New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-21
THE MARCH MAGAZINES.

| The chronological Journal for this month has
portrait. OF Noah webster, the great dictionary anD
! srclliurhooh-ualer and Of the Rev. Mr. TalmaGge
famous preacher in Brooklyn, with biographical sketches
Among the titles Of interest to the general reader are
/ What Can / Do Best" Our Domestic Props" a
Sketch OF city Lie" physical Education aHd others
Sci6ner continues Professor Mau1y'S papers
on "Woather-TeIcgrams and storm Forecasts cmhody
ing some OF the latest discoveries I'm the science of me
tc9r,ogv with references 10 the theories Of Rcdhcld
Espy, Reid, Henry, Dove and others. King Cam
brinus and Ills Subjects" is the iaLciful title of ianci
full description Of the famous Hop bftHeret IN MI
MICH in which the writer gives account
Of everything to be seen in that thirsty local
ity. and something morc "The Fcnars' are traced
back TO their origin among the ancient Cc.tic
warriors 10y Professor Sccye; and Mrs Kinney rn hes
woman, fluent narrative of "Nist 10 the Queen Of
Victor Emmanuel" The remarks on t. Lecture BIZ
r.aus" by Dr. Holland, show vein Of practical good
sense which viii challenge attention and perhaps con
troversy. without a-crhing auy "utenticnal mischief
10 the bureaus DC maintains that The eject Of their oI
clto Las been 20 crowd upon the lecture associations
Of ,uc country a class OF inferior who are un'ou5
sc.oJsy blu ing tho System 20 Which hey nave looked
for support into contempt aud ruin
A prominent article in the Go'oJy discusses
tie Higher Education in America" contro'crng the
Views oi Professor Noah Porter on that subject lAc
writer. VITO presents many thoughtful and drrminat-
= I = !
ours,!yc. practical people nthc matter Of education
we are sin clary impractical No adequate provision is
made fJt thorous ia training ia tho principal NocaonS OF
LIE Neither lawyers, WreTs teachers, Lor scieH-
Its fad The preparation which they need. We are un-
practical because are not theoretical We have nor
even made Tie aeu pt to realize jus, theory OF edu'a-
ton Outside of Germany, we shall look in vain FOR the
fu,l ideal az national education As in all the essentials
Of life, 80 iu oducatioU, Germany is tie most
practical nation in Europe, or in the world.
No other nation can produce 80 many
men perfectly trained for every emergency,
whether the work be tie marshaling Of an army. the
building OF railroad, the revision Of code Of laws OF
the pubshn- of a Sonscrit dictionary In this country
the ,reat reed Of education is university, which shall
concentrate and at tire time di1use knowledge
which shan st an classes Of mind and character. dc
welcoming talent while it lays fttcrs on genius Othel
articles i'm this number are England in june lively
recital Of personal experience on an English to'r, justly
commenting English scenery and English hospitality
"TAe neither Side Of Ncw-York,' describing an enter
prslnr part Of c population Who'll gain livelihood by
thieying in tie larbor; and The Annexation Of su
Domingo sfrom which liberal extracts have already
been given in our columns.
The Third Number of Mr.. J. T. Fields.
" WlispcIing Gallery" in the atlantic continues The
reuniscouco7of Hawthorne relating several anccdotc:
illustrative Of the personal tastes and habits OF the cee
irlted novelist. When schooEboy he wrote verses o
years with smile OF dIo disgust. While il England he
gs never tired ofwring home about thcL,dsTow thC
GRASSY, meadow. and the pcturcrgUc old cottages. H(
loved 10 stroll through the daisied fields sunday
morning, and hear the distant bells Ginning e
service although ne never reisled tie confinement OF
the pew and rarely listened to an English sermon lie
liked better to wander among tie graves in the church
yards and read the cptaphs on the moss grown slal S
prcferrug the company the sexton to that OF the
tor hawthorne never found himself thoroughly al
home in Rally cone grows old" he remarks, I'm italy
twice or three times fast in other counres Aear
lie WIts: bitterly detcst Rome, and SHAH rejoice T.
bid il farewell forever, and fully acquicsce in al the
mischief and ruin that has happened to it fIoH
Ncros couHaeraton downward In fact, wish the very
site had been oLteraed before ever sass IT," Other
noteworthy articles mthis number ups and Downs
Of the Bouapartcs and BOWbOns" by former oHtcc o
the United states diplomatic service; "ShodiJ" an
ethical discourse on the same, by i. J.. WLpplc; a
Passionate PILGRIM" the commencement % new story
by II. James, IT,, and Active Glaciers within the
United states" by Clarence King The pOetical coutr
buttons are Pre- ude to- the Second Pant OF Faust" by
Bayard Taylor and "Iho Mulhcrrics," by W. d. How
ellis.
Lipy'ncoH for this month exhibits marked
improvement IN the rather meagcr contents of some OF
The previous issues. The number open, with a sketch
! Of Tie Army Medical Museum" at Washington an
institution which has called forth -rcai gree in
l
and has led many visitors to make the voyage the
Atlantic for the sake Of examining its contents. Most OF
the civilized countries Of the world have sent med ca
commits oucrs TO study Its curious treasures The col
! lection was commeHccd 40 very carly period of the
late war. AZ first, 10 consisted only % specimens Illus
tIatiyc of military surgery and OF camp diseases. The
attempt made % bring together such cOccti0 as
in Of any future should furnish the materials
for the acquisition Of the peculiar knowledge necessary
70 III medical men for service with roOus IN the field
| After the war larger views began to prevail
and the foundation was laid fora general pathological
| museum. IL Is singular fact that the institution
which has now grown into object of national import
/ ancc, should occupy the building formerly known q.
Fords Theater which the scene Of President Lin
coins assassination. As the writer pcrtinently inquiries
"What nober monument could the nation erect 10 hi.
memory than this sOmber house devoted Ia III,
study Of disease aud injury, mutilaon and death p
"Tle Blood Seeding" by John Hay, is a weird and
powerful story which Will attract attention as IRE Il
growth the sterile waste Of magazine fiction coorne
tragic narrative with vivid pictures OF Western llgt
and character. any Mission 10 san Domingo" by Rol,
e VI. Walsh, relates the experience OF writer a,
special agent Of the United states Government 10 60
operate with British and French commissioners IN effect
! ing peace between the Dominican republic and IN,
Interesting facts in regard 10 the social condition IN,
island although the style is too 1ppant tor the subject
and there is an occasional touch OF Wall Street English
Book Collectors" gives several curious anecdotes
crrniug that infatuated class OF and discusses tn,
secret OF the mania which npes them 10 waste thcl
substance In the accumulation Of libraries too large fO
use series Of agreeable reminiscent, . Of Edinburgh
Wortiics" gives variety TO tine MOthly Gossip" O
the number.
The Franco PruSSidn Var IN Nut-ShcH, by
MELVILLE d. LANDoS (CarletoD) is "a volume Of nearly