The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-24
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conscience, with several well executed plates. and
contents not unworthy the reputation which this
Magazine has obtained.
GoDEY's LADY's Book FOR OCTOBER Graham&
Christy, New York. The Improvement observable
in some of our periodicals is commendable to their
getters up but Godey's still stands as high as the
highest.
The LADIES' NATIONAL MAGAZINE FOR OCTOBER
Graham & Christy, New York. This magazine is
the Artist and the Lady's World combined. II is
neatly embelllshed and rich IN its contents.
The CuLrIvAroR ALMANAcK, FOR lSH.-M. H.
Newman, New York.-The Cultlvator Almanack,
or Rural Calender tor 1874, will of course recon-
mend Itself to the class for whose use it is designed
Mutual FoRsEARANcE REcoMMENpEp IN THINGS
lNDFFERENT Sparks, New DIRK This is re-
PRINT OF a sermon preached by Waller Farquhar
Hook, ID. ID Vicar Of Leeds, at the conservation of
the Church OF ST. John Baptist, at ,Hawarden in
North Wales
THE CnuRcHMAN WARNED AGAINST THE Errors
OF THE TIME.-llarper II Brothers, New York
This is areprlnt from an English publicat enti-
tied "The Voice OF the Anglican Church, being the
declared opinions OF her Bishops the doctrines of
the Oxford Tract WRITER'S" with notes by DR.. An
thon. II contains the arguments, admontons, and
circumstances of eighteen of the bishops of the
church OF England against the doctrine set forth by
DR.. Pusey and his coadJuors in the Oxford Tracts.
The AMERICAN AGRIcuLTURIsTs' ALMANAC FOR
1SH.-Wnchester, New York. The title of this
work will show its character. 1t Is a valuable and
cheap production.
e. Co., New York. General Morris and his co-ed-
tor succeeding to admiration with this elegant
weekly.
The BANKERS WIFE.-Harper e. Brothers, New
York This is one OF the Harper's reprints OF the
works Of Mrs Gore and it forms No. % ofthe Library
OF Select Novels 1t is powerful story, full of in
cident, and well conceived
HIsToRA SAoRE vIRI RoME.-Cowperthwa &
Co., iladelphia.-These valuable school books
are distinguished by the neatness Of style in which
they are got up.
THE PRESENT Burgess ~ Strnger, New York.
This Is number one, or the September number, OF a
periodical of which w. II. Charming, is editor and
proprietor. 1t is designed, says its editor, to reflect
the Signs OF the Times, and to aid all movements
which seem fitted to produce union and growth In
Religion, Science and Society, besides many other
things which are set forth in the number. 1t is
more than probable that its chief design is to pro-
mote Fourersm and Socialism,
BroGRAPHlCAL SKETCH Col. RICHARD M.
JOHNSON. -Saxton 81 Miles, Broadway: Sketches
of the Biography of the candidates Tor Mr.. Tyer's
succesgorshp. in cheap forms, so that they may
reach the multitude, are thlckenlng upon US Tnis
little unpretending work, however, though giving the
life Of Gol. Johnson, gives nse zee history
the life of It's subject has been spent in the public
service.
Music" The Emblem Flower" words and me-
lody arranged from the German, by ]. l.. Roethen
the French, by A J. Morales. Cottage Gallo
pade," composed and dedicated to Miss Elizabeth
M. Smith, by j. IA. Dyer-and Queen Vlctora's
composed by Stephen Glover the titles OF pieces
of music just published by Firth 81 Hall, FrankliA
Square, and H. L. Hewitt ~ Co., Broadway, New
York.
THE HosplTAIs AND SURGEONS OF PARIs-Lang-
eys, New York. We have here formidable vol
ume entitled the Hospitals and Surgeons OF Pans,
| an historical and statistical account OF the Civil
Hospitals OF Paris, with miscellaneous information
and biographical notices OF some OF the most emf
| nent OF the living Partisan Surgeons, by F. Camp
bell Stewart, ID. ID. This work contains great
amount of interesting matter respecting the Hospi.
tails Of Paris, medical instruction in France, and
other kindred subjects. Not having time now to
give an analysis of the publication, we shall coy q
single extract from the chapter on the Royal Vete-
| rnary School and Hospital at Abort, which de-
scrbes the horrible practice of dlssecting living an
| finals. Ii such inhuman cruelty had not been so
well authenticated, we might well have doubted its
truthulness -
THr OpEHArISe RooM-The building used as an epe-
rating for the young consists Of large shed
adjoining the smithery one sde II here that
they practise all their operations the living animal
What about to assert with regard to these operations
will scarcely be credited the statements however
scruPuously exact, and may be relied on with implicit
confidence.
Two days of each week. Monday and Thursday are ret
aside operating days. and old down horses
provided by the he department of lnstruc
ton and Agricultural for the barbarous purpose Of being
dssected alive Many of the operations performed
wholly useless and the cruelty exercised by the young
students engaged in them objectionable and dgracefu
Ten or dozen horses which are purchased at about
twenty francs head provided each Of the indca
ted days. they are thrown down and tied with all their
limbs together and tourniqnet applied to the under lip
Ito keep their heads down and hold them Silly at five
O'Clock the morning from which time until FIVE in the
afternoon thev are subject to all the mutaons that the
young choose to practise upon them. Each horse
undergo sixty four operations after which, should
he be still breathing, end 10 put to his mseres, and he
for the Of the menagerie at the Garden Of
Plants Is not almost incredible, that civilized people
will tolerate wanton cruelty OF the most
full and noble animals that the Creator has placed at our
disposal and for our servicei
When thrown, OF the young men holds the head Of
the trembling and grooming animal tightly fixed to the
ground with the ourniquet while dozen others cut and
hack at him in the dsgustngly cruel manners some
engaged extirpatng his end others his eyes; one
taking up and another amputating his tail and
limbs and indeed subjectng him TO every operation that
be- well those that cannot be, advantageeusiy
practised on wounded horse
on one occasion woman looking on, and appa-
rently euoyn ing this disgusting sight With such exhibit
tons before them, and being allowed to exercise unre
strained such barbarous cruelties can be wondered at
that the French subjects who resort to veterinary
schools should be capable oil being converted into such
beings as the sans cuioties OF their revolution1
very much question the propriey OF subectng living
animals experiments for ply sioegca purposes out
while there may for doing none whatever
can urged for wanon cruelty as practsed tine scnoo
Of Abort for the purpose, one OF the young men told
me- with much naivette Tot famliarsnB the beginners
with the use of their Instruments"
The actual cauery is always resoredto IN operating
both for arresng hemorrhage and for cauterlzlng
Foreigners received pupils at the school oil Al
FORT strangers must be provided with order from the
Director before they be permtedto inspect the es-
Enlistment.
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