The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-31
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upon his poct!eal mode Ut teaching anatomy comes
Tathor lato, anu that wo ought To lnyo raised our
voico against II whom it was first propourtlcd hir
ty-thrcc .ears agO-aI which time. ulas ! orr In,
tantilr voice Was exceedingly foeblu and at which
tlmo tho thoa manly nnat0mist would hays had
decidedly tho advantage OF US in possessing hard,
oned bones while ours wero yet soft. Tho
doctor thinks II probable TINT wo '.ncvcr had
tho bcncat' Of his tcacIing-whicl, in trnc-"or
OF otherwise learning tho anatomical names Of
tho arm and thigh buncs"-wl,ici, il II great
mistake. III fact, our strong point is in tiia
worry direction. Wo can tell our critic tho nanlo
and function of every bonu in his body, from
tho ailaB 10 tho cuckoo bono. we know thu
name Of ercry bono that Goncral GRANT hns-oi
orery bono that LOUIS NAnuLEoa and DIsMARcK
md tho rope and tho Tycoon, and tho Emperor Of
China has, or that OF Lord BuRLEiuit, and CEsAu
anu NEDucuADNRzzAB had, or that ADAM anu Eve
had when they walked out OF Paradise with their
arms intorlockctl. This is subject wo cannot DO
trippcd upon, md wo shan't submit to my u, L.
tensions OF superiority, oyon though our atlyer-
snry bo three times older than wo aro. Tho Doc
tor must excnso nB therefore. for submitting 10
his instructions in tho clements Of anntomy-in
which, moreover tho bulk of our readers arc near
ly as vol posted rs wo arc. Beyond theau points
"h" 'ho uU TeCtntly KnSO
$500 ns rrizo for tho best essay Oh physiology
md hygiene, his letter is OF no astrological value
But ho complains that We misrcprcgcntr,l him by
n typographical error in ono OF his sianzas on nc
count Of Thch wo reprint it:
"Tlo ubn and nbuln
Abo:c. unite, near rotula,
At knee. with long fonIoris
Whose analogue B humcrus.'
Tho error was in pri iting tho last word humorous,
which, considering tho subject, as veil as tho
Btanza and tho condition Ct mind inincctl by il,
WAS certainly pardonablc orror OF tho press
LA LIBEnTE las the following picture OF ono Of
Tho French Mexican chieftainB: ''MAnquEz is
small and slender; his looks nro repulsro; his
complexion in siuburnt. He walks with Homo dif,-
Guilty, ns ho onco sustained fracture of tho hin l.y
being run over IIc is coward, for in tho camp
OF 10 Soleaad or Ia Puga, whcro tho writer Of these
limos called upon him several times, his tent was
surrounded by guards, placed thero by AIanouEz
who was in constant dread of tho advent OF tho
Juarista. MARQUEE is nn excellent marksman.
His cruelty once afforded tho writer an opportuni-
ty to pass judgment upon his skill His mon had
tahcn prisoner youth of ciShteon. MARQUEE de-
cjcd ut onco that hc should be shut aB traitor TO
his country, and granted him ono hours respite
to prepare for death. Tho Curato of In Solcdud
sclcctcd ton men to act NJ cIccntioncrs. Shortly
aforward the prisoner appeared. Tho Lieutenant
comnnnhing tho 6ring-squad stood aside anu
SHOUTED, ''ralo aim" As ho uttered these words,
a report wns hcnrd and tho prisoner fell dead.
Mono of the soldiers Ind fired, but MincuEz, who
Was but sixty pacca of, Ind drawn q pistol and
carried out tho sontoncu hc hin,sor had passed.
His soldiers removed tho corpse. MARQUEE pis-
to-buet had entered tho loft cyo of tho ,lcconsci
wretch and lodged in tho brain.
CABLE DISPATCH informs us Of tho death Of DR.
VELPEAu, tho eminent French surgeon. SIrRyp
ARMAND LOUIS MARIE VELpEAu wan born Mt Dricbo
near Tours, on May IS, 1895. Ho was tho son of n
fnrrier, whom, in his youth, ho assisted IN hls
business llo taught himself TO road and write aud
by Treatise oil veterinary art, wlicl, he found
among his fathers books, was led to tho study OF
veterinary art Of which he waB soon 10 become pnc
OF tho most celebrated representatives An nh
pnintmcnt in tho hospital at "'ours, on n ycry
moderate SALARY, gavo him tho means to settle in
Paris, wlcro hc received, in 1922, the diploma of
NJ. ID. Tho remarkable energy with which llc
pursued his studies called attention to him. and in
1880 he Was named Surgeon to tho Hospital do Ia
PIho. In 1875 ho obt,. ned tho Chair OF Clinical
Surgery at tie Hospital do Ia Charlie, and in 1912
he superseded tho celebrated LARRY in tho Acatlc-
my OF Medicino- lie was very prolific writer OH
surgical anatomy, and was regarded Ms ono Of tho
best ri actical surgeons living In 1859 ho WAS ap-
pointed Commander OF tho Legion OF Honor.
a VERY ERRONEOUS idea s indulgcd in by MANY
people in relation to the largest city In the world
many confidently asserting that London, or AZ II
Is frequently termed, the Great Metropolis, is far
superior both in sizo and tho number OF its in
Bnt sucl is not tho case. Jcddo, the
capital OF Jnpan, is, without exception tho largest
and most populous city in tho world II contajns
Tho vast number Of 1,590, 600 dwellings. and
',OOO,GO0 OF human souls. Many Of tho streets
ire nineteen jnpaneae-ries in length, which il
to twenty-five English miles, Tho !
commerce of Jeddo fnr exceeds that of any ot,cr
'ity in tho world, an1 tho son along tho coast IN
continually whto with tho sails OF shps. Their
vessels Rnil to the southern portion OF tho empire
Shcre thoy aro laden with rico, tea, sca-coal. |
obacco silk, cotton and tropical fruits nll ofwl,ich
an find ready market in the north, and then re. |
urn freightod with corn, snlt, isngass, and vari
'us othor productions Of tho north which hayo |
market in tho SOUTH
Tue STORY startled by tho Nav York Eren ,,o |
Posi-, now going tho rounds Of tho Radical pross.
o Tho effect that tno TeIan planters refusol "to
20 homo until thoy had shot a negro" and did |
inally bring down IN unlucky darkey whom thsy
,hanced to moot, is recognized by tho Now Hayon
Register as an old acquaintance, 1t having fret |
Decn published in nh anti-slavery almanac sunlo |
twenty ycars ago. to illustrate tho prevailing |
cruelty OF shareholders in South Carolina "Aftcr |
Nard," says tho Register, 'it was located in |
bleeding Kansas and did duty for two border |
rufinns, who would not leave town until thoy had
shot Yankee 1t is an excellent bit Of sonsa- |
ion stnf but VIC question tho policy Of using il |
'ftener than once in twenty years or 80. Tho in |
'entor OF the story was remarkable for nolcsty or
or cunning AS ho hns mover taken ont conv.
right-but 1t is passing strange that man with |
thmbefull OF brains could for IN instant bcloyo
such hnrborous net could DO committed with inn
'unity in any part OF this country.
TIE PnusBIAN ARArY is considered ut prosent
IN peace footing. great number OF soldiers haye
,oon dismissed 10 their homes with nm uulimited
uriough, and, in ordor that tho largest possible
number Of officers may onjoy temporary lcnvo,
here arc this year to bo no general mnnopnyrcs but
,nly brigade exercises. "IIowoyor," observes tho
Augsburg Gazette, "tliis pacific attitude is only
apparent. Mover has thero been 30 great an nc
Tity in the military factories and in all tho arse-
nais. Everything is arranged in such manner
that the PrusBian army could at once cnter upon
campaign, should that become necessary. At
sonwerdn, whero the'first needlo-guns wero manu-
as wcll es at Spandnu and at Suhl, the
work goes on uncnasingly. PnsHia 10 at this mo-
mont In position 10 arm with rifles Of new and
perfect construction not only tho whole OF tbe in
fantry Of tho Northern Confederation, but also the
lrgt band Of tho Ian dwcbr AMI IL ,a.;s;,. a.