, 1873-03-02

he does not contend that man ought to
have power to order his wife about like 4 slave,
and beat her il she disobeys him. Such conduct,
in the eye OF the law, would be cruelty, and 8
ground for separation. The question OF obe-
dience arises In quite another way. It may, and
no doubt often does, arise between the very
best and most nfectionate married people, and
it need no more interfere with their mutual af-
fection than the absolute power Of the captain
OF o ship need interfere with perfect friendship
and confidence between himself and lis first
lieutenant.
Take the following set Of questions: "shall We Live
md such persons7, Shall !, the husband, embark in
such undertaking, and shall We change our place
Of residence n n tha ny do ss e03 Shall
ters to school or have gorcrnesa7 For what pro-
feszton shall We tIsin our sons7" On these and :
aGectionate people might arrive At opposite conclu-
sons, What ts to be done In ouch case for something
must bo done. 7 say the wife ought to give way.
which he deliberately arrives Just as, when the
tain gives the word to cut away the asts the leu
BE- a better seaman and may dtsapprore them also
eay that, to regard this h1niiatton q wrong,
or as IN ev in ITSELF Is mark not Of spirit and
dsoson utterly subverslve Of Ill hat is most worth
having In nfe The tacit assumption involved In It IT,
that it Is degradston ever to gTs up onos oTn VII
OF ali evil the negaion Of thas which renders amy COM
biued efforts possible. No case can be specified in
pair Of shoos up to governing empire, IN which
the power to decide does not rest somewhere and
what IL this but command md obedience OF course
the pe1son who for the tina being is in command Of
all fools the greatest he depriTes himself Of the ad-
vantage Of advice, II he is obstinate in his own opn
ion, II he docs not hear well determine; but it ia
also practically certain that his inclination to hear will
be roporioned to the degree Of importance which he
has been led to attach to tho function Of Determining
To tho znatter up, it appears to me that Ill the
laws and 1norn1 tutea by which the relation between
the se1ea is regulated should proceed upon the prnc
pe that thcir object s to provide for tho common good
Of two great divisions Of mankind who connected
together by the closest and most durable Of all bous
md who can no bare really conflicting interests
than tho different members OF the sano body, hnt who
are not and never be, equals In any of the differ
ant forms Of strength
In m srticle taken from the Reuue des DearE
1tondes, Fe1pand Papillon, writing Of
ELECTRICITY AND LIFE,
,aIls attention to some surprising facts showing
he effect OF the elective currents:
Tho action Of electricity influences tho whole system
II the putrtttve operations. Ouimus 1nd Ies found
hat ascending continuous currents quicken the t~o-
old movement Of assimilation aud dtssHalat1on AMI
mails electrified under certain conditions tnfo" on
zeater proportion Of and csrtonto acid proving
higher energy of the Vital fire. On the other hand
Young individuals, in growing dovelornenf are SUD
ected to the action Of the craut they grow TAI snd
argo more quickly than in ordinary circumstances,
u1shipE the proof Of an increase In the quantity OF
ubstauces a8stmflated, /
interrupted currents, currents OF induction, coz
rac he bloQdYCSse$ and 1lackeu tho crcuauon IN IL