Some of the drug's effects in the body include: 1  Reducing anxiety. 2  Causing sleepiness. 3  Relaxing muscles. 4  Stopping seizures. 5  Impairing short-term memory.
As a result, they began to take in non-masons as patrons. This led, in the 17th century, to large numbers of. speculativeor non-working-masons entering the masonic âlodges.â By the end of that century, Masonic lodges. were almost wholly speculative, made up of Masons who never touched chisel to stone. Freemasons kept the old traditions.
Pegboards are one product made from Masonite hardboard. Masonite was invented by William Mason in 1924. The discovery was an accident caused by a leaky steam valve that exposed wood chip fibers to high-pressure steam. When Mason released the pressure, the fiber slurry turned into a smooth, hard product.