New-York tribune., 1870-04-30

who 0led WltnOuJ VI
The essential feature Of it is that the pupil studies
the plant itself, first last and continually Guded
by the book what to look for he observes the
botanical characters and writes them in blank
form, termed a schedule, which is then pinned
to the specimen and reported to the teacher by
this device of the schedule the actual ana
methodical study of the living object itself Is
secured; but Miss Youmans has so well arranged
her work as to bring out the utmost elect-
iveness of this instrument, and make IL SUD-
seryient to continuous mental growth. Her plan
is to begin early, to take time, to revive, ana
repeat continually, and thus to strengthen and
sharpen those habits of observation discrimination,
comparison, classing inferring, and judging, by
which facts and principles are organized into true
knowledge.
The strong point Of Miss YOumanss book is that 1t
combines methodcal object-study wi b the acqulsi-
ton of an established branch of knowledge, and we
cordially recommend it to teachers as valuable
contribution to educational progress III one OF It's
most important aspects.
THE BIBLE IN INDIA. Translated from the French OF
LOUIS JACoLLIOT. vol, II mo- Carton: Ne"-1Ork'
| Who is Louis Jacollioti That he IL President OF
the Court of Justice at Chandranagore Interesting
as suggesting the judicial character of his mind;
but such fact affords no presumption in favor of
krit. This book, which was published last Autumn,
with the title "La Bible Dams II Inde Vie de
Jezeus Christina" has made no mark and awakened
no interest in the scientific literary world. The
leading reviews have either not mentioned it at all
or have spoken of it cOntemptuously. The friends
of Christianity have paid serious attention to it,
so far as we know, and the enemies Of Christianity
not much; from which it may be inferred that, in
the circles Of authoritative opinion, the work Is
reckoned of no account. That it has found trans
lator in London and another in New-IOrk is no evil
dence of its ability, for the class of readers 1t seeks
| are incapable of appreciatiDg learning or talent
They read with passion, not with Judgment, and are
better pleased with defamation than with wisdom
Appearances therefore, are all against the book.
Experience however has taught that it is not safe
to judge by appearances. The book must be its own
witness and must speak for itself. The purpose of
the author though to many it will be startling and
to some shocking is not illegtimae-it is lawful,
proper fair nay it is just to show if such BIO the
truth that Rible il bnt a rehash of the Vedas,
badly DONE We believe absolutely in the truth;
we are not afraid Of it; on the contrary, it is our
conviction that in the long run, it is SAFE the only
safe thing for all persons and to Mr. Jaccolot had
he made out his case, honorably tried to make it
out we should honestly pay his tribute, for talent
and for courage. But, in a matter of this import
ance, lnISJ submit 10 DC W very elllCt
countablty. In an author who attempts the task
which H. Jacolliot has imposed on himself, two quail
tiles are requsite-one is SPIRIT Of cdndor; the other
is intellectual competency How stands it with N. ia
coliot in respect to these attrbuesi l. For his
dor: He begins with an avOwed purpose to prove
the Bible n crude coarse republication Of the Vedas.
It's aim therefore, is pocmical, not scientific. IL is
bitterly, fercey polemical. The preface is TRADE
against existing religious institutions. Page after
page occurs of wild defamation against priesthOods,
ministers altars and creeds. One entire page is de-
voted to a denunciaton of ~ Guizot, as "a man
who disdaned men, a minister who despseG minis
tiers, a deputy who sconed electors, and subject
who contemned his king; :" a man who, being neither
Catholic, Protestant, Jew, defends Christianity
" from a desire to surround his name with final
ecldi.'
Jacollots admiration Of the Vedas and dis abuse
Of the Hebrew Scriptures are equally mdscrimi-
mating Nothing is too good to say about the former
nothing too bad to nsinuate about the latter. "As
tonishing fact The Hindoo revelation is of all
elations the only one whose ideas are in complete
harmony with modern sciencei" "We may, | i'm
agiue explore in vain all religions, all philosOphic
systams for ideas RATIONAL so much III conformity
with the laws of Nature and the dignity of God"
| This of the Vedas But of the Bible, this: "We
hesitate not to declare it intentional and from
ardly Difference to the of the age that the
Hebrew legislator falsifed the ancient tradition of
| the East" You come forward" he exclaims to the
Jews "and proudly call yourselves the people of
Cod while you are only the rotten produce of Hin
doc decomposition incapable of recovering the pure
doctrines of primitive ages or of rehabiliatng your
! mothers" And what willful miscOnception is this;
| because Jehovah is recorded as saying, behold,
Adam is become almost like Of u.s." NJ Jacolliot
| "a. tn insin hat not
| quite certain that he is the One and only God"
So much for the spirit in which this book is writ
! ten. word now in regard to its competency-a
word will be sufficient. The author makes frequent
| and pompous boasts Of the extraordinary facilities
with which he has been favored for gaining access to
genuine records and correct interpretations. "For
the first trace of it's existence" the legend of Adj
gaTta) 81 am indebted to the great Orientalist VIM.
| Jones'" Now, Sir William Jones, are told on au-
thority, knew nothing of the Yedas never read
| line of the CanOnical books Of the Bnddhists and
fell into mistakes which, to modern scholars betray
a very radical ignorance of the original languages
both the Sanskrit and the Zend. NJ. Jacolliot hav-
ing his curiosity excited and being possessed by
| fixed desire TO recover the original record of this
| event prevails with Brahmin, with whom we
| were studying Sanskrit, and who in concession to
our PRAYER produced from the library of his pagoda
the works of Ranatsar1ar which have been to us 10
precious a support in the preparation Of this vol
ume" TO those who know what cunning rogues
those Bralnnns are, the ingenuousness Of this
| fession will be highly amusing. The Brahmns
not only the most silfu and INSCRIPTIONS cheats,
but in many cases they could not tell the truth if
they would. No less scholar than Max. Miller de-
clares that their misconceptions and the of
their misconceptions are palpaple" that not one Of
ti,nn in hundred can read the Vedas integcntly
xuH uisinp 10 hat Inuig In
| colot has been duped as none but very credulous