, 1874-03-30
PROF. PEPPER,
A Sketch OF E1ip Cnrucr.
From the american fthenrunt {Ne.1 forl)

From Tho american Athean''ns (Se!0 foTs).
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,ons .eTo 4 @ ato no. ~ oro n ta tTehsy orhons o
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run m ~ "a'sn @ !,,t. nn ~ -
ion9 l. ~ tuo t9Eh u N'e GaIes sno aa,.,. -, ~
np NJ ~ s's ner'a eu 1e nfo'ar 1tic ns hoan
charood srona, ill., r.,coaa * o1g ~ n1,nnoin
dooag ;n t1o dv ne r,a rnn.
l"'r psf .ne Io' ] po,,or ~ ta To,rt
' VI o In a ~ a,'1 St1,n
ia .rito n s"' rIc ~ vaa horn IN Woatmfuat"r whern
hs s fntar n was we'll known and roanooted rs an
a;'a.4 a,tr,ntnr ~ - n"i,c vori,s IA Tnvnrnnr
~ rmnny mills carittda. having boen elected to
ia u3,t.y " Ghiof R,r'caaa n }ho oncinnt div
mi IIhorf;cs If Woatminstnr,
Hoinr ono Of eloyon children. It wae uutlor-
stooi tiat ~ fortunes could not 10 Furnished for
40 1nany ali would have to work for thomselyey,
| Tnna.o',ont1v prof 1ocnner rcon;va] n ibnrn]
nincat}nH nnmn,cncin,r nchnol nt fire yeara Of
nea, HI went first to = preparatory oetabl,sh-
a,'1nntvoI vn r Ehcn tS co1ntratod Eshoo far tho
snna nj ocn.1en1on. cnl,ed T,ouphborough Houao.
n' nn1 tnhilv to Knaa 't uolloga % Il, WL,oL last
nlaco It was sestloI ehat lo was to study for tho
chnroh. Hare. rosilinn with the fellow
othor'a horRca fo trv chom,cof ornori-
monts1 prof. peonor Locamo itnbuei with
An intcnso lara II ac;onoo. tastna Which an
| inaulront fa,hor wjsotr indorsed bv n1aone him
wi, fohn Tnmos sl5 noncr pSofcssor nf fnn'-
| istry and PHYSICS at graiuecr'e Melical School.
In ih;a ;natiimt;nn ho aninyed far vo veara tho
thoronchlv ,,rnctjcni teac1,inr of Tia rnsnectoi
mnst"r 1oorlrtn~ atoad;jw IN tta 1aj,orntnrv tho
ni"aa SrJ lantr5o'rno,,,9 a1 stton;,," with Tia
tnnaaoa ".u .o,,s - g., -,nr e,;v;i o
criminal trin,s vhcra acfantif}e evide.ca waa r.
1miroJ IN Gooror waa mt onlv nno5
99hn,;at ~ ,,,nst niaror rnoot,o,io;ny and n
|
,nho~eta,yp n,anv iratrnmanta md oanoc;ai1v a..
tronam;cst n,,on vars mnio md mad. M Mr.
Tarn. r-n o"r, <or e1car c1aosro onJ om;oro
to 1r;"u5a1; "m5 ~ man NJ amnr toafoa
nc L,enonnp OF rdav oh u ;r 1amoa as.9n' sam'
yVo1iaa1G1n Whnatatonn mi Rrowatcr.
91n tho ocoas;nr NJ IL nu1,]on ;linos of prof.
coonore AR. pnnnor. At tie nge ar H. was cailoi
:" tho 1,adsdo ~ nia ,,nafar ond NJ osL"j IN "n"-
20 rne @ pa s ~ nncn IN 70 10 ~
| atudonfa of tho Mod;oo1 rniIo1e 10 thia hTr
ponnnr o1ol,lv ocroed nni snoetl;,v mndo n nnzi.
t,nnnr "nd ,,n,no y fnr hmsnlf m n clanr aimnin
uuaffootcd una exponout % Of science. '' "''p'~'
trn roar @ III is4i1 Hr' Pcn,'cr asaiatel Prnf roonor
H. I,yoa m. liz tccturas tho Rrst o;von ot ttat
tann'n9a ~ ao;on"n n'ri anma vonra " 1otor
appointed Professor eetss, Of Chemistry
torv surn;at,od bv tho Dirootora ~ thnt Insttr.
tiotg' ~ 'xI,n1a 3rtLorit, an1 1n,naromont ~
sHich W. werc u1t,,nata1y ntr,stsd 10 Prof ponncr
~ na,rtana y; a.tasl,a1 ,noe e,,.
f1tt ~ 1u
tbo yorlinN c,osaoa yvIn werc adt1,ttn1 na hnnn
ndo ori63x ~ hoi, r,roo Ha or1an;yai1 oln.aaa
for tcarh;no chcmstrv nhvaics' Fronch Iior-
man' mn mhathnmat;ca H. varv Iow fcos' so m to
indInn h1,;,dreda ~ ahonmen and othnra to nm.
nloy their enaro time in q r,goful mannor All
k;' k;e 'o1Forta n th;a dircct M vorc ,,ndor I'm
epeojal patronage Of tie late Prince Albert.
During n norod OF about twontv yonra Prof.
| pnunnr haa hnnn known throunho,it Etronn md
nnny n,rfs NJ Amerca Az a n6nujarizor If al.
! cmce ataudinr. ~ il woro hotweon Tia nuhlio
I and tho iiscoyorios of rront pcieutiao mou. and
1nokinr tlloir value and importauco anprocfablo
! Prof. ponnor Ina nrnhablv 1octurad to iaraer
nnmhnr 81 fanrnra thau a7y ecient;f;c cnntomnor.
ary. md his auiioncos reacbed tbeir htrhogt npnt
i wl'an ho f1rat apnnd ar ,1god m a rrand aoafn
pro4. ponner;a GhostS Tte was fro,n a tov n,oi1o1
mails by bfr. Dlrcka. and offarol nroyiouaIy in
win to several public outerkaiuors. that Prof.
| penner wDrtod olt Tho iluaion which producea
as0 I'm in ma yoar Mt lin po]vtcnl,nio and an
sh1sG many m I otbor neraona to rnaliaa fortnnos %
that IT may bo estnatod that thlg Illusion has
raaiizod ID Euoand: France, Germany. Huyaa.
Iudiu. America Australia. etc., q sum Of at leaat
The Gbost Illusion. WITH many otGer Interest,"
;n1 acionIigo liacovnrias' aro all oxnlansn in
prof. Ponnor's popular works on Science. nub
iianed bv Gcssrg. nout,edcs and Sfessrs, Verne.
inctnrad tn lila 0noon. tho lato princa Consort
In prince NJ Svaica md otl,nr mnn,hcrs NJ thd
rival family of Enrlaud. md las come to Au,ur-
i'm to lecture, and to establish. il nosaiblo. a
| po1vfoci,nin II New Yorfr IN fra co,1rso of Ina
iomrov troe 10 the states he viii oollect ali the
;uformot;nn IL csn nrocmre IN tho ndvnncc ~
aoionco and soiontitlo manufaoturos in Ameriea.
with q yiow OF publhllng q work on this i'm.
mortant md groat nntinnai anhinct
prnf pannar hones ynry ahortly In bo in nou
stion to announcoitho mines OF Wealthy Ameri-
Ein 6nnrta ~ fonni1 IN tt;u ctv nIaca NJ ration