The Morning herald., 1878-11-19
BOOK SorIdE,

Mo5tbly forDscep pbesand i isan anexcep'
lsionsllsss0d. .sumbsss Thee aTsahisiesl
tdi.tipc. articles upon various scientific and
kindred subjects, as well as literary notices
and miscellany. We select from a ehaFm'
ing ar icls entitled, I mi ayo
II srRASGE AsIMA.-TRIENDsHIP.
Mr. THnntillv.on, Of East lBls om6ela
Ee~ TYofk, owns q thor ugh bred horse
hamed Narrsssnses, and Ehite cat. the
laitsr was won, 10 pa daily visit to Mar,
isgaDsetts stall, 10 hunt up the mica and
| ihen eniby 4 quie, asp. NJ. Huntington
removed 70 kochester WIRE his ismiiy;
leaving ,he cat benin. d; hutshe complained
% loudly sni 20 uncessingly that she mas
sent 6. 10 lhe nes abode. Her 6rsi ogecs
vas now to get somebodys to inierpre, her
desires. 1t last her master diyined them
and started Of with her to the barn. Az
soes as Hey we're inside. the cat went to
,he horsss stail, made herself bed near
bis head, and carled hessslfup eoutsniediy
When Mr.. Huniinglon visited the pair
hext morning, there sas puss Close 70 Mar
ragansetts feel With family of FIVE beside
her. The horse eTiden ly knew al about
il, and that II behooved him to take heed
bow he moved his feet. Puss aftsrward
would 10 out leaving her little snesto the
care Of her friend, who would every nov
and then look to see how they we're getting
on. When these inspections took place in
the mothers presence, see wasnoi q al M
{ .sv, although she showed the greatest fear
aad anxiety il any chihren or strangers
innuded upon her privsey. ~
