New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-26

different branches OF natural science which IN their pres
active development offset the iamenation OF words
WORTH that 80 Glory and freshness" mad passed away
from EARTH ny the new freshness and glory Of the deeper
insight given by moGeu science into tie wonders and
grandeur OF nature literature the other hand, com
prsng great works Of history poetry, fiction and
ph sopy that rise above commonplace uses puts the
finest thoughts in the finest words" af0rdng an educ3-
ton I'm ierfe which never ceases. We read such DOCKS
again and again, always finding In them something new;
hut U is not only by books whether Of science or era-
tu-e that the education OF mature life Is carried on
Joan OF Arc when charged by her ecclesiastical judges
with protesting knowledge that was not found in any
nook they had studied. replied in the spirit o. Hamlet
though with dcepcr wisdom; "My Lord God has book
in which written many things which even the most
learned clerk and scholar has across Dean
Stanley speaks well OF the advantages Of travel when
are usually oycrraod especially by Americans, but con
ends for the perpetual process OF s,lfcduratiOn which
may he carried on nearer home. Modern Life and In
SANITY" by D. Black Tlke, VI D., ably discusses the by
-icnic Influences Of the prevailing habits o: English
society; Narrow Escape relates the adventures OF
London newspaper correspondent who fell into the hands
OF q party Of French cucrr as, during the Fnnco-Prs-
sian war was mistaken for Prussian spy, and only by
admirable presence Of mind escaped from instant DEATH
good deal of information N regard 10 the higher educa-
lion in Germany is presented in an article OIL German
Unyersiucs."
The FortaighHg has q very agreeable paper
on " Hunmine-Birds" by Alfred Russell Wallace, de-
cribmg tie structure and habits Of those beautiful
specimens Of American natural history rom personal
observation with a discussion Of their bearing Nj.
DlrW1us theory OF Development Most of the articles in
t.s number as usual. of solid character, better
adapted or grave instruction than for popular entertain
mcut some Of the titles are Mr.. Gladstone on Man
hood SUFFRAGE" by r. Lowe VI p. The Republic and
the Marshal by Frederic Harrison; "Hell and the
Divine Ne!acty," by the Hon. Lionel A. Iailemachc, ana
others.
The chief attraction in BldclU0od is an elab-
oratc paper he Quincy which IJs the secret OF Li,
popularity the wonderful beauty Of his style aud tie
personal character of his subjects His principal contr
button TO literature the hank revelation OF himself
Ills mind had creative power. With all his gracc- OF
STYLE he never presents single brilliant picture of any
other human creature. Full Of fine philosophical il
.,iuct he IT, has added h.le 10 knowledge OF
The principles of thought But he has depicted himself
win force AID beauty unusual the perfect open
ness the record "Aud the curious, and the cuit
waited and those who really love literature and those
who pretend 90 love it, sought his company While lie
lived and listened rapt to his silver tongue 10 the
world Of readers who love delicate excitement hut not
be wcared undergo any STRAIN of their attention,
ms works always welcome, and will continue to be
50. II is stu silver tongue to which listen. with
nothing in resonant penetrating but sweet with tie
softes, tmke Of water, the Ginning OF PARKWAY
bells"
The Nineteenth Century has an article on
" II drorhobia aud Rabies" by Sir Thomas Watson.
which challenges tine attention alike OF the friends and
foes Of the afectonatc canine The writer believes
that by judc.Ous legislation all danger from mad dogs
might be bauished nom England, and Of course, from
the great cities Of this and other countries lie dwelis
upon the Distinction which is net Away understood be-
tween hydrOphob;a in the human species and rabies IN
the canine. The term hydrophObia is OFTEN enormously
applied 10 both diseases but rabies in the dog IL entire
ly different from hydrophObla in The rabd dog
never hy0rophobic There would b. hydroYhOba
there rabies and there could be no rabies unless
il be communicated by "a rabid animal. Among dogs.
rabies can propagate rabies, but hydrophObia
produces itself The point OF greatest interest in the
article whether rabies has any other than
taIol that is, incubation b. the specific virus This
the writer emphatically denies Many causes have
been assigned for its origin de Horo which are
not true causes. Thus, rabies has been ascribed to
extreme hea, OF the weather and II thought by many
be especially likely to during tie doglays But
statistics show that this not the The disease
at all uGGtrcntiy. II has been attributed
want of water in no, catber, and sometimes 10 want
# food hut the theory no borne out 10y experiment
The apparent OF spontaneous origin like that Of
smallpox set aside by thorough examination. If.
then, it be admitted argues Sir Thomas Watson that
hydropnobia except from the specific poison
Of rabd animal il follows that viii the extinction OF
rabies hydrouh0na would necessarily disappear He
recommends quarantine OF several months to which
all the dogs IN the country should be subj ced and the
disease would die natural death Other articles IL This
member are by slr James Fiziames stephen. Thomas
Brassey VI. 7. SIR Henry Sumner Maine, Matthew Ar
mold Edward Dice ana Charles Grant.
Tie Contemporary has a most substantial
table Of contents including paperon Russian Aggics-
SON." by LOUIS Kossuth; MI Herbert Spencer anC MI
c. II. I.we,. Their Application OF the Doctrine of Eyo-
ZION to Thought" by L. H. Green; THe Hygiene Value
Of Plants in Rooms and In the Open Air. BY Professor
Max ven Pattel4Oper; William Lord, the English
Mystic by Justice WedgwOod; and The Ninety Years
Agony Of France" by Goodwin Smith. But the most ex
traordnlry article in the humber, anl which VIII call
forth the greatest surprise, espac ally it comes from
com prehensIye thinker as Professor Stanley Jevous
the iconoclasilc attack on the philosophy OF John
stuart Mil Professor Jcvons dec thlt he can no
longer consent 10 live silently under the incubus
OF bad logic and bad philosophy which Minis
works have laid upon rs" IN almost every
subject Of social Importance he las expressed
uuhc-tatiug opinions. and MS sayings are quoted by his
admirers If they the oraces Of perfectly wise
and .cical mind Nobody questions the force Of M's
STYLE tAc persuasive power Uf his words ami the perfect
goodness % ms motives. But in way or other his
intellect wrecked His philosophy is sOphstical ana
false; must be indispensable service to truth to
show that 10 and tins Weghty task says Professor
Jcy0ns, he feels bound at length TO undertake. Tie as
Sault must be made directly against the citadel OF his
logical reputation Ills magazines must be reached and
exploded; he must be hoist. like the engineer with his
own pcari Thus only The d ,counoctcd and worth
less character OF his philosophy be exposed" The dsc
pies OF Mr. Mn win not readily admit the force Of these
conclusions aslins. their master and Professor Jevons
will soon find himself IN the thick Of IA hot battle.
Tie (London) Quarterly discusses the subject
OF " Carriages. Roads and Coaches" in lively paper
which may interest the drivers OF "yohicular convey
ances" in Central Park, well The amateur handler
Of Che bbous" American roads. full description
~ given OF several improvements In the art Of coach-