New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-25


that one can read the account Of his perlOus journey
without being tempted to wish that he had come
down from the etcrntcs' with whose ways and mean
ngs he familiar The next article on sainte BeuVe
the Critic" IS excellent both la conception ana style
clearly explaining the principles that have guided the
literary Of the great French journalist aud DONG
admirable iustice 20 his eminent qualities as an ahayst
Of books aud men. The claims of St. Beuve as model
critic well forth in the paragraphs which portray
the ideal OF that character
A literary critic a genuine one should carry in MS
brain arsenal Of opposes. He should cohDpmc eoSh
mon Selse win tact tds noo VIII reps with subtle
w. knowledge with geniality infexihility VIII mnteT
ness severity with suavy aud, that an tne ,nye and
qualities be effective, he viii need constant 81 en-.
vigilance beside the union Of reason WIZ cnbv-but
thusasm with selfcOntrol Of VII WIN ar;,tr Human
hold: nj This rate in order III ont inc @ hst dr.
uature viii have to set apart IT'S Iehe;ss ovorvfhug
johnson declared the poet ought 10 h oSo,ts re1ured
al ~ have sorn everytlpg and the 6hclenls Hnrij
tbe like Of an orator Trely, thc suIcID or.rrn.iv
nave InaViG ~ g. The bust Of Homer, ideally shaped
by the light Of the iBfallibe artstc t me- horn p6ct
OF us ia the child Of culture But as The poet 10
peTfect his birtbr1gt has peed OF cui,t5 d critic
Mno h horn With many gifts TO be susceptible OF sucn
must DO pd when we reflect that the task Of the critic
clearly into the subtlcst ana deepest mimi, 10
measure its hOlOws and ia elevations 70 % a." 49,,
individual and its composite powets' anu rr ~ il his
oos :" a. f mamie We must conclude that no who is
10 be the accomplished interpreter the tusleu Juuse'
should be able swiftly TO follow these mes -, ..
Long and exactng as Is our roll OF what is %aeo1 ~
equip yeiiiable critic, We have yet 10 aud Two CU
dual ualifcatiOns which 10y the subject 0l our ptt
ane are uossessed i'm liberal allotment The first Is. JOY
In life from which the pages OF NJ salntebeuVe ueN'
d superficial sprghtllneSs mercy Dut ihtlloM i
ant Ceulay. The other, when Is OF sun UeSli $4,000
the capacity Of admiration; vrtuei0r SO II assto'
To be called-born directly Of the noDler Substitutes
those in whose presence only can lie recognized aud
ioyod the lofty aud the profound the beautiful anG G
true lie who : not well endowed with THESE IkuetL
senses is NOT bad critic ne is 10 critic ALL Not only
cor be nnt disepr he q
he little discover and expose tne ne; oI uvl
plying falling short Of the complete 10 say where ana
what are deficiencies, involves the having III the NINA I'm
idea Of the full aud complete The man SO medsotg i
rlcd ms TO hold no such idea is but carpcr not critic
10 know bad denotes knowledge of the good; IN cl
cism in morals, righteous indignation can Only "si
from a shock 80 pure feelings
"Tho Protestant Protest against Professionalism pet
ter than the Jingle Of title would promise grayey ana
ably discussing the aud tendencies OF the ltaa
istIc movement "The Land of the TroubadOurs' de-
scrbes Winters residence in the South OF France ana
has several agreeable bits OF description, which are some
what impaired by the verbose historical details suggested
by the locality but with which most readers Of Putnam
might be supposed 10 be tolerably familiar. Louis
Napoleon and His Empire presents view OF the lnpe-
rial Government different colors from those employed
by the radiant and reverend Mr. Abbott ana the thIcaa
bare theme Of University Life in Germany is handled
with unexpected freshness by a writer who evidently
knows the ground The monthly Chronicle" OF htera-
ture and fine arts shows and discrimination
than usual presenting lucid analysis Of Darwins latest
volume and caustic questioning OF the claims OF Ger
tain recent popular acknowledgements TO be genuine
works OF art besides several miscellaneous paragraphs
Of more or less merit.
