New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-12

ID other The extracts from ihoroa"S UNI
writings will be welcomed as fresh revciat'onS VI On
extraordinary nature and will tend to increase .no
feeling Of admiration for the authors unique gifts
The SALARY Grab, by W. s. ROBINSON & war
r,ng,on,, dec and shepard), rs O pquant poiticai
troc, giving history OF the legislation on that measure
IN sonoress and a luminous sketch OF the pfno,pA'
actors concerned In its adoption He brings ~.
p,uar aa tho virtual father OF the DILL ana 'no
leading sprt in the business from first to last "ne 'o
agency Of his colleagues Randall, BANKS a"u
others finds no lack Of pointed ilustrauon' mr. MUM
son onotes several characteristic passages from the
80 supporters OF the measure, OF whom
he remarks. But there is small excuse for pursuing
the men who talk like this 1t would hardly excite any
emotiou other than contempt II uttered upon the stump
and siightIy TO change the language OF sydney Smn
Are nonsense and corruption bit the better for being
euactedP This drivel Of Carpenters and Flanagahs
this impudence OF Buffers is Incorporated into LAY"
passed by the two Houses and approved By the rreS
dent and the authors of 1t not only claim that they arc
to be exempt from punishment. but ought TO Do to
warded by new opportunities to punder the peoVie.
The american Stud Book by 8. ID. BRUCE
,oce Of the Turf Field and Farm contains full ped
gree NJ the most celebrated horses IN tni
country from the earliest accounts OF American racing
70 the end of the year 1872 It ia now generally conceoeu
that the Improvement Of the breed OF racing anu
ting horses can be effected only By general recognition
of the value OF ancestral lines, and the careu seieco
and udicous crossing of the highest types OF pure anu
vigorous blood. The Intelligent breeder sHou,u'
therefore. possess an intimate knowledge OF peui-
o,,oes whose value essentially depends on
their correctness work describing the pedigrees
Of the bloodhorse in America, which can be accepted Us
a standard authority has long been desueratuiN
among horse fanciers and breeders In this country
present volumes may be regarded as supplying the
by their careful preparation, and as consequence
and thoroughness They could not have Deen
omnleted without extensive research strenuous apo'
nc nnwearied diligence They form a valuable GIT 10
all nersons who are interested in the improvement OF
American horses and will prove indispensable to those
who wish to pursue the business with intelligence anu
success.
Endemic or Malignant Cholera, by ALFRED
sTILLR NJ. ID. u. B. Iippincott q Coz, presents ms
torical account Of the introduction Of cholera into th
country and its prevalence during thepidemcs OF 1882
1910 1874 and 1861 The causes OF the disease are tnen
discussed with description OF its symptoms, ana the
mode Of treatment DR.. Ste is decided advocate U
the theory OF contagioD, maintaining that inc prop"
cation Of cholera is essentially due 10 that cause
alone. II is produced. he sets forth, Dy specino
poison received into the body by the mouth and stomach
from the excretons Of the SICK 1t is disseminated py
whatever can carry u p"i0""' VIZ
eoptaglon being found exclusively IN the avine eVacu
atons Az TO the remote cause Of cholera, Dr. ste is
o opinon that Il consists Of certain microscopic fungb
which on being received into the bowels, propagate
tnelrKind and destroy the epitheium 1t is believed
nv some that this fungus its origin on the banks OF
the Ganees and that It is produced upon the rice
plant. There are many facts In favor OF TINS
supposition, although IL has not gained UNI
versal acceptance with medical men. At all events u
"a certain that epidemic cholera never arose spoh-
taneously in any country but Hmdosan. With regard
IN the treatment OF the disease the author insists upon
promp attention TO the earlier symptoms II Is In TINS
stage only that any remedies make sensible impression
on the mortality. When cholera comes on by graduai
approaches it can almost always be arrested by the
usual remedies for bowel complaint The basis OF these
ia opium combined either with stimulants or astrln-
cents The most efectua stmulants are the essences
of caieput cloves, cinnamon, peppermint, ana the
ike with which chloroforn, ether, Is sometimes
combined The.patent should be kept warm in bed and
ON no account permitted TO rise In the second stage
Of cholera the treatment difficult and Is
rarely successful Indeed, the main purpose OF DR..
Stiles valuable essay to impress this point upon the
mind Of the reader. His position is fortified by the
experience of the profession both in Europe and
America by the testimony Of missionaries in the East
and by countless individual during the prevalence
OF the epidemic II met at the very threshold, the
disease may safely and easily DE driven away. But
once passed that boundary, it will usually remain In
possession OF the field