Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-01-28
Correspondence of the Richmond Palladium.

,;cals &c. of which VIII enaedvor TO gFc you d
faint description of-so far az can do without swelling
this letter yond the limits to which haze prescribed
myself in these crude communications But first let
me entreat YOU YOU your "Der' at least not to make
them any ,oors the uanuscript,for instance when
Isay steamboats, actircty taking in freight you make
me say that they acaay doing IT; which under the
circumstance resumption OF navigatlon-glVes quite
different infercncc"ith some few other slight mad
vcrtancies which,as not disposed TO comPian VIII
say nothing about at prcscut
have lust rcturncd from Of the Lectures Of the
celebrated Dr. BEACH, of New York, the "Reiof"ea
System of Medcinc, Of which system he processes to
be originator. II goid medals from neary al ~"
Poentates Europe make him such, or II they al
ford sufficient evidence of his being such, the Doctor IS
certainly very learned and scientific man, and behe-
factor OF the for Of these he has an alum
dance lie denounces caomcl bleeding, biisterng and
MANY other features the old school practitioners with
the same that he denounces ThonPsonianis
the Homeopathic, and all other systems that now are or
ever been vogue; but processes to have adopted
all the good qualities while he rejects all the bad oil inc
whole Of them His idea seems to be to establish d schoo
city, and having already over forty students mere
seems to be but he will succeed lie processes
10 impart btter knowledge of Anatomy than is acqu-
red at the Medical Colleges and in his public Lectures TO
promscuous audences-always large and respectable
exhibits and partially dssccts anatomical hgures 81
the human system.
Dr. BUCHASAN, now delivering Il sccohd course VI
Lectures private class, three OF the IN
troductory which public, Neurotogy, which
according his comprehensive definition embraces Mes
merisn Electricity, Magnetism Phrenoiogy, Physiology
and other and oogy that relate to humanity
In the estimation which he to regard his own
abilities and researches, and the discoveries he CLAIMS
10 have all subjects, he appears to leave all
the Fathers have gone before him, well as all his
contemporaries, grovelng their way in darn IS at the
vcy foot of the Hill of Science, while he Gales with per-
feet the highest peak and from tins lofty cnnehct
he scans with eagle eye and vision clear all the profound
mysteries that have hitherto been hidden in the Wales be
low There was particular, discoveries he claims
made that struck rather remarkable, that
now think The that medicine can b" admin
istered Electricity into the system, with just the same
effect medicine would have if taken in the usu-
nj way--by swallowing it. This, thought J. is another
strange make OF lightning To make it print a
hundred miles off, passing strange to make 1t give
us nostruns without swallowing seeing them IS still
stranger To those who have great an aversion to ia
king drugs as have, the idea must b. quite
con5oing.
The was that by putting the autograph of any
person, living dead, in contact with the nervcslter
by holding in the hand pressing against the headof
any good Meseric subject, they will give correct de-
scrpon all the peculiar traits of the writer's charac
ter the Phrc nologist would do il by actual
examination of that persons craniunl and this, too, if
understood him. without the subject being in magnetic
STATE. chronological Lecturers, it struck may as
well shut up--ther day has gone by.
Iattendcd few evenings since the annual meeting Of
the Cincinnati Historical Society very interesting ad
dress delivered by the Hon. f. X ESTE, the Presi-
dent the Society, and son-in-law, informed of
the amentcd AnRIsox His object seemed to be rather
urge the importance Of recording the events of the
ncetng present than borrow from tradition the history
of the past. Tradition he said the mother of
hence have not and have true history OF
Revolution. To avoid this reliance tradition
in all time by systematic arrangement for the
immediate recording all Historical facts they trans
prc, well to CLEAN all that can BE- automatically
known the past appears be the object of this Soc
ETY., its title indicates With what success they are
progressing in this work not able to say, but would
fear not great Judging from the OF the
audience on this occason-not true ron,
in all had taken copous notes of this address;
but defer writing them for the present for obvi
1t a noble effort of mascr-n minds full
meaning, patos and interesting and instructive Incl
dent.
BoorH. the great American Trage iian-he rival of
FoRREsrhas been playing of his best characters at
the National very full houses considering the state OF
weather the Theatrical character Of the city.
He doubt Justly celebrated this his peculiar call
ing but it critic however, in such mat
tersthat he has backing here to charm audience
sustain star Many anecdotes are told OF his eccen-
trcities and irregular habits. All admit
is for him be much intoxicated play
we'll The trouble is to keep up the a certain
point without letting get too high; in other words. to
keep him drunk enough without letting him get drunk
In few minutes after he through with the thrill
ling tragedy he will be dressed in the garb
quatng his cup of ale, in whatever grocery chance
10 fall IN his To him there, familiar
saon with black guards and rowdcs little would
hs audience deem that there stood the who, for the
last three hours had enlisted all his feelings and
unclaimed his very SOUL and if his relish for thearcas
did not diminish, he is least true Son of Temper
THE NAVY OF THE UNITED STArEs.--rho mum.
Der aud class of vessels In tho naval service no
the Isl day of October is stated by the Secretary