, 1876-04-08
cloaed. tho bill laid OIL tho table by ~ almost

adopt sl,s theory lhtt tlly maj, cau mako no
other kind Of tpnecbes. anl. when hn npoaks
md la not humorous, then ho te pronounced
failure. Mr.. Cox has tflumpfcd 9vcs this some
what don!rllctlvo Eu'e. He has eiln IN that ho
ran make spoechaJ which arc not ramn k1ua for
thesr humor only. AMI th1. ho can In i,umos-
Qua, and a. the samo tuna nnns the lesn abla
a.nl Instructive.
Mr. Cox la1 inst had oahl;sbed by this H,r.
pcrs = wor1 ent:,iol. "Wny VA Laugh" IN
which tho anbjsct OF ''ftumor Is dressed up In
ayoty form ttla. can interest an ordinary mortal.
The book ts q traat 10 tie Intelligent reader. II
~ not a book OF 1os.s, NOS compilation Of
Hbatp Of witty sayings. but A admirable ti1eu+-
s.sn whh plentiful Illustrations. OF tho rcatons
Why We Laugh. II - wall written. by man
rllo understands tho subject upon Nhleh ho
nt,to7. by saholss. by ~ orator. W : in,n to
whom hnmor Ia q natural gtft. AMI who can ap.
pteciata II iu otuars. Tho work III an Interesting
contribution TO American li.oraturo.
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5Ss.,, ,. l:mo.. pp vi. fSsisdc'phia: !. Ii. LIP
raI Lucxr Di*Arro1S1xxxr. ny Ftonxucr Maanr.
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janaen, McCura ca. Pti1c. <l.2;.
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1ss,es alos, e u x,nsey: @"s Fsrns1t IL
ton, by rIuf Dct.lnw: "Dr. 1iotare > puasn"il,r
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PROF. swlnToN or TEXTBOOK MAKING.
TO Tie Editor or Tie CN,ea5o 1fsbnne:
| New YoRg. March 60. 1s7G.-Whou your cor
respondent, Investigator" let OIL hs double
shoted blundctbuss,- Quo shot (a:at.ering) at
the, for aitagod pirutieal iuroaas tic private
preserves Of certain unprotected historians. and
| the otl,er (aes,Euea, a!asl 10 Us barl,cd aud
| posonous) at Prof. Adamy,-i had two feelings
| Frat that Of dcop Indignation Ut the malice o!
| tue 4eBauls on pruf. Adams,-an assault which
| to use Tennysouan lins was
| "Tho viler. an unterhAnd not opcaly bearing tlt
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anu seeonu'y !aa concerns mIee't ana mi
"nuicsa'o aieanne III 'ne onl'iuea OF h's
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ta'neo III 'ao uanSacs'oh oet"ceu nanSeii aho
| la.ious outireir opeu, simpte, and honorable.
I rim, mattcr lila rc1oIndcr .ottl.s for crsrr
o.,,;a MIND tr,,.t ,,ot a,oo,,;,, :. r,yoy,;,
eHau", in'4u' ~ o"s
tho paiu which tel. 81 having boon in any
way tho occasion OF apuoynnco to 80 truo q
scI,ot,r ,uJ gentleman. in tbe rcuection Inn,
:. .s.a ,at..r t,..t 49, ,1a,sor o,o11 o,,n,. ,o
open day snd 10 sra'sfxed by his spear, tna1'
that it Bnoull fit about, harmful becauso dark.
ling and uuJcHpca.
T., ~. nenr,,,oo ,ona,na th. ou.st,or n.rson
ii to nyao'f. This des'ss'ed 10 pass IN silence
not bctng in tho least scHb'tve as to thts or tina
! "lnveatigntor's" opinion Of my originality |,
| tho minor master Of detail. vheu have boz,
i'o'''to''' o''A .. Ao"o n''a an'o'o' "'tu e"e'
uncommon csedit tof tue major ORIGINALITY
pt1n and method iu scool-book literature ; got
rs this Bileuce may bo misunders:ood csayl
the courtesy Of lit,,c spaco wherein to stat,
| WAat decm 10 p6 LUG 1alt wow NJ 10 Ateta5.