New-York tribune., 1872-10-15
oriental theories reduced to lucid order and shapoly
NEW-YORK MAGAZINES.

r,, o.rAxy FOR NovEMBER-THE DUTCH -
ii DTATu-PuBLIsHERs AND AUTHORS.
the Galarv opens with pleasant article by
Afr Albert Rhodes "The Dutch at Home" OF that
heavy. stoid Mr.. Rhodes manages to give truly
lively. fresh and picturesque description. Tho stil
azness OF Dutch life s scarcely TO be eomprehended In
this nervous uneasy atmosphere of America. Imagine
how, out OF Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Sunday calm
hangs over the land In a town large as Delft the
grass In the streets; noise save the occasional
creaking Of drawbridge which spans the canal olu
men in black velvet skullcaps and women with Knit
ting sit at the doors and windows TO note the ghtest
movement in the inertia Boys and girls are quiet ana
oldfashoned in their play the yell and jump OF 'ne
American boy would amaze them. There Is no mlsciy
in sight tears, cry Of suffering but quie'' anii
conentment. No exubeTant delight, quick glance no
ready word OF repartee. Little speech and aeton pu'
much eating, drinking, and smoking. heavy "oiu9
and gestures without grace One feels tempted 10 eaten
one OF these Jumps by the shoulders TO shake him out o
his phlegn TO cry out to him that his house ls
on fire, OF the water has burst through INC ulAo'
The emotional feature is erased from lfes programme
There but little trouble here and the mldest ana so"
est kind Of intellectual friction. The prize OF nature 70
incite 20 mental activity is sack Of coffee or pipe oil
gin. No leaping pulse throbbng brain nor palpiaung
heart here No ascending TO lofty nights nor descend
ing to wicked depths; psychological events winch
raise men to heaven diye them to despair NO eh
thusiasts no suicldes in word no impulse 10 parter
be shrewd but just; to faithfully fulfil every opgaoh
in trade enjoy domestic peace and accumulate money
this is tho round of the mans existence The foreigner
sees IN the Dutch mind but few signs OF original Thought
He thinks when he has talked through the local pla
tudes that he has only gotten through the upper sa.a
but nnus tnaJ Jnero 10 no other. The Holanuer
does not e steal, assault ms feows nc Vpvyo 'S"
laws and maintains the Government faithfully. lie mas
few positive vices but his virtues are negative Ihere
is but little sympathy or brotherhood with the rest OF
the world He is Indifferent to most Of what
passes outside Of his boundaries, and does
not feel the intellectual currents which are
coursing over the world on all sides OF hin.
There are two classes in the kingdom, the nobility and
commonaty and each is ruler In its own way-one III
poes the other in trade The foundation OF the naoh
| was laid by commerce and was built up by IT, and yet
the ruipg class despse that which made them What ey
are and stin uphOds them. The little baronet, nched III
government place in the capital with salary OF anew
hundred dollars year, looks down on the great ner
chant OF Rotterdam and calls him "canaile stupg TO
reprisa the merchant calls the little baronet proud
! and poor donothing," which is mild in comparison
showing that the OF the ledger partially accepts the
situation Thus Amsterdam and Rotterdam eat much OF
humble-pe which is thrown 10 them from political mead
quarters and yet they the two giants who carry the
| nation on their shoulders.
| Mr. Junus Henri Browne has a curious paper on
DEATH which he goes to convince us that tna
awful fact OF experience is rather agreeable ana de
srale than otherwise Death by most poisons he calls
peaceful that by drowning, delightful In battle the
fatal she'll or bullet gives the nervous system such
shock that before sensation rally the victim ceases
| TO breathe. fall from immense hight produces
death corporcally painless; while even the auodaie
| according to Mr.. Browne, is Of small conse-
| quence Some Of the writer's illustrations are
| rather CHASTITY than otherwise, but they
may possibly help to take away something OF the terror
with which many sensible people regard the extinction
OF life. An unknown writer tells the first part OF
somewhat meodTamatic, and it may be, true story
"saved from the Mormons" and Mrs. Hallowell writes
pathetic little afterdeath tale OF gentle spirit who
watched her promised husband forget day by day even
her memory and take into his heart that inevitable
beng Another s. q. Young brings up again the old
declaration that Americans are less healthy than
Europeans and asserts that this Is owing to
unwholesome food, careessy manufactured gas
and want OF fresh air. lie strongly condemns
the dress of American women, which leaves no
space for the growth Of muscles and is too dainty TO
admit Of morning walks He advises that the intel
lectual American should give more attention to gym
nastcs and enforces this advice by the ungaant asser
ton that the Americans noted for their expressive
and fascinating faces but a sculptor would choose
one for model OF female beauty. And more, "they
are wanting in the other virtues which make women
lovely ana charming; IN cheorfuness patience, amable
temper and good bOusevifcry the American women OF
to-day are unworthy Of their republican husbands"
Carl Benson, in discussing Publishers and Authors
comes to the wise conclusion that the former not the
intellectual Warwicks which tley are sometimes
ant to consider themselves Gut absurd as Is
this pretenson, Mr.. Benson that there are
many causes at work to persuade the publisher OF its
reality certain amount OF the successful authors
reputation is reflected upon him. and he seems somehow
Ce could hardly explain why 10 become part and parcel
of his fortunate client Then there always crowds
of Young writer's persuaded that If they once nd
publisher dhat step which costs much the road
TO gold and glory will be stralghway opened and all
these angune spirits look up TO the great house or so
and So as If it were an Olympus come down within
reach Of mortal men, Also If the publisher be OF the book
manufacturing species he is not mpObahy rich, and Is
pretty sure to be accounted az least rich as me really
ts and this in simple, yrtuOus, etc republic, does
sometimes increase mans scltcCnfdcnce and tend TO
surround him with 1aterers Finally the neXperienee
and incapacity in matters Of many, perhaps
mo st authors hardly help inspiring shrcwd bust
ness man at times with feeling OF superiority; in one
sense they his puppets unless his judgment is clear
and discriminating he may be tempted 10 consider them
such in all senses On the whole it great wondorf
a successful publisher Cwho, after all is but mortaD
sometimes thinks very well Of himself and puts
few good many airs.
NJ T. W. s. gives clear, poetic little picture Of Venice,
ana j. W. DeForest writes Of the great Pope Gregory
VII
Nem i)nblicatous.