New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-23
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TEE nECEMnER MAGAzINEs.


makes his personality prominent in the description
Gs hst Of the subject whom he undertakes 10 commemo
rate Few readers Of the present time have any interest
n Mr. Meals losses and in trade or the success OF
failure Of his miscellaneous literary ventures II would
seem that the friendship of lifetime might have retained
deeper and more significant impression OF Uuy ognal
and attractive man than presented in these frivolous
sketches. Still, the writer describes certain pohs IN me
biography OF Mr. PerpOnt, which viii probably De new 70
most readers and which are not Nlhont curious nVe
est For instance at the commencement OF ms calee so
far from being Aboonst he held TO inc scheme % col
nnzatOn which that time was regarded by many con-
scrysye phanthrOphiss a sovereign panaeoa for the
evils of slavery Nor the ardent eetOiaerof later day
afraid OF glass Of wine his dnnert0be, and would
even now and then indulge in little cool brandy and
water by way OF an appetizer. His early religious views
were Of the true orthodox stamp and for many years he
attended the preaching Of Dr. Lyman Beecher IN his ma
tive the hills of Connecticut The account oil
the manner in which he attained the gift Of eXtempOrane
Ous discourse, in which he greatly exceed forms one o
the best portions OF the sketch and Is full OF Instruction 20
The edglng of the pulpit who has not yet learned 10 soar
above the covers of his sermon-case Mr. Emersons
poem entitled My Garden" Is marked by certain
shsdOwY symbolic significance, which lends subtle eA'
preston 10 rhymes remarkable for rude NgoT man
FOR eheminate smoothness. Borneo ana kdlan BROOKE
is the title Of readable paper describing inc career Oh 'ne
adventurous Englishman who became snch cohSc
Oriental potentate The Passage from Hawthorn SNote
Books always rich in suggestive thought ana mastery
description, appear 70 have been selected WIN less nu m
usual sound discrimination and M some instances present
merely barren list Of proper names MY Henry luckeI
contributes lively article on the sights ana scenes
Broadway" DR.. j. w. Palmer gives spirited chapter
Of life in Bengal Mr. c. c. Hazewe furnishes one of the
profound historical dsquistOn which swarm ia his active
BRAIN apropes of The Fail of Austria, the question OF
Reconstruction is discussed by Nj Frederic Douglass,
who does honor 70 his company and there are poems 10y
J. i. Trowbridge c. p Cranche, and Forceythe Wilson
1.-THE American journal of Science brings to c conelu-
mon the elaborate discussion Of the Vowel Elements m
Speech BY s. Porter which has forth several original
and important views in the science Of Phonoogy Dr.
Franklands essay the Source of Muscular Power,
reprinted from the Proceedings Of the Royal Institution,
gives popular exposition of the latest physiological theo-
res with regard the influence Of food ON physical &C.
iiyty Nearly 200 years ago DR.. John Mayow, British
MUSICIAN maintained that the necessary conditions of
muscular motion the conveyance OF combuslbo sub
stances the muscle by the blood, and the access OF
oxygen by respiration. The view has been taken
more recently by MAYER, IN opposition TO cbg Pldyi9r
and othor leading IhysoIogsts who contend that me
Of mechanical power In the muscles IS the conac
ton caused by disintegration # Their particles A. CON
sequence OF the combination of oxygen with the living
parts. The latter doctrine which has been lost Acht oi
amid the braucy of Licbigs striking conclusions, mas
been ev vcd within the last two years, but experimental
evidence was wanting TO give il permanent vitality. The
want Of such data Is supplied, aud them application
10 the proem 10 be solved is explained in the paper be-
tore u.s. 1t is agreed an hands that muscular power rs
derived exclusively from the mutual chemical aconcl ne
food and the oxygen of the atmosphere but Opinions Ude
whether that food must first be converted into the u"i
BrgeHized substance OF the muscle before as uaon
ran give rso 10 mechanical force, whether muscular
power may not also be derived from the oyyaon OIL food
which has only arrived az the condition Of blood ANA not
of organized muscular tissue The answer 10 TINS q's-
lion furnishes the key 70 tho phenomena OF animal hu-
triton and lies at the foundation OF the true system OF
physiological science. Now il has been shown by series
ofdccite experiments that the amount Of force involved
IN muscular action. measured by the mechanical NoIk
performed greater than could De generated by the guam
hty Of muscle ONvized during the same ulhe ana hence
u follows that The power Of the muscles - not derived eA
Clusycy from the OXydaion Of their own substance We
Ihus ary al the conclusion IN opposition 20 me tneO!
