The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-11

It, Nor is It enough that is awake and in action by
day and In the silence Of the night obtains rest and
pair; that same perodicity which belongs to It as
whole belongs too s constituent parts One portion
OF cannot be called into incessant activity without
permanent injury ensuing Its different regions devoted
to different functions, must have their separate
OF rest The excitement Of part must bs concdent
with pause In the action Of another do think
1t possible for mental equilibrium to be maintained with
one idea or one monotonous mode of life There II q
necessity for men of great intellectual endow nent
whose minds are often strained to the utmost fall
back on other pursuits; and thus 1t will always be
that one seeks refuge in the pleasures of quiet
try life another In the chase another in foreign tcave
another in social smusemsnts. Nay with sl men,
even those whose lot has been cast in a more lowy
condition, whose hard destiny it Is to spend their
whole lives in pursuit Of their daily bread, with one
train Of thought and unvarying OF events
what would become OF them il it were not for such
principle this! Men often that the pleasures OF
religion and OF Christian faith wholly prosper
tive and to be realized only in another world In this
tney make a mstake for those consultations
even here, and temper the bitterness Of fate The
vItuous laborer though he may be ground down
with the oppressons Of his social condition. is not
without his relief; at the anvil the LOOM or even a.
the bottom Of the mine, he is leading double exs
tence-tbe mseriesof the body find contrast in the
calm Of the soulthe warfare without is satei
By the within the dark night Of life here serve.
oniy to brighten the sores Of the prospect beyond
!, Hope is the daughter OF despair Aud thus kind
Ptsvidacee so overrules eyens that it matters not
what station We may be-wealthy or poor intel ectua'
or lowly-n refuge is always at hand, and the min
| worn out with one thing turns 70 another and it
physical excitement u followed by physc Al repo.s
II viewing things In this way am led 10 regard
/
and therfote of happincss wcuc not be Understood
undefyalu minor Its in this
that its action is wholly Of an intellectual kind and
maibly consisth IN balancing the expectations the
ture against the rerollt c,ns Of the past How
the Inference in this respect between brutes
Their powers of memory little developed that
very thort interval tuices wipe every the
part. Their knowieegeof futurs-it knowledge it
be calledtsso obscure that with truth may said,
tfsy live for the present moment acns IL the scheme
OF happiness Of sentent beings, two different methois
have been foowed:--to sbsrate All recoiiecon$f the
T. all
knowlt dge CT the fu restrict lite the existing
memeht; letting the past remain clear and distinct
to its evils with expectation OF future
happiness The one IL FOR the brutes the other for
The, therefore, it were in he darkness night
dreaming but net thinking and knowing nothing VI
what has gone around; but set in the sil3ht
Of morning subdued with the remembrance Of sbs-
doNs and evils and dsappcintmeDts to which
heeD exposed but trusting that the pate light that glm
ners in our horizon is the harbnger Of better day
| How happy, then is the man who, to those simple
| pleasures which nature affords as a relaxation from
business ard ADDS the solid epj ym mt arising
from profound religious belief! For mapy ears our
departed friend had been communicant of ths Epi co-
pal Church; rot alone out sardy conforming
monsls but, as have uany opportunities of knowing
sincerely guided by its pecapts With pleasure have
seen now ft their impression upon him al tbs
genter traits of manly character became deyeop'J;
charitable to the poor generous to all orgyipg to tncse
who had pdei-or 1t not in his nature to bear
malice for single day Before his ibim rian
his Whole heart lay open frank AM conhding; AID in
s conversation energetic eloquence permitted
ary to mistake his sentiments One pleasant evening.
