The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-17

black pepper, pocket handkerchiefs, and pipe clay.
He rises with the sun, or sooner, II the drum BEATS
sand seqrestrates himself in his domlcile at like
ksigna In the afternoUn and must not, on any ac-
count, go up to the hotel, the rCs' pressing bus
ness without written order from his captaiD. Now
II requires no great sagaclty TO see that few OF any
country, or class, would he reconciled at once
to this change How greatly Notifying il
Itient OF control; but when we also consider that
perhaps that young aspiring and hopeful rerson, ls
| the son man OF wealth, was indulged IN mos. OF
his fances by atfectionae parents and circle OF at
tached friends. it would be truly singular if the
case were otherwise than II is, that more than two
thirds Of the cadets who enter resign before they
graduate. Last year only forty out OF one hundred
and fifty did so. few days ago, the son OF Wes-
tern gentleman, arrived with others al West Point
T. to commence his term u cadet bnt without trying
how he would like making his own bed, sweeping
out his room, and delivering up the contents OF his
pockets, he put his hands into them, assured the Off
Ger 1t was not with any such anable Intentions he
came SO far, and then lesurely commenced arrange
ments for his immediate return home, where he
d likely has arrived by this time.
Since you received my last, the examinations have
been in the Academy Library, and the change is an
Improvement, being more airy, elegant and conve-
nent do no know the number OF volumes in the Ii
brary but much larger than expected to there
The fourth class, consisting Of 81 members up
to-day, and were questioned on mathematics. The
answering was, as usual, good; but by no means In
teresting to the public or those who heard It, further
the part of the students.
1t richly repays for the trouble to go through the
Laboratory, where combustbes of all sorts pre-
Spared, and through the stores and armory, where
models OF the latest improvements in the lmple-
y ments of aggressive warfare, as well of those
Sthey have superseded, are TO be SEEN They are
Reconstructed at West Point, and that most beau
&tlful manner. In cannons and their appendages-
Gin mortars, and cavalry swords the superiority OF
Hthose now approved Of is obvious; and yet these
dhave been introduced since those notable wars OF
Sthe French revolution, and the Peninsula, that devel
oped the greatest military skill genius, and science,
ayard lie several curiosties in the share of brass
field pieces, some of them were taken from
athe British who previously had wrested them from
Sthe French Among the rest there is one
Slcan Congress, and very small brass mortar used
8by Gen. Gaines. All these are much ornamented
land covered with letters in relief, and well
ahy of regard or two from every lover the stirring
4 Were 1t not that | have already written too much
y could add some incidents: In the present case,
swil merely mention one which took place last night
CAT about ten o'clock, i was announced to group
asof military men and others, by one who had lust
Yioined the chatting party, that the hotel keeper had
mesmerized one ofhis several girls It was received
aas good piece Of waggery and heartily laughed al
Sseized the opportunity to at the Science
1.-THE quacks say, but this was resisted by nume-
arous learned and erudite arguments by the
SfaltHIul the laler let US observe, Were composed
1mostly Of dashing young eutenants, who stoutly
averred nothing was less difficult than to mesmerze
IA chamber maid, which the old Generals would no,
lat all endorse. AT last, the operator was appealed
to, who assured the party seriously, that the report
9was true. He had descended among his domestics
lin these stirring times, and found one OF his maids
5sufiering acutely from a viruent swelling in the
thumb and being amateur in the disputed science,
She resolved to try its sanatve influence. The re-
sut was that the girl put in the magnetic state,
4the pain alleviated, and the inflammation removed
ESQ much that she awoke rejoicing, told them she
twas quite ease, and disposed to fall into her
aral slumber, thing she had not enjoyed for two
Knights before. This is all l will say now. Adieu.