The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-31

Physiology and Hygiene Leciare by DIR.
O'Leary.

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Physiology and Hysicne-Leciare by DIR.
O'Leary.
| AT The Cooper Institute last evening DR.. O'Leary
delivered a very amusing discourse preparatory 10
the opening OF his lectures on the above SUBJECTS
The results OF the loose education OF our children,
he said is that very few Of them succeed In life.
Very few
AMERICAN MOTHERS
know how to tram a boy from the simple TACT that
few American mothers are properly trained them
selves. The great fault OF our common school system
was that every child read the same book. They are
all treated alike. Our system of education s become
stereotyped, fixed instead OF being adapted 10 the
capabilities OF the student In showing how
entirely useless in the ordinary struggle Of
life the classics were, he said the who are WELD
ing the great business OF this country are unedu-
Gated men. We do not get our great men out OF
colleges. No, college has taken the backbone out Of
them. 1t was not the college graduate in this coun.
try who guided the ship OF State through her dark.
est hour. No; we took man OF a natboat ont
Vests rail splitter In The
oIDEN DAYS OF LETTERS
scholars were taught the classics because these were
the languages Of the time; there was no German,
no English, no French nothing but Greek and
Latin. The Doctor said he did not know a ais.
tinguished surgeon in this country who was
classical scholar. An eminent professor friend OF
his. had told hum that when young men came TO him
who had studied the classics he found that they
were unfit to investigate nature. Latin was
very good 10 write doctors prescriptions with that
Shakespeare did not know Latin, except what he
learned at grammar school IN one term and most
of the time he was flirting with Ann Hathaway and
poachin9 in his nelghbors' preserves. Shakespeare
USED Latin only to pat 1t into the months OF his
clowns. Dickens spoke no Latin. Demosihenes
spoke Greek; Jean Jacques Rousseau nothing but
French; Patrick Henry only English. and some
people said, not very classical English either There
was no room IN ~ WV,
Tor two tongues, though there might in q woman's
The worlds best work In literature was done by
men who knew nothing OF the classics. The Doctor
illustrated MS arguments by anecdotes of people
who had come under his own experience, and con.
tiuued TO show that many men die OF over indul-
nence OF their passions He particularly attacked
the habit OF taking strong drinks q stimulant
brain work. Charles Dickens man whose
memery he revered and whom he admired for The
have done more good than ne did II he had lived as
he ought-he was too fond OF good living.
The Creators Haud-EvideKces Of Design in
Nature-Dr. McCosb's Lecture.
Dr. McCoah delivered the third OF his course Of
lectures last night at Association Hall. The veteran
theoogian began by saying that the world has never
been at peace there has always been disturbance
and dscord; yet we see everywhere evidences that
things are made to 1T into each other In our day
there have been, first In the West and then in the
East, two OF
THE WORST WARS
that have ever been seen; but the world Is pro-
baton and battle field, and after the long struggle
there win be triumph and then peace. The fool may
say In his heart There is no Godn bur he who has
eyes TO see can discover that live in time when
good and evil are striving for the mastery,
ana that good VIII gain the victory. The
I
be the harmonzing power. A new clement
was Introduced with him, hints OF which had been
given from the beginning. No doubt the work OF
the spirit in the soul has It's laws. The dlspeusaron
under Which We live Is one OF spirit The contest is
between
THE SPIRITUAL AND THE ANIMAL,
sin and holiness; but there is power that is sure 10
prevail. Darwin, while he accounts for SO many
things by natural laws, does not attempt 10
life. II we resolve vitality into chemicals, winch
has not been DONE and chemicals into mechanical
design would not be invaidated. Because we can.
not see all the design does not prove that there Is
none; Wallace thinks that U the doctrine Of final
beautiful But II is not reckoned the highest to
make every part OF the scene beautiful anu God has
nlgher ends III view than aesthetic taste The Doctor
thought that no person OF good taste could call the
camel ngly, though he might not be graceful as
the horse or the deer and closed his lecture by say
Ing that there i proof OF plan IN the organic growth
OF the world in the whole structure OF the cosmos
Lecture on - r. waiter scott, Bart.
Last night large audience met at the Canal street
Presbyterian church TO listen lecture by the pas
tor, Rev. David Mitchell, the life and writings OF
Sir Walter Scott The Lecturer followed Scotts life
through infancy, beyhood, youth and manhood
tracing the first beginnings OF his marvellous ge.
MUS, and accounting for his triumphant career A
careful and eloquent analysis this authors poet
cal and prose romances aud his numerous other
writings was given. SCOTS benevoence. high moral
tone and religious character Afforded both amuse-
ment and instruction A number Of capital anec-
dotes gave point aud life to the lecture. Mr.. Mitch.
ELL referring to the centenary OF Scott said ia the
course or all eloquent peroratioD 'In this are or
material wealth, when the spirit OF poetry Is worn
down by the ceaseless activities or money making
when the soul OF honor and truth has sunk down to
dying embers-when religion struts about In the CAV
AZURE OF the world-we have need to ponder well
and deeply the lives OF the good and great no have
gone before Us. And shall be satisfied II this
evening we nave succeeded In ringing In your ears
with voice that Will never die, those noble lines
OF sir waiter, SO descriptive OF his own life, crowded
with brilliant deeds:-
Sound, sound The clarion oil the FIFE:
10 all the sensual world proc aim
one crowded hour OF glorious life
10 worth an without a name
On motion OF Mr.. John l.. Wilson, OF The HERALD
hearty vote OF thanks was gwen to the lecturer.
Over 10 600 bushels OF potatoes have pessed down