Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah

Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah

Benjamin Lumley (AKA Hermes)

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Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah by Benjamin Lumley (AKA Hermes)

Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah Chapter 1 MONTALLUYAH.

"You forsake this earthly form which goes to dust, but you still live on for ever and ever....

"This life is but the shadow of what your future lives will be."

The Heavens are studded with stars, works of an Almighty Creator; their pale rays give but a feeble indication of the glorious brightness of worlds, many peopled by beings of a beauty, goodness, and power excelling all that human understanding can conceive.

By the grace of Him whose might embraces the universe, I will speak of a star where the inhabitants are formed like the people of the Earth, and as the dawn of day gradually discloses earth's marvellous beauties, so shall my revelations throw light on the customs of that star-world for whose well-being I worked with devoted love.

Some of my world's ways will appear strange to you. Remember that they belong to another planet, another country, another people, so that like wise travellers in a distant land, you should for a time lull your own world's prejudice, and accompany me in thought to Montalluyah, for such is the name of the city where I lived.

I was the son of one of the twelve kings called Tshialosoli, rulers of the country.

These Tshialosoli are less powerful than kings in your world, there being a ruler with full power over them and the whole State, who is called in our language "Tootmanyoso," or "The Father of the World."

All my youthful zeal and strength were applied to study and deep reflection. The most able men were appointed to superintend my education. I outstripped my masters.

The extent of my knowledge, judgment, and foresight filled with wonder the most learned and powerful in the land. Their approving praise did but encourage me onwards in the search for knowledge.

People related everywhere how wondrous were the gifts of the heaven favoured student.

Early inspired by the desire to benefit my fellow-creatures, I often asked myself why, in a world teeming with blessings, so much suffering existed? and why endless riches in the seas, in the air, in the earth, remained unworked as though they did not exist for the use of man?

At that time the state of civilization and knowledge in Montalluyah was in many respects not unlike that of the most civilized countries of your world. The religion of fire had long been replaced by the worship of the living God, and morality and goodness were respected by most, preached by many, and practised by a few.

Wars were waged with relentless cruelty by brother against brother, bad passions ruled, the rich oppressed the poor, and became in turn the victims of their own excesses, and vice, disease, and misery were rampant throughout the land.

We had money of various metals and precious stones. The greed to possess money was the cause of great crimes and loss of power. I asked myself whether men could not be brought to seek knowledge and goodness as ardently as they sought money?

I could not then answer the question, but saw that, could this be done, the boundaries of intelligence being everywhere extended, the discovery of never-ending fructifying resources would follow, with the means also of multiplying those already known.

Notwithstanding wars and pestilence, the numbers of our people had largely increased, whilst our stocks had seriously diminished, and scarcity and dearth afflicted my world.

The increasing numbers of the population would, I saw, become a means of plenty, by supplying additional numbers and power to the phalanx of nature's workmen, each, with redoubled skill fitly applied, joyfully labouring in his sphere to create abundance and secure the general well-being.

I applied myself with unwavering perseverance to the study of humanity and the arts of government, and soon found that like aspirations had ruled many wise and good men in the different ages of my planet. I applied myself to the knowledge of their great wisdom and many precepts, and sought to discover why, notwithstanding the truthfulness and beauty of the golden lessons of these sages, and the eloquence and persuasion of their words, corruption and ruin still so largely prevailed.

Not content with meditating on what had been done and written, I attended the schools, observed the children's ways, and the mode of educating and rearing the husbandmen of Nature's vineyard. I visited the hospitals for the sick, and the theatres of anatomy. I examined into the causes of disease, and the effects of the existing remedies. I visited the prisons, and studied the results of punishment and the causes of crime. I visited the poor in their hovels, the rich in their palaces; I observed mankind in various phases, and as it were dissected men's minds and passions. I saw everywhere never-ending power in man and nature recklessly wasted or turned against the community.

My labours were rewarded by frequent advancement. Honours did but stimulate me to further exertions; the greater I became the more I applied myself, ever thirsting for knowledge and the power of doing good, till at length, after passing the severest tests, I became Tootmanyoso (Father of the World), and head of the State.

Then indeed my real labours began. Light from Heaven had enabled me to see the causes of the evils afflicting my planet. I had now to apply remedies for changing the poisoned torrents into sources of fertility, refreshment, and delight.

The dangers and obstructions before me were immense. I felt that no unaided mortal power could overcome them; but I was encouraged to believe that, "like a chariot at full speed, which turns a narrow and dangerous corner, so would I pass over my mountains of difficulty, and run free in the wide space beyond."

I resolved with all the concentrated ardour of my soul to persevere.

Day by day I applied myself to the work, and invoked the aid of my

Creator.

My harp was my constant companion. I was a great harpist; and when gratitude for some new light choked my utterance, I made the harp speak in accents and in language[1] that gave fresh inspiration to my soul.

[Footnote 1: Musical sounds in Montalluyah have a meaning as easily understood as spoken words. Our harp is different to yours, and will be described hereafter.]

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“Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah by Benjamin Lumley (AKA Hermes)”
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Chapter 1 MONTALLUYAH.

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Chapter 2 VYORA.

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Chapter 3 PERSEVERANCE.

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Chapter 4 LIGHT FROM DARKNESS.

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Chapter 5 CHARACTER-DIVERS.

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Chapter 6 CORRECTION OF FAULTS.

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Chapter 7 No.7

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Chapter 8 THE STAR CITY.

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Chapter 9 THE SUSPENDED MOUNTAIN.

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Chapter 10 THE MOUNTAIN SUPPORTER.

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Chapter 11 ELECTRICITY

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Chapter 12 THE PAIN-LULLER.

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Chapter 13 THE MICROSCOPE.

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Chapter 14 PHYSICIANS.

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Chapter 15 MADNESS.

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Chapter 16 THE DEATH SOLACE.

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Chapter 17 INTERNAL CITIES.

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Chapter 18 THE FOUNDING OF THE SCHOOLS.

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Chapter 19 THE AMUSEMENT GALLERY.

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Chapter 20 MAN.

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Chapter 21 WOMAN.

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Chapter 22 MARRIED LIFE.

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Chapter 23 FLOCKS AND HERDS.

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Chapter 24 THE ALLMANYUKA.

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Chapter 25 THE STAR INSTRUMENT.

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Chapter 26 NAVIGATION.

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Chapter 27 CONSUMPTION OF THE VITALITY.

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Chapter 28 MADNESS. No.28

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Chapter 29 EXPOSITION OF THE NEW DOCTRINES.

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Chapter 30 THE REBELS.

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Chapter 31 THE MOUNTAIN SUPPORTER. No.31

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Chapter 32 INVENTION OF THE LEAF INSTRUMENT.

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Chapter 33 SUN-POWER.

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Chapter 34 THE ELECTRIC THEATRE.

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Chapter 35 INFANTS' EXERCISING MACHINES.

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Chapter 36 INSTALLATION OF CHARACTER-DIVERS.

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Chapter 37 THE VALLEY OF THE ROCKS.

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Chapter 38 THE CONSUMMATION.

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Chapter 39 WOMAN. No.39

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Chapter 40 CHOICE OF A HUSBAND.

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