New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-16
BOSTON.
LITERARY NOTES.


aoop NOVELETTE, ATLANTIC MONTHLY fV"
x.y-Mss PRUDENCE PALFREY-THE ORIGIN OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WHITE ko'EH
:. NOBLE TRIBUTE To "AGAssiz" by JAMES
RUSSELL LowEIL-A DEPARTMENT ABOUT Epo-
CATION. ,,
,ypon A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IHiBuNh'l
posroN. April 14.-Aladdm's palace is ut
terly nut 10 shame by modern dreamer, ueoiso ~
shove who has written brief book entitled lAe Uh'
der Glass;" which j. Il osgood d CO. are ABOUT 70 pun
sh II purports to contain suggestions for the lorna
,,n y, an artificial climate; and 1t begins with con-
cuous gravity by setting forth the defects and effects
Of the climate that Is With these statements
We are not likely to disagree. while the bitter
dast-laden east wind OF to-day Is blowing IN
our faces Fifteen thousand human beings are annuay
Killed by tigers India, says Mr.. Shove It'll not
however 70 prevent this far-of destruction that his
book is written-though. doubt, living under glass
might be ecacous TO that end-but TO guard us OF ihe
northern United States against foe more dearly thh
the tigers of India and working wider woe namely
pulmonary consumption. We thank Heaven that we 10
not live in tigerland, and make great fuss about
smallpox aud cholera when they approach; put ious
custom seems 10 have made sngnlarly Indifferent 10
tho fact that we have constantly in the midst OF us con-
sumptjon, an insidous enemy, which selects i's
prey from the very flower OF society," ana
causes one-1nh Of all the deaths tnaI
take Mace among us. n an epidemic seizes
ur cattle or our bestr ourselves 10 mo OUT
remedy; but we are so used to seeing people die OF
lung disease that submit to 1t as to our east WINDS
rs something that cannot be cured But When we nhu
on the charts Of mortality "where the greatest prev
aence Of this disease is indicated by DARK
nearly all over the NewEngland States ana also III
North-W Western New-York in Eastern NewJersey' anu
several other localities the OF deaths from TINS
one disease is 1000 in 10000 OF the sum 'ola Vi
deaths II time TO make sure whether TINS STATE Oh
things is inevitable. II for II can be DEVISED this
cure is at important to the public good as the
building OF bridges or state-houses, OF postonees'
Drugs have been proved failure.
One OF the foremost Of English medical writer's, Dr.
James johnson, emphatically SAYS; declare my
conscientious opinion founded on long observation ana
reflection that II there was not single physician,
surgeon apothecary chemist druggist or drug. on the
face Of the , e now nSsf e Prof. Mssende is
reported TO have addressed his students at the
"Gentlemen, medicine is great humoug' i
know it is called science. Science indeed II
when they are not charatans We are as ignorant as
be- Who knows anything IN the %0r 6 aUOt ~
attend my lectures and must tell you frankly tnat
nSS RStS 5sS SOC We esp poduce yhus for
ample by injecting certain substance INTO the VEINS M
we are fast approaching the day when phthiss be
cured easily any disease. But repeat 1t 10 YOU,
you, people cured but howl Nature does great
deal Imagination does great deal; doctors de-deVh-
ish little.
tanned fact; hence we many persons take flight with
the Autumn 10 more friendly climes-to Florida, to
Georgia, the Bahamas, the South OF Europe, any
where that breezes soft and skies are fair. But
whatever may be the advantage OF these and other dis
tant resorts for the SICK 1t is obvious that they are be-
yond the reach Of the great majority OF persons who
need ruild, dry, and equable atmosphere as primal
condition of What is TO be done, them with this
unproUdedor majorty1 Must they give up all hope Of
recoveryi At present there is only one way in which
they partially avoid the trying changes of
our climate, and that is TO stay in dOOrs-a
remedy almost as bad as the disease. Is
there help this state of thingsl Mr. Shove pro-
poses TO ind one, by the construction Of an artificial
climate which shall furnish breathing medium, dry,
pure agreeable in temperature and OF aneary uniform
degree warmth He believes that this is entirely pos
sbe that the material by which it be effected
glass owing that property in glass which allows the
Transmitted hearays OF the to pass through its
substance without material hnderance, while IL pre-
vents the escape OF the heat thus imprisoned into
space one can bottle up sunshine, 1t were in ones
grapery or conservatory But Mr.. Shove by no means
contemplates any small, private conservatory for our
delicate human flowers. His vision is grand scale
rival TO the Arabian Nights dreams, as said.
system Of Winter gardens is bis plan Winter gar
Gems winch shall be Summer gardens also, during the
warm season-and Of q agnitude startling 10 tlmid
minds. The site Of such sanitarium should be Oh
high land the prime essentials Of air and
thorough draining OF the soil Tie chief materials OF
construction should be iron and glass; and these
terias Of themselves necestate light graceful style
OF architecture. Suppose the ground plan Of the ednce
TO be roundts diameter shoud be at least 1900 feet
thus inclOsing of little 30 acres, not
far from the size Of Boston Common. This sounds
,startAnsi but s London Exhibition building q 1902
covered with the picture gallery, area Of pa
acres and a 4Oacre building is certainly within the
Sms Of the practicable. The walls Of the edifce would
be 20 or hgh and the vast expanse OF the glass
roof would be supported by regular rows OF lofty iron
columns unfolding the symmetrical system OF arches,
yirders, and rafters overhead.
The roof would rise at gentle, regul mich froro the
walls toward the CEN. wnere irwould be nearly
hundred rect from the ground below The glass panes
covering 1t would be no less than onehird OF an inch IN
thickness and four feet long The sashes they would
Jldge-andfurrow principle with alternate angular de-
pressions and elevations the lower angles forming gut
whence it would flow INTO the system Of drainppes ana
sewers In the center OF the edi6ce would rise dome
OF lofty proportions artistic and graceful III Its outlines
aud adornInents. This dome would be furnished with
ample yentilators worked from below.
TINS great place s of course TO be warmed by steam;
md IL would require for its laying out and embesh-
men the careful thought of the most accomplished land
scape gardeners.
Rroad winding, graveled avenues and serpentne
maths would lead among rock-work, shrubbeIy cumps
over ravines spanned graceful bridges around
miniature and fountains and BY the side Of grassy
warmly as II it were June. There would be swings and
archery and croquet grounds there would be ayiares
NJ birds from all cmes; there would be large and well
stocked aquarium and geological garden containing
specimens Of such animals as are especially noted TOT
Interesting tricks and manners, or for beauty or
form aud cooring Music would lend Its sub
lie charm BIRDS OF song wGG E' naeS q h he
hermitthrush the haunting sweetness OF the yeerys
song the gushing JOY OF the boDolpk the cheerful re-
the robins clear DIadriga and the blue-brds MARBLE
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