New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-27
ALECrURE BY DIR. DIXON.

Dr.. E. r. Di1sr, editor Of The Ses.ps', give -.
ture 90 Wednesday evening, Oh the History Of Cnne,
and The comparative va us Of Medical sad 10y Is4I
mooy The proceeds Il The lecture were sPfa'ed 70 The
relief Of Q ysus member OF the bar. The en- bsnce--
which was limited 70 about . hundned-Dclaced some
Of The nost prominent members Of the BN.
DR.. Dixon oonmesced by stating The object Of TIE
lecture, and dec,u ing the sorrow with which be hsa
.een IN Q couit Of law prcsecut ng attorney hee sgas
Of the tue object Of bis profession, and devote his
energies reckl.e.ly TO the CONVICTION Of pcor nAa
who stole bread for his ssfvug fsmilf. People hsd
begun to doubt whether punishment could cure orioT
almost as much o. be doooted toa, punlshmsnt could
cure disease. The passions were born Of he bran
and nurtured BY the seoses, and any view o.
crime which left that out OF the considerations wa
partial and nArow. The great pr1cipiss OF
phrerelogy were O. undeasble as any prnoips.
In crime a. well as In everything efe, the chhd
ives father 10 the man, and II hsd bscome an avfA
question what vas " browne Vt The army OF ehLdrea
which was runnise wild IN the city. ne toia
avowed that compulsory ecucation vas tbs eny
r.ueoy IL wss deuaossvsole tbs, II Deo fE Or
or FIVE generations ly Cd on rice and posstces To-
would assimiIse TO the nsture OF rec and pos
toes, and could Do sabjectet By meat esang
race The poor were more Subject 70 insaafy and
idiocy than the indep sd@nt; they had lees Acfe
and eel.reepect good proportion OF animal f,od sss
s,nSv more neoessGy to The De,ic4 science hAn tbs,
Of Temperament. 81 long Ne this dollar grinding com
nunity overlooked this study Of temperament they
must trpect TO reap terrible harvest In toeh pr.sors
and insane s.ylsn'' The OUTWARD e,seys1ss Of
10 answer for In reducing the vital force
each succeeding generation Our le1pe nseoe!
rational anuseu ents bee ty aud health giviog instead
ing qualities Of good VINE and meat Esistsf VA
both q liar and thief bat he agreed with IN about
the qualities Of good ssck. The effect OF ofiam sse
Csnnsbs iDdica on the bfsin wS won1erolIy
De QuiIcsy or BsyGd Taylor, al Of whom had
s1t e,isDosd the .Hs-,ts Of these narcotics rissoa;
seeing proof of II. DR.. Dixon reaa In proc! "a ex
and Ba, ard Tsylor's description Of ihe effect OF
Hashtesh upon bin. So long Is We used tobacco,
which was nos only supplying but hsd Us efIsc: 70 g.
t.rrg the brain, was NOT fof Us 70 ssy Pccr rss1
able, opium,ssdns Chpese," without we Added:
Poor, miserable, tobacco cbewog and brandy criuk
ing Americana" The isnsti ,sl religion whi,s
congregated in churches TO the exclusion Of hansn.
| females now under indictment tx murder were me q.
| bers Of chuiches In good standing MormOnism Asd
spiritual rspPing belonged TO this department Of moral
insanity. The hotel and the ba~dy house we're do
| strucuve to manhood. woman vas nsver truly .
woman if she had not frtside Of her own, and
could not be respectable witsou home. Hypocrisy.
e1citsby sDdove of display the besettns vice,
| of the American people. Money, liquor and dspisy
were the grand sources OF forgery. ROBBERY AMI
murder among US. Dr.. Dixon touched on tbs
plea of moral insanity which frequently
made in Courts He considered the opioions of
medical men aoy giyel csse were worth no viii:
more than that Of an mt, geut jury enlightened by
medical expert on the Anterior condition Of the &c.
custd. He thought Amerss more careful 10 this
r.spect then England and France. Tbs erection Of
Vepes, who evise ntiy insane would hereafter be
considered ss among the blacklist deeds of PaDacy
In conclusion he took up Hamlet a. an inss1ce u
nOLomanis srtistcaly worked ou, and Of tbe 80
curacy with which layman understood such subects