The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-30
LIT e r A II u Il e.


h, d. D. Appleton q Co., New York. "Medi-
cal and Sulpica Repor err No. lis South
Seventh street Philadelphia Agency.
very beautiful little book, containing q
poem of some 6lteen hundred lines has come
to us from the press OF Appleton. The author
has undertaken 10 treat Of field of science
which has never been associated with poetic
genius. We never before have had q con-
junction OF Esoulaplus and the Muse. Never
before in rhy thin have the virtues of the cutlcle,
the clanium, and the aorta been discourse
upon. 1t adulterates the water OF Parnassus to
have an analysis OF saliva and il is anything
but congenial to the rider of Pegasus TO have
the occ1pital bone and the ligamentsry tissue of
his sieed dilated upon. We can better appre-
ciate the fury described by Bayard TAYLOR in
which the prestess puto on q white robe and
prances up and down a room, than the ana.
tomcal analysis which induces the author in
the midst OF verse to pause and refer TO a
medical dictionary to see if congenital blind
ness is durable. .....
II may hence be inferred that we derive small
satisfaction from reading poem with such foot
notes as "The opinion which attributes to the
Cerebellum the power OF associatiug or co.ordi-
mating the different voluntary motions is the one
nervous system consist1 everywhere of two
kinds of tissue-white and grey"
"For the benefit OF the reader we may state
that there are 43 pair of nerves in ALI. e. IL
Cranial or encephalic and 80 spinal"
1t must be ackno Wedeed that the interest
of poetry is slightly lessened by such details.
In order to enable our readers to appreciate
this curious anatomical performance, we will
Quote;-
Bundles of he'hy nbres without end,
Along tho bony skeleton extend
In ibousanG-1old drecuons from fixed points
To act their several parts upon the joints;
Adjustments nice or means to ends we trace,
With each dynamic Il ament N place.
But where's tne Hand that graz ps the million rens,
Directs and guides them, quckens or restraint
Or the Eye and us Correlative" is thus Bibli-
cally described
"Ihe ways of Sion mourn; funereal gloom
Fills every habltaton Ike tomb:
Closed is each por, and wInnow Of the mind;
And there is none to Ook-the EYE is bind.
How diferent once, when tnat Sphere
The glorious universe pictured clear!
o what an Organ thatl german TO Light,
Whose own relar MS too are such 10 sight,
'lwere hard to say, the two so nicely fit,
Madu was Il 9 eye for hight or light Tor IT."
The touching attributes OF smell are portrayed
in gushing numbers:-
"Ihe Nerves of smell, the first the brain to leave,
Combed aUd div ded thu ough bony sieve.
Thew from their tresses OF dsheVelled hair,
Shake out the tangled fragrance of the ar.
ConversaDt with al sweetness-NatuTe brings
Hither the soul and quintessence OF things;
AIRY solutions OF the fuer powers,
lmpOnderable properties OF flowers;
Th' aroma of all seasons ana all times,
Kingdoms OF nature, continents, and climes-"
A few pages are devoted to "Nosology," seve.
raj to the lungs, and quite a number TO the
heart. To show that DIR. Coles is susceptible of
appreciating true love, and besides, that it
must, IN the course of nature, run smooth, we
quote his words on "The Sexes:"-
"YouDg Love, First Love, Love- haply at first sight,
Smites IKE the lightning, daZzles like the hight:
Chance-meetIn2 eyes shoot forth CONTAGIOUS fame
Sending the hot blood wildly through the frame.
By strange enchantWent violently strook
The total being TusheS GDith a took:
A beauty never seen before, except some CLEANS
.PupLtng the dtn1O phere OF bHssfuI dreams,
Wakens rare raptures and sensations new,
Both soul and body thrilling through and through"
The work is, however, in its way, a success.
Were we able to divest ourselves OF the idea of
a comedy, we could fully appreciate the metri-
cal feet which describes the human toes and
heel, and the plant minds which argues the
difference between the cerebrum and the cere-
bellum.