, 1873-02-23

on the faoe OF the young nan who had bee1
keeper Of the relics. Upon inquiry rs to the mean
ing Of anee1s upon 10 solemn and awful an occasion
th. otns ne frlnee learned TO ~
The Ts te had eunned shai ssu Vss not
collected how he could, and put into box the fac.
stuile ot that which was ost" Thta lot OF rubbish
the bones Of cats and doga picked from the highway
1t that had performed the miracle Ths legend
saya the Primes became Protestant stzaightway trust
be did not suspect either the monks tho demonac
tie mco beyond doubt one WerRpa
= bo1u de cure Of bona fde afiicttou through the
simple force Of the expecaut and excited imagination
that medicine works its cures and especially that sor
Of cure most tr1umphant1y adduced IN proof of Il
surpassing efficacy.
Old Eohark Rurron fba ,o;ra ard ,.naa
snoto,;at ~ n,a1annho,x uas.S Auu !ealu uou
,,,,. -. a1II ~ gives w nost 1ngenu-
10y T.. o4LGnous instaaco OF Tue manner IN
. mind that ought to be capable Of rejecting
such things entirely. or. rather. Of accentin9
~ H. w "rs ~ Ivy ata Feay Toltn. speaking
o N0 - 'PtuotS to4 h60e, buttoa sass:
nrst observed this amulet Of spider In nutshell
rsa ;p,ar ~ sa e'c 80 aRp'1od Tor an ague by M,
mental redicnes vet o+h.,
this, ,nethought, was most absurd and ridiculous
could see no warrant Of It. Qud aranea }ttre,
tor whas antlpaihy7 Inl at length, rambling among
tks eea aol found thts very medicine IN
Aldroyandns efc ier,9 n h.ra hat;er pn;nion -;
fn cYfv +, I
in some parties answar to eYnerienca' ~
O. .,,-,.
90 iue scoo'ar was leo W Oloscora1es 60 accept
what his reason and common sense had encour-
aged him to reject.
Baron DlmsdaIe ha, ouotca the e1n1anation of m
old ehocmaker sccused Of witchcraf Of the means ty
which he cur.d the -tu1o at rrra rleo,a snId hc
bv nratentft,p to crre than Panrle sav Tint cn
cure tc sro and r7hen thev core IL rnr Paw tat
can cure them and then 60 fnto INV Uurlen and bid
them wait until my return cut twig of some tree
a. I I
sna ts the patient tury tne agne WITH It: Obtain
fbinE nnsscss. enJ he -crforninn Ihass and ohcr
caremon;oa i csnersi,r 90 e;1 tat the ni
v1dual hasn no return Of his Il viii bo noced
snx whv hsS ccrion f,Ih II .he yadtv of hts
cnratrn nnwars 1rhn1t srh;o1, f,;th Ia won1d haye
n-act;sed in vain for AZ John Dan1ascenus eaid no
1aiirnc n e1cuc;nua nnisIa o;ven AZ veil taren
r. f,i,h nera sgstr th 1lorInr Il iihe the orator
and tbs secret Of lis sway il counterpart Of the 81 ris
49, Tsr. - ~, -hat,r;,jn,s ~ w,a Caionta r,aT{n,
III row and rnnhdanrn mi ra,ueI tha drua. 1er
laps Tic latte, sc!anca of medicine will decide that
where hope and confidence are The drug may bs quito
dispensed with.
In theae facts. and others like them, MIR.
Spencer finds yindication Of quacks. Doctors
certaiu, but by their personality. They touch
the springs Of kope aod confidence, soothe the
chafed neEye, quiet the secret fear, and revive
the faintins heart:
Now tho real yinlication Of the quack lies in this
and in tho further fact that the confidence
patients 1eause npon those powers ana consequent
sc.d fncr hs is dncor ino 1 . him 1h o
viii ne healed Bu: this feeling Of confidence must
originate for the doctor in bis consciousness Of power
-not power Of diagnosis to determine the naaiy not
Of .: II s aag M
III: , 9at ~ meet aud
From All these things, ends the writer. vo
,ot,;n - I;ecn,or ~ 5oo+a~a r;rrt lsoa ,,1
~ ;,enortanca in t,,o acononv 81 soc;etv ''''N
81. r. s. .1l" ~ .,st - Ia 49,. ~. ~. - ,.,
1nfe but by o.ns Of s euses and aboye n bT
9a ns hs sfues @ ss: ee s 5
and holds up for him bs lang,tshing right hand until
the victory Ia decided, Aaron and Hur held up tie
right hand or Moses When Israel fought against ANA.
sn ha ousck hss yerv often raid reasoo aaas the
scornful Reputation tic gets from the pyaician since
his mere mauner very oten effects hat which III Tie
science Of the Other has failed to accomplish.
OTHER ARTICLES.
Henry Jaraes, Jr, offers tho only short story
in the number, - The Madonna Of the Future"
which is good, but would have been much better
il told III one-third as many words. Mr. How
ellis "Chance acquaintance glides into it's
fourth chapter, and is about the pleasantest,
raciest reading in tile -iAanfic. Rose Perry's
delightful little verses, . Best" and Bayard
Iaylor's poem, " John Reeds Thoughts" TIC
hare already reprinted Besides these, there is
Rnntros1s m : hr Wafe Hi,1ard ' E11wart; Tor1e:a
9pailo"1, ~ ir ~ Gt:".: ;, w ~
nss . shetcn VI 1no nnoo ua4An1' @n oau
character OF the eighteenth century.
IN s;nEcESr LITERATURE"
thsra ora rev;ews ~ :. On tha Ske]j1os 3r Je,n
~ :. ro,,,,o1 ron., a1 IRA c+r;oc "
tnssto"T Il .ot,pa. u;t @ :. o.t. IL T'a,,n1, H.
William MOTIFS; Memorial OF A1ce ana
Phoebe Cary" by Mary Clcmmer Ames; ''Thor-
yalsdcu: His Life aud Works." by Eugene
plon: s.The Life and Times OF Henry, Lord
o.a1n.. !, ..-;tto, ~ b;nua1f. uEoLlnu Da.
oiuusuam, nane n y H. sr;IJla' ~ y H.. ~
Specl!1s tno Ioles IL t1e 6t'eAu4o A6Ia, ~ -.
J. j. }on Uolnn6ef; Lectures on tue Heun1on
of the Churches, by Dr. j. j. Won DolllnBer;
5. Old Landmarks Of Boston," bv S. A. Drake;
ts Concord Daya by A. BRONSON Alcott: ..The
r.s,,ao ~ 4r,sr9can poI;t;cu Nv O,rir Spinner.
y loaues ;T, ~ ". Mn.s,1 cst:an e
: sIheatre, par 1neopn1le uautle1;
Proudhon. Sa Vie ct gu correspondence, par
9. 4. SAinte-Deuye; "Memoire dun Journal
sto." par e. de MiIlemessant; Der alte uud
Ter nene Glanbe. eiu Bekeantuiss You David
r.; edrrh Strnuzs .Jorrna1 dim D;plou1ate en-
[talie. Notes intimes pour seryir rHistoire du
Second Empire" par Henry dldeville.
THE MUSICAL, ARTICLE
=, TIM a3;tor;al 3enart1nenf i, r;yen to critinus
r. r. the t.rn s;nnera 1r,n hayo i,.t 1eft C,ica.,o
~ .uI wv ntn5oo "1lo t."'o 9;ss 49,.
anu VINO sanS 1o" WEEKS a5v u! nooIoo' LUCIA
q described Oy q contrast Nltl NILSSON