant.  As the secret of the cipher is not known to any but those of the fraternity who have been promoted above the ranks of the subordinate, it leaves the latter completely in the hands of their Grand Masters.  But we would not have our readers to understand, by our explanation, that it is our belief, that the private qualities are always carried out to a letter, as laid down in their constitution and by-laws; yet we have no hesitation in saying, that we believe that the members live more closely to their profession than many of our Christian institutions; and that there are many that walk as near the line of their profession as they know how, we have every reason to believe from the daily illustrations we have of depravity among us.  We therefore give you the correct qualities of the Grand Masters, which are held entirely apart from the common Brotherhood, by the preceding restrictions set forth in this note.]

Art. 5. The Grand Master shall be fully invested with power to give out the following catalogue of useful flash words.  The six words of QUALITY are highly beneficial in conversation, and must, in all cases, be used when one is present who is not known to be a member.  By this means can be found out the strange Brethren, who are ever ready for any sound so familiar to their ears.  The dualities, also, serve to advance the Brethren, who are made acquainted with them, to the higher seats of honour, and are as follows: 

First:  HUSKA—­a flash word, signifying GOOD—­is fully described by the subjoined numbers, the signification of which is annexed: 

No. 1 signifies Bold. " 2 " Intrepid. 
No. 3 signifies Artful. " 4 " Undaunted. " 5 " Cunning. " 6 " Active. " 7 " Assiduous. " 8 " Temperate. " 9 " A true Brother, without cultivation—­meaning one who,
from infancy, has had sufficient strength of mind to carry out his
principles.  This number is considered highly honourable to the Brother
bearing it, who is said to have the same conferred upon him by the God
of Nature.

Second:  CAUGH—­a flash word, signifying BAD—­is also described as follows: 

No. 1 signifies Treacherous. " 2 " Ungrateful. " 3 " Presumptuous. " 4 " Meddlesome. " 5 " Quarrelsome. " 6 " Impudent. " 7 " Imprudent. " 8 " Dilatory. " 9 " Intemperate.