Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-03
From the Montgomery Mail.
The Great American Rattle,

By Anna Ella Carroll, of Aarylaad Miilsr,
Orton, d Mulligan, NeW York and auburn.
1t seemed necessary, in the progress of the
American cause that there should appear just at
this juncture a woman of large heart and fervcnt
spirit to vndicate its claims and by the clear evil
dence of the holy and lofty instincts Of her sex,
assure the world that the foundations of patriotic
nationality are laid deep among tile most sacred
elements of nature herself That woman Is Misc
Carroll. We are proud of her as our countrywo-
man, and we may search the records of the past
present times, to find her rival and equal in sim
cere statement, in glowing appeal, in trumpet
challenge in behalf OF " our homes, our affairs and
our fres." We can remember in no recent work
any style with such movement In it !; no printed
page which alarms, persuades, ard amuses us so
like the living voice. Let one rashly assail
Miss Carroll or gansay her utterance. He will
find himself in the hands of a giantess, who viii
deal with him in the strength of her noble inn
pulses and great heart as though he were little
child.
This present worl--this Great American Bat
tie e"-needs no critical commendaton or detailed
examination of its plan. Whoever sits down to
analyze will speedily rise up to applaud and catch
ing fire from the glowing pen of the fair author, he
will see how hopeless the task to attempt to pres
ent Miss Carr oil in cold abstract or mere review.
She speaks for herself and we think that there are
few who can read single page without, like our
selves, catching the inspiration and making rail-
way speed through every chapter With pleased rs-
pidity to the end. E,4 II
The book has the advantage Of being presented
in admirable shape in type, paper, and with ex-
cellent steel portraits of some dozen OF the princ
pal leaders in the American Battle; among which
We are most pleased to see an engaging likeness OF
the gifted authoress. large circulation OF this
intensely interesting volume will no doubt dinnse J
right ideas widely among American households to
the great credit Of the publishers and tile high
honor of Miss Carroll
The second edition of the :" Great American
Battle is now in press--l0,000 sold In . few
weeks. 49,
The CHEMISTRY OF Lisr AND DKArH.--'If only
bend my arm. says Professor Phyfair, or move
my finger, there is certain portion Of the Tissues
destroyed, which must be supplied By my food;
the more work a man performs, the moro of those
nitrogenous substances he requires. The other
class of food serves very important, but quite
different purpose-supplying animal heat The
Temperature of our bodies Is, in temperate cli-
mates, at least, higher than the surrounding airs
and, in order to keep up this tempersture, . com
buston goes on, similar 10 that of an ordinary hre
The same products--carbonio acid; water, and
ammonia-are evolved from the mouth Of the fur
mace Of the body and the mouth OF common
chimney. In cold weather certain poruon OF
heat Is gradually abstrcted from our bodies, which
must be supplied by the combustion Of our nod,
or Of the matter of our bodies the colder he en-
mate, therefore, the more hest-gving must be
the food