"The mason's ways are
A type of existence,--
And to his persistence
Is as the days are
Of men in this world.
"The future hides in it
Gladness and sorrow;
We press still thorow,
Nought that abides in it
Daunting us--onward.
"And solemn before us
Veiled the dark portal,
Goal of all mortal;
Stars silent rest o'er us
Graves under us silent.
"While earnest thou gazest
Come boding of terror,
Comes phantasm and error,
Perplexing the bravest
With doubt and misgiving.
"But heard are the voices,
Heard are the sages,
The worlds and the ages;
'Choose well; your choice is
Brief and yet endless.
"'Here eyes do regard you,
In eternity's stillness;
Here is all fullness,
Ye, brave to reward you;
Work and despair not.'"
- Bro. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
By Eric Meltzer
Rust, like cancer, starts out small and sometimes with little detection and grows. Left untreated it can literally consume a vehicle. Rust, corrosion, or oxidation is a chemical reaction involving iron or steel, water, and oxygen. Without going into the details of the electrochemical process, understand that the chemical compounds found in liquids like acid rain, seawater and calcium and salt-loaded spray from snow- and ice-treated roads make them better electrolytes than pure water, allowing their presence to speed the process of rusting and other forms of corrosion on metals. There is no shortage of calcium and salt-treated roads around here and the results are evident on many vehicles. Alternatively, untreated roads lead to accidents and injuries so the next best thing is to take care of the vehicle to minimize the effects. Full Article
