New-York tribune., 1867-03-30

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lot5pby OF the Human Voice, pubhsheo so''"l ,,e
aimee I'm Philadelphia In the Introductory fol lI oil
volume tho author lays down seVer'l 'N''"."' iii .
,1les with regard to the hahits vi the oi',oi
generally followed, would greatly eohtr'usV " -,
90 we'll No the artistic effect Of public speaking smoAX
80, hi,o tobacco are to ne wholly avoided as injurious
n ,, nrre ouoIitv Of the voice. The use OF sWeetmoN'
candies troches. rich pastry Rnd puduihss anu n's
seasoned meats, though not as sld as 'oo'''o' P'
the vocal organs Cold water is the best HPlhl'""o'
the throat both externally and internally 'po"s" NV
actice of taking sin Of il from time TO time WINE
speaking is in bad taste. and produces 10 uscii
even in the hottest weather The authors directions 'o
rracticaI e,ocnton are founded nature, ana rura
many hints TO the inexperienced spceher ""'n ~
fan to be of service In The seectcns' WIN "n0N w
vojune closes We find variety Ot pieces suited 10 eNe
else the vocal powers Of the pupil ana of 'e o*'
marked by literary merit and pure sentiment
In In JDeui,v info the O,igs Of Modern droSthes1d'
the Hon TRUMAN SMITH, defends the claims al the i''e
Dr. Horace Wells of Hartford 70 the honor OF .c
erv According 10 Mr. Smiths statements, Dr Wes COM
epeed the study Of dentistry in Boston IN te ear io
and afterward opened an office IN tlt Guy ~ SUI -
eeouentIy removed 70 Hartford, where Dr' " = '"
Norton was pne Of his students In December, 1874
nearly two wears before the experiments oi III
and Dr. r. C. Jackson with ether, Dr. Wells conceived ,o
doo of the annsthcc use Of nitrous oXyd and under INC
Influence of this Gas adm Mustered by Mr. c. 'oll" h
a large moar tooth extracted from HE own Ja" "i'ho"
pain After this discovery of the properties vi m.iou7
oxyd it was at introduced into tho praetce VI 1T
We'll, and his brother dentists az Hartford and continued
IN use during the interval between Dec H. ls4l ana sept
30 1916 and long after. Mr.. Smith brings great mum
her Of ALLEGED facts and rsmunas to the support OF his
position tending TO show that although Dr Norton was
the first 10 apply sthesa to capital snrg'"i oli"
ton the idea originated with Dr. NcuS' WHO Wa Pl'
vented by his premature death from ESTABLISHING '7 '
TO The discovery The volume cvinces e"od o''' VI
] aud Il n
read with interest by many, even they donot "dm TIC
validity Of its arguments.
The Twenty First edition of BluRfs american todH
IGlot Is issued by GEoncE W BLrNr who takes inc
occasion of its publication 20 present several l'r's''H
facts in regard TO the history aud influence o INC WIN
The Coast Pilot was first prepared I'm 1896 al the S"G
eestion OF Mr. Edmund Blunt, the father OF inc pres
en editor who engaged ,pmastcr OF the antiin"rue
name Of Furonq to commence the work. hut his task was
REFORMED i'm such 4 crude and imperfect manner 'h"
n had 70 be placed in the hands Of lawyer for '"i''
tjnn I'm spite Of This uuIcuial p3rtntaec, uio H'u'
volume. consisting Of only hundred ana iN'"'I'
mares and printed ON paper rs bad that which Was
u-cd by Southern newspapers during the Horuon' '"'
with great success. which since that time II mas never
failed to cnoy In the eighth edition published IN ls'
Mr. Blunt claimed the entire authorship oi the Noih'
and placed his upon the uicpase u y "'' '''"
forty years since the charge of has been ~ ih' h""
of MI Georgc.W. Blunt, although his name ''a h'' "p
pear rs compiler tin the year 1884, MI Blunt gives an
instructive recital Of the adopted by the United
states Government for the promotion Of nautical KNOW
edge among which he attaches no value 70 the N"!ka "
Lieut. Maury, although they cost the country GOO"
round sum Of money, and have since been suppressed y
the urcpcr authorities the authors photography IN the
estimate of all competent Judges, being rs much heo"
rar rs his character for loyalty The edition 81 lh'
Coast Pilot" now issu,d contains many improvements
and IFS substantial tinhcrs and silltu rigging promise
that IL will long continue 10 weather The .tpim winch l
has breasted 50 mavcly for 80 many years.