New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-09

gress the latter soon turned fsweapon against the Ex-
ccatiI o. that that systel is nd WI De nescssl3 ~
,Uf;4es Ind forcing measures ts-Sugh inc houses ~
weight ofmdorities without debate all ndis duality y
lost members ARE seuccd 10 keep secrets ana cre 10
no other means Of influencing the elections
ALCOHOL AS DIET.
Prof r. J. Edes, NJ D., OF Harvard College,
read paper ON "The Use OF Aleoioi Diet" He said
The definition of food given By DR. EdmuDds, an English
advocate of total abstinence, was adopted as sufficiently
accurate for the purposes OF this essay lt Is a. foOws
food is that whIch being innocent IN relation 70 ire
tissues of the body Is digest.ble obsorbahle sub
saice that be- Odized IN tne p0y ana deoohpyScu
IN such way give up 10 the body The forces when
N tnsY II can shOWp by large number OF ex-
pcIiments by many different ooneiyers, hciIns vo III
the experiments of Inllemand, Perm, and Droy tnaG
ouly an exceedingly small part OF any amount aieonoi
taken info the stomach escapes again IN any OF nv
praet!eai prposs nearly the whole Of the dose must
therefore, be used UP In some way ana esc'pc vi AZ
alcohol but a. carb0nc acid aud watef tue oruu5 Pro
duets OF large pirt vi oar iood ,to, a. .,,oe,,
Ia its effects upon toe neryols system acohoI -
narcotic other words, diianshes the re; actl-
iy OF parts bef1nnis at the highest The ioguac
Ivy res essnsss, aud excitement EcDeray oaif1 st
LtoD. and often supposed 70 indicate herehsn csnj
really but the mJyal Of restraints usually eNercsc'
~ habit tindity and conscience In some c.ses, o. per
whose health Is permanently o. temporarily peloE
par real increase OF mental or bodily YSOr may Ivr
short time be obtained from small amount Of acohoi
etng may be suggested even In paper pliort,
to be more or less scientific, as 10 ole1hOe n9uCIS w
nothing promotes good digestion aud tends % long
life and good health as cheerfuness and eontehtuehL
cipent nArc0sn which just lo0sens the tongue and IN
states habtusl reserve not It's occasional use nen
gae ion has been sustained BY good authority bat tne
moral considerations involved make T. too Important
10 be properly discussed IN TIE limits OF ts paper
SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE.
ID. F. Lincoln, NJ. d., read paper on the
Sanitary Requirements In School Architecture. he
said
The house doors must orea out wards and must be
from to u feet wide. one must DO placed near ana II
Ia re he
and wells art 70 absorb tne examinations iron e
nns SId sEh ro 81 5e W are 10 be Snscoted to
the Light OF 213 feet rooms and 4I2 feet III enles
Enres corridors should be s9aeoiIs' az
e foot " stiirs They sloul be lighted directly IRON
ont OF doors aud the windows should be liberal and SO
placed permit through and through drafts OF az
other ,rptilation they viii hardly need but they should
be warmed. school for 500 ought ~ nave threG sla
ways; two viii DO fOr 600 Each of 'hese must be $50
Iated IL possible 10y solid briek walls One or two
landings are desirable 10 break each light Ne9Se-
SNAPPED steps and spiral stairs are NOT ann ssioc ane
star-cases be from six To eight feet wide and wen
lighted the lighting Is not easy u Trey are pull ~ the
center Of the house The room onsh 70 o. op9hg 10 INC
proportion OF something like i've 70 four inc yoiee Is
Dsl hsfb sgo yoiee heP and prevent eenos tie
corners wnere eonlces are commonly put may Des lsl
NOT 20 DC rut up. rhe distance OF tho fnFtnest de1s
iron the windows slvuG nos inuca exceeu ohe,su''--
penefrate thoroughly. Columns and piers are 10 be
avoided. The walls OF the room may Dc uH. ~. 8,
g6te No Wallpaper il allowed Tne black
boards are in no Gaze to be placed on ire s'ns or
the mnst open directly into Tie entry ana M.
the tcacner desk. Inc Windows IA ust
Oyen directly upon tine outer air, ana must move say
ii their frames ransom 20 be placed over the GOOr
OF eacn room Blinds inside, closing with rouK s.atsl
must used to protect against the sunlight N ali the
rnoms WudOwSlls should Dc placed az least Tour rect
above the aJOr HIGHT entering AZ tue level or tbe eyes
OILY d. sle5 and 10 almost useless for Illuminating lhe
tops OF desks yentiiatiOn.Au airht stove sNiitnss
hardly enough afr Cor tho needs Of one poisson open
fircaces are good bal at least bree on ioar WpUm Dc
required 10 v6ntilate s9hOo.oOH system 81 ar
fues two 10 each room, Upcninr both gii ana low ~
tue walls aud provided Yith powerful suction IRON
oe trial heated shaft IL the only satisfactory way oi
gefuc rid ~ she fOui air ina cold weather Oh the rooms
subsidiary 10 HE scLOolTODms tho gymnasium ~ tue
essentials 1t Should CONTAIN an area a. least t"se
that OF school roon aud need not, u IN the house. De
higher tnau the other rOJins.D
In the evening a debate railroads followed paper
red by Charles w. iIasslcr 81 New-Iork ON R1ihOad
Iinrpb in which Prot. DWIGHT Of Ncw-Aork, Thomas
Baish o. PhtadclplIa and Prof Hitchcock Of Sc.
Louis took part IL strongly advocated That
laws bs passed making breaches Of trust
and falso representations by "a road directors a
rrninaI onensc particularly false representations 10
effect the sale Of bonds, TIE Speakers cited many W
stances OF fass representations regarding railroads @r
Iuser SID the making these representations were
generally oyerreachei IA he end and became poor.