Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-10-19

Z, OClObEK / y, 1856.
list and poet, Sir Walter Scott, suffered
through the same cause. Swift and
Rousseau were insane. Luis de Cam
oens died whilst under the influence
of his disease, at Lisbon; and the inn
mortal author of Don Quixotte, he
who according to Byron, laughed
SPANS chivalry away" died mad in
an hospital at Madrid Ae.ikle on In
sanity.
PRussrAN scHooEMAsrrR.-A first
and essential step towards INCREASING
the authority and influence Of the
|schoolmaster, was to raise the Office in
public estimation. This has been ac-
complished by connecting it with the
State. The schoolmaster's salary is
|paid out of the public purse; provi-
sion, too, is made for his old age, or for
the maintenance of his family, should
he be cut off while still young. In
ceasing to be the recipient Of the pence
and shillings of his scholars, the in
structor rises in their respect, and at
tains position in which he can acquire
moral influence superior in its effects
to any system of artificial rewards and
punishments that ingenuity can devise.
There is regular graduation from the
modest village schoolmaster, humble
but honored in his own sphere, to the
Minister Of State for the department of
public instruction; and merit, not ia
vor of seniority, is the guide, or at
least the protested guide of promotion.
Hill on National Education.
OuRANG-OurANG.-We translate
from late Paris Journal, the following
notice Of this animal:
Many anecdotes are related Of the
sagacity and intelligence of the young
rang-outang from Sumatra, which
is now in the museum of Natural His
tory. He not only possesses great do
cility, but he seems to understand many
Of the feelings and actions of mani
he is sensible ofreproof, and sheds tears
and pouts when he is scolded. He imi-
tates with great skill, what he sees
done, and even invents appropriate
means well fitted to attain send, when
he meets with obstacles; thus, for ex-
ample, when he was unable to catch
little dog, more nimble than himself,
who had been given him as compan-
ion, Jacco (this is the name of the ou-
rang-outang,) attached himself to a
rope suspended in the middle of his
room, and swinging, leaped in every
direction, till he caught the poor dog
by the tail. Another time he tried to
open the door like his master, with a
key; having put the large end of this
into the lock, he soon understood his
mistake, took it out and put in the 9TH
err end; he loves children, caresses
them and takes them in his arms with
out doing them any harm. All this
is the more singular, that this animal
is, as is well known. near adult age, in
the Development Of his faculties
This indicates short life, and it has
been thought limited to twenty or
twenty-five years. We do not affirm
this fact; since all the zeal of natural
lists has been unable 10 clear away en-
tirely the doubts which surround the
history Of this interesting species.
Duelling in France.-We rejoice
to learn from the French papers, that
an attempt is about to be made to put a
check to the barbarous practice Of du-
cling, which has existed in France for
so many years, and is now carried on
to an alarming extent. Col. de Pemon,
a veteran officer of the old school, much
respected for his courage and his vir-
tues, has drawn up petition to the
Chamber of Deputies, in which he ex-
poses the absurdity and evils OF the
murderous custom Of duelling, and
strongly urges the necessity Of legisla-
ton, in order to give it an eftectual
check. It is thong hit that the Chamber
of Deputies will act on the subject, and
that laws will be enacted which will
not conflict with public opinion, yet
will diminish the frequency Of, if not
entirely put stop to, these savage con-
flicts.--B0ston Mer. Adv.
The widow ofthe immortal astrono-
mer, La Place, has founded in the A..
cademy Of Arts and Sciences, a per-
petual prize Of 2l5 francs to the first
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