Vt Liebg, that muscular power ls The product chiefly
II not enlroly Of the N5d9non Of mat rs obtained lu
the blood and not fom the oXydauOn Of inc mus l'"
themselves that the CHIEF materials used Tor the poduC
ton of muscular power are uCnIi'Togenous, although
nitrOgen0us matters also be employed Tor the same
purpose that the constant renewal Of the muscles Ike
other of the body is not more RAPID during
rest MUSCULAR activity than during comraratve rcpose;
that the transformation OF potential energy into
muscular power Is accompanied by the production OF heat
within the body when toe muscular power eNercd
of animal heat. Among the other articles n this number
the general reader wl be attracted by the biography o
Sir William Rowan Hamilton, the celebrated Dublin m"th
pmatican the paper on the Dnft OF the Western and
Southern states !" and that the " Chemistry OF the
Mineral Springs Of Onondsga'
Beside unusually large proportion OF stories jor the
million, Harper for this month has article on The
Secrets Of Sable Island, giving admirable sketch Of
fhe geography natural history and social features OF thar
primitive locality with interesting episode the breed
of wild horses which found browsing IN The vicinity
of its savage shores. Renaissance Of sleepy IIo'
low furnishes several interesting anecdotes Of the charac
fer and persoual habits Of the beloved Washington Irving
notice of Gilbert Stuart repeats some traditions OF au
eent date concerning that celebrated American portrait
'painter The journal Of Forty-Three Days in an Open
Rost lives painfully exciting narrative Of the expert
1cs sssengers and crew OF the ship Hornet which
as burned in tho Pacific Ocean. An article ON John
bright pays discriminating tribute TO ne se,ns non
estT mascdse elQqucnee and hne humanity OF 'ha' ho'e
poitea reforner Ins resent plumber" when commences
the Thirty Fourth volume Of the 'Ae' Is one q more
chan common excellence both n Its contents and " Nus
tratlons.
"The GALAXY dsvQtes considerable portion Of It's
ases TO the isudation Of Walt Whitman aud his poetry
aud to yDdcaGgn 9i the passionate erouc enpstDs o.
Mr. Charles Algernoh Swnburne. Several interesting
particulars are related in regard 70 the 'is Of AT Wa"
man giving him great credit for his wse and kind ana
devoted services 10 the sick and wounded soldiers ID pe4
and hospital during the Of the Rebellion The close
OF the article which places Walt Whtman's poems IN
higher rank than the majority Of readers viii be able To
copeede offers Suggestions concerning literary arr
which fresh and wholesome IL ther tone ana :"
forcibly expressed, that We copy them al iengh'
The gravity snd seriousness Of this book and Il. primitive M
taught wsys entirely IN modern literature N OH
our profsc eutimsntasm there no deep human "smn
nan-n our literature There pahos and tears qua weeds
of mourning but wOud indicate an attitude or ep Of tno
soul hich i lot expressed by meanch0ywhcb no sud
den burst OF lit slasmwhch not inconsistent WIN thee
faness and good Nature but which ai"as coupled Hil 9
"a state or condition induced by large perceptions ih and
deep human synpathies II be further chala erDed es
impatient Of TRIES and dayng tIes even OF Wiz ena smart
ness disikes guity and fiction and All play upon Wo ana
~ V ~ ~ Lisj writers sfor the best example
Contemplation withou, love sympathy Of the oies FOL
Ies and fashions and Hnd OF their wtn.cs
and oddities begets puuning seoaing elieaiurne habit
Ciey the shows aud processes Of nature ana We issues =" ne
and Sea iss eGs' is 'Is Drum rSE fsO. 'n '
The reader perceiyes that the quality Of these poems Is not IN
whatever but several amoshees they breathe and ca
hale The poet docs not ain 10 0ad bis page With sNeeie
makes bouquets dists no mower Gems
there are lost IN smell Of the earth the shore Tie
.k 20 niesse mon f,ye nor even convince any more than
nature does and beauty follows AZ all never ~ The ain a