New-York tribune., 1873-05-13

halfeonooaled rock and the howders 70 the left @ ue
the torrent set in strongly through e n made little
At length Selling rope the principal ga tbe bowIders,
Sop1e 10 he able to drag the boat through the me
bat il bumped violently agllns. ~. the attempt
we retrned on the base Of the American ta from
nug In aud among the cur hnIoV the Ameri-
~ letsraiiv into the river Seen from peiOH ~ ~ ~ is
~ !. % lntU tsI,y exouisely beautiful bnt " IIoro
mere Till OF adOTnment 20 Us oo from the center of
Soe AZ ~ Tors uoeoSboe F appeared especlsy Nh nc
cent streak OF cloud across o h The green summit
81 en- uoco Shining above the smoke OF te spray "p
Deared nfted TO extraordinary eioN""en -. 4. ,.o
rotossor TyndaIs sketch OF his descent " ,nc
has fine flavor of the poetic feeling with
-, ho a. wont 10 relieve the uniformity OF seenthc
sr Niacora season had ended the chatter OF sight
seers had ceased and the scene % W o ,yer's
cdge where the weird loneliness ana VveLhess seHot t
20 increase The basin Is iGeu % ~ os rberS with rus
SET woOds kind of mystery attaehes tsc ~ 10 e eX
water oTe Of The direction OF its force I is said that
at certain points OF the whirlpool pine trees sre suo
" br,Sbfest emerald green The gorge through
which t escapes Is narrow, and the uOoh ol @ to NJ
~ - Derfecfiv nnbroken There are lateral waves, no
rpples with their breaking bubbles 70 IDSe huu
The denth rs here too great TO allow the Inequality
OF the bed to rude the surface. Nothing can De more
beautiful than this soping, liquid mirror oiheu OS ~
Niagara in sliding from the Whirlpool
Of Sociology is one Of extraordinary interest, usFa
ting the robust common sense of the writer less than
his keen nbIosopbca acumen. II is devoted to the in
Auenoo of political biases in distortng the Judgment
and obscurng the vision in questions OF social science
One great error mems opinions about human AFFAIRS
peryading the several allacies osered by the political
HAS is that results are prOportionate TO appliances
familiar example this faacy may be found in domes-
tic service 1t is an inference naturally drawn that,
il one servant does much two servants will do twice
as much and so on But when this common sense the
ory tested by practice, the results arc quite at var
ance with 1t. Not simply does the !amount OF service
performed fail 10 increase ia proportion TO the
number OF servants, but frequently IL deoreases
fewer servants do work and do 1t better"
Another instance is furnished by the relation of books
to know ledge. is naturally supposed that one who
has stores of information at hand will become well
informed. Not all, afIrms Mr.. Spencer. When man
begins to accumulate books he generally ceases to make
much rse of them The filling OF his shelves with vol
umes and the filling of his brains with facts very
different processes. Those who have become dstin-
guished for their learning often those who have had
great difficulties in getting books. Nor is the guidance
received by any in proportion to the Information
attained. The quantity Of requirement. never measures
the Quantity OF insight. When a mans knowledge Is
not in order, the more OF 1t he has the greater
will he his confusion of thought When facts
are not organized into faculty, the greater the
stead OF helped by the acquisition. student may be-
come prodigy OF learning, aud yet remain utterly use
less TO himself and others Thus, in such cases. resuls
arc not proporonate TO appliances The illustration oil
this principle as related TO politics, is sngulary III
structye and challenges the profound study OF every
public man part of it is cOuched in dramatic FORM
showing that Mr Spencer has not found subtety Of
speculation Incompatible with versatility of style. No
one can read tins admirable paper without receiving
the most fruitful suggestions and discovering new
channel for the direction of thought.
Among the remaining contents Of this number which
combine scientific information with popular treatment
may be mentioned, "The Constitution Of Nebul@,'
"The Hygiene Of the Ear" Economy Of Railway Loco
motion" "Instinct in Insects" Domestic Economy OF
Fuel" in addition TO the miscellaneous department,
which contains interesting correspondence from Pres
dent Barnard on "Compulsory Education" from DR..
John C.. Dalton the Dangers and Securities OF
Science" and from Professor Tynda, in correction OF
some statements Of the religious newspapers Of
this city.