ast summer, when we walking asiong the trees
TIE re- toiation OF bis health after uess there
flowed the noble Hudson before and there the
owBiDR basons OF the Psllisades. rock ribted and
ancient the sum- Pera aps it might b. bis feeble ap-
pesrance that lent additional charm to his
,aiion prhaps the decline Of his body u rated the
yPor of his mind bird, that hy ing great dis
tance Oft caught his attention and renarains that IL
was bird of passage, he said not understand how
nen shut their 10 things isiNc tnt Fha hrd
Know where l. it IL going. what for they
say II is I'D by instinct but there
Principle that is supporting it, And there !, the
SAD, principle IN the common instinct that leads al
men TO believe apart from what revelation has taught
then that passing to another world for, after
all may say there is nothing We can have like
sincere Christan faith 1t has been support to in
cling TO it hecause feel must do and that with
cut it th,re ie neither hope nor help for me"
Though performer himself. Professor Patterson
passionate lover music lie nightly Thought that of
GIL means for esvatins the public taste6 and supplying
innocent and intellectual enjoyment the diffusion oa
tsste for music is preeninent His utmost exertons
used 10 the permanent establishment Of the
opera in this city and he looked forward TO day not
very distant, when that high but expensive pleasure
should be brought within the reach OF all The inslec
tual position II community may be at predicted
frem it's culture Of the fine love Of the harmonious
beautiful music. pure aod painting the
tam step love of the just An education of
the mental qualities which appreciate the former
hsnces powers Of perception the latter The most
acute observer who has written in Language has
loaded with the deepest ebloquy the man who has not
music in his soul" And think that tine appreciation
of the harmonic better compors with the character Of
nan than even the appreciation of the beautiful. For
must forget that the beaufu belongs TO nature
eye the earth in the heavenseven the beautiful Of
our own all the work Of her hand But not
wi the LaimonioLs--itis is the creation Of Tne
ppr OF birds in the trees the 81 hing OF winds In the
forest the everlasting of the it breaks
on the shoie tnse are but poor tne mag
nifceDt combinations Of sound created by the great
ers Of music which heard remain indelibe the
tablets Of the memory, rs though they were "graven
with iron pen, and laid in the rock forever And
surely he muf be base bgot indeed who does not recall
with emotion these noble proofs Of the genius of
race ard feels no triumph in this splendd creation of
With this love music Professor pattison joined
decat)y rehr ed taste needed n short acqusin-
snce to discover this lie him self with
distinguished for their intrinsic beauty With mind
that his social
should te otherwise than and kind You know
that to Students OF medicine among whom ne was OF
course constantly thrown-such was his character He
Ieedy to advise them ior their good to be
compoftr Of tn ir differences, ana to set the
ample CT ttraghtiorwardness end honor seems but
yesterday since CHANGED to overbear hint was
srce the commencement OF this session few days be-
tore his scknessoeriIg almost parental advice to
one, who doubt not is Low In this room and who had
been overcome by an impe.uosity OF temper My
frieLd' said he, listen to the counsel Of old mlu
let rger get the better Of and
offence until you have taken time pest the Lords
prayer. 1t will save you many q regret There my
ySurg nds, is maxim which ought to be written Ia
letters of god-a maxim delivered to you by dying
man. whom no one can accuse OF pusianimity or n
want of courage for he was brave very bra7e brave
to fault Considering the nature Of anatomy ana
it, relation u the rudy OF medicine IL is manifest that
Of al the apartments OF medical instt uton none can
BE- OF mportance They to whom IL Is nitted
viTious colleges to give instruction in this SCIENCE
kavc duty OF ths utmost responsibility to discharge
for oil the other departments may to certain extent
be regarded founded on this To successful public
teacher two things absolutely essential--a |
thorough knowledge Of his subject, and the power
of communicating ideas. Mere huency, which should /
not copfounJed with true eoquenoe 10 not ths thing
The Of rhetoric tire in medical lecture
Information OF facts, to student Is the great
Object The perception Of this the secret OF DR. Pat
titons auccess public teacher. Though naturally,
az Of musi:a and therefore poetic tenn
pisment rhetorical display had place Ia his the
He knew that his auditor in pursuit Of instruction,
net and so he addressed bimfeI TO his task,
bpgDg with him profound knowledge OF his supj sct
sud earDestness Of discourse which made plain
the 6ullest To this he added quick appreciation OF
the greater points Of his topic and brought them out ia
spending relief want Of attention to this Is
the most frequent Of allure IN medical professors
The mail matters and little features put equal
y with the great ones strong points are made re
II, Is not gwen here depression there; but every
thny IL equally large-equay nouotonous-equaly |