Mr.. Parton gives another of his character
istic papers in The Atlantic describing Inebrate Asy
lums" and offering many important collateral sugges-
lions in regard to the physiology of drunkenness Ills
impressive this subject OF more value
to the cause Of temperance than volumes OF inflated
rhetoric He divides the victims Of alcohol INTO two classes
the regular drmkards and the occasional drunkards
get drunk habtualy who refrain from it, 1heFe
are few men, indeed, Of heavy, almost brutal or
ganization who seem formed by only 10 absorb
alcohol They like strong drink for IT'S own sake, and
take kind suKy enjoyment in It's muddlng effect on
their brains. But rule drunkards hate The bondage
into which they have fallen and as Mrs Beccher Stowe
remarks often "eypend more virtue in VAN endcavors TO
break their chain than would sufce to carry ordi
nary Christian 70 Heaven" Mr. Parton draws terrible
picture OF the life OF one OF the steady drunkards.
Upon getting up in the after heavy rcslcss
drunkards sleep he is miserable beyond expression ana
almost helpless In very bad eases he VIII zee uou9r,
and lis hands viii tremble 80 that he cannot M 10 ms
lips Tic gaSs Tor when NE .a a uSsl,9 .loan'IiI 40
viii restore him So FAR that he can cohtI" ms musVa
and get about without bctlayIDg his condition. Altt
beng mp an hour aud drinking ever! zen OF nI,'oI
minutes. he viii usually bc able &c eat pretty sood
breakfast, which. win Inc an or coHrt' tobitc" anu
comparatively SINAI qnanly ol hIuoI' i W W au, ]"
digest AMER breakfast, for some hours he VIII gcheH
be- able 10 transact routine business ana associate WIN
his fellows without exciting their pity or contempt A.
dinuerime draws near, DE feels the necessity Of creating
appetite; which be Often acronplshes oy ailhbIns
OF those internal compounds when are acvefte"
on the etetua! ROCKS ana mountain siteS - m -
DO ldSh the TORPID powers mo 1vhcH,"'1, 'uUl.lu'
fierce activity, which enables the victim 10 eat oven
superabnndaHt dinner. Tie false excitement sup' 's
but The dinner remains, ana 10 has To be dige'led l~
calls occasional drink for three OF four hours "tr
and laucud He rs exhausted hNt ne y no. 'i''l' ,
Graves 20 continuation Of tie stmu1it VIII! craving
which human nature SO abused ana peiy,I{gu, I,
sisis. By tLis ine lt - evening Mhcu an .i' "l""''
Of temptation in the fullest activity; aid all tc loose
population of the town Is abroad. lie no" begins h.
evening debauch, ana keeps up scaGy drinking 1Aui
he drink no more When ne siun1ie5 nome To sir,P
oft the Supplying fumes, and awake TO the horror asa
dccrcludc OF "a drulkaris morning
Very few Of the regular drlnkaIds can stop drinking
while they continue 10 perform their daily labor They
absolutely depend upon the alcohol 10 their torpid
energies to activity Their faded constitutions Will not
bulge whou, the spur Everything within them Gapes
aud huugers for the accustomed stmuant This IS The
case even in literal for It seems, from Or Days
dssections that the general effect Of excessive drinking
is TO enlarge the glODucs Of which the BRAIN the blood
the ycr aud other composed 20 that those
gobules. stand open-mOuihed empty, athirst
unamcd and most eager to be filed. A man whose
every organ is thus diseased cannot usually take
the first step toward cure without ccasing for
while 10 make any other demands upon himself
This is tine great fact Of his condition" The
casioual drlinkard as described by Mr. Parton Is a
man who Is a tcctotaer FOR week. two weeks,
month three months. six months, and who at the end
Of his period tempted TO drink one glass Of alcoholic
liquor Tins al once the Sleeping devil lie has
rot taste Of the liquid damuatlon," and drinks, and
drinks and drinks keeping 1t MP sometimes for ten days
or even for several weeks until the long dcbach ends
inter exhaustion in deirum tremons There is ply
sical cause for this extreme susceptibility In the Of
a reformed drInksrd, the globules OF the brain were
found on surgical examination enlarged beyond their
natural size apparently ready TO resume their former
function and absorb the fumes Of alcohol There
many varieties Of these occasional drnnkarls ana. a.
class they perhaps the hardest to cure Edgas Poe