, 1875-06-27
The City-Hall Bard Times FITS
Harp to Educational
Lays.
The Workings Of the Digestive Appa.
Tatns Set Out in DuIcet
Verse.
The Textbook Publishers R.lined.

, | AAo 6topAA huA 1uGlAuCQUky LQ6k UaFC Bett1
upon the City Clerks Office since Judge Willia'
with the stern hand OF the law crushed t
flowers Of poesy by roliir, a burden Of ihdobte
ness upon the bard OF the city officers, hss
last been dispelled- Joe Forests muse, ha
ing refreshed her spirit at that Helicon th
aowa perepDially from Tom Foleys dccantel
! now tunes her Tyre anew. No longer do Il
walls OF the City Clerks Office echo back u
nournful strain:
Bright at youth has painted IT. Oh no-not for Joe
but sounds Of mirth and cbeerfulness are hear
and the News goes circulating round that Joe
struck big bonanza in the poetic line. 4 +
! porter Of The TRIBUNE was informed that Joe
muse had taken up
EDUCATIONAL THEMES
and had developed magnificent scheme Il
teaching the young idea how to shoot. It sceu
that tho 1econt discussion in the School Boar
over oral instruction in the schools turned til
attention OF Joe's mnae to the subject
With remarkable res:lts. One rumu
had 1t that Joe was going to. WASH
iugton to see whether the invention could no
be included Under the patent laws another
the subject at the next meeting. Of the Schoo
Board. Probably it was merely an, outgrowt]
OF the: latter rumor that > report ais
went arourd that President Richbe1g ha,
held conference with Gen. Chet
lain and Charley Reed to conside
that the time Of the School Board would be oc.
cupied with special orders to the exclusion Of al
] other business until after vacation. In order tc
| ob:sln the exact facts in regard 70 this iatesi
aud most wonderful offspring Of Joe's muse, tue
reporter determined to
EEEE OFT THAT rfrxr1 F.s1iv .YT,fzprr
Upon entering bis office, he xaa aeen seated at
desk. his eye in a fine frenzy rolling. He Naa
writing at furious ratio. while the floor around
him Was heape1 up with pieces OF paper, worn
advantage Of 1uli oecasioned by HIS driving his
pen into tho paper. anu suddenly ornazncnt,ng it
With An nk constellation, the reporter With be-
cdntrg decorum OF manner expressed desire
to learn something OF this wonderful poetic dis
covery, the news Of which was circulating about
the city Offices.
Mr. Forrest-My young friend, you have not
been nisinformed. ! have elaborated method
by which educational truths may be cashrincd in
possy. 80 as to be readlly-yea, joyously-assilni-
lated hy the expanding Intellect ct youth.
Repor:or-What is
THE NATURE or THIS METHOD?
Mr. FoiTast-1t is well known that poetry takes
much stronger hold upon the memory than
prose-. Tho structure OF ve;se presents 40 many
salient points that it is readily hold in reco]leo-
tton when pEoso would bs forgotten. btore espe-
claiy ia this SO when this verse is Joined TO somo
concord OF sweet sounds. {Atr. Forrest cast one
oyo down on his manuscript and vent op.l How
the fountains OF memory are often stirred BY rec
ollectlons OF songs heard perhaps in our bappy
childhood's days! 6uatches OF melody breaking
through the noise aud jar Of the world wande:
through the halla OF memory like Bpirits
recallipg or buried selves Of long ago.
Even when, at the approach Of death, the pow
ors OF the mind fnit, the last thing to linger in
vnrq
heard in years long ago.
Aid. Tom Foley {who bad been listening ad-
FaltinE 'n;1 Z! TIhats the saul OF trae eloauence,
Reporter-res. 1t beats Mayor coivin. But.
(eoratebing his ncse tbonghtfully). / don't sos
what tt has got to do with education
. forTsst-Afuca, much For it is. upon tbeso
fac1s thar ! base my system, which Ia that
knoBled2e shall be
CLOTHED N VERSE AND nAnMoSr.
in that form, it will be readily re- |
,eived, and what memory acquires with pleas |
ire abe VIII retain With ease.
KeporterIltt. + seems good enough in theory,
ut who will PIT i into practice:
crips)-"I an, that man, Ha! ha! no! ho! |
sten!' p Getting up on his otticestpo1, and beat-
az timc with his desk-ruler, the gifted author Of
be code to F=anco" !" and Other bri1liant lyrics
D physiology.
TnE PROCESS cr DIGESTION
onld be sas forth III tnig attractive form (resd-
,g):
he rroeesa ct digestion Is very intsrestins,
very strange mysettousnesa the whole subject In
'idely varying compounds a1e By 1t as.snilatsd,
nd living organisms are wondrously created
Chortts--For thus 1t is, you Zee,
Tho wcaSrous 1sork goes on
That makes the flesh, the blood, tho brain
Builds up the skeleton.
or digestion to bs well performed, chew wei Jour
bread and meat: |
careful to eat slowly and witch how much rou rat.
sr painful distensions supsrnbundance makes,
hleh are known among the vulgar by tho nazne of
belly-aches.
hen the food ia in tho stomach IN pours thu gastrc
fluid Of the body with most important use L
'e stomach wofRs aud rolls ths mass about, and ali
'e food il very rapidly converted into chynue. |;
Loud applause from all parts Of the room here .
terrupted tbe reader.
Forrest (WaVlAg bis manuscript over his head !
% a Field-marshal's baton)-You see, can
oceed to sing how the pylorus keeps shat with
its might, until it sscertaias the mixture is
right, aud how incomes the paucreatic iuices
d the bil2, and gradually converts the chy1ne
o the 1iuid chyle, but Leave thar to tho prao-
a teacher to work cut. I expect Superiu- | d
,dent Ptckard viii take hold OF it right away,
hat is. un!oss the Citizens Association ahould
out an Injunction for spite
While be was making those remarks the re- y
rter was gradually edging towards tho door, =,
was just slipping out when Forrest spied Il
q. "Saop. young man J" he cried, II have
soma mora" The reporter tried to isinp u
!, but Forrest hatloed "stop him /" aud sew
] grabbed him. THO reporter begged hard to l.
lat of He said that be was badly weakened ! ot
N bearing AID. HIdreth speak 1T the last P
uncil meeting, and did not think be could
nd any more just then. He reminded his
secutors that it was IN awful death to die. |
bis pleading was Intellectual, and lie was | E.
ced to remain vhi1e Joe continued his e.
nations.
'ctrest-Ibe principle il easily applicable to IN
ef branches Of knowledge. For inetapce, r.
CLASS IN KLocuI1oS
,ht sing: -
human lungs reVerberate with very great terocdtv
An windy individuals indulge In much verboslty. Ia
. have to Twill the slo.da ai1ty thousand tines
Miuute
push md punch the diaphragm M though the
tieuce wercln It,
CAorus-The phnryn1 now goes up
The larynx with slam
Elects note
From out the throat
Pushed by the diaphragm. f..
ID. Foley-f don't exactly like that ye.se.
Mayor Coigin might take it ID reflect upon /
ell, don't think 30. think his
1or'e CLOTHS twirls les. frequentlv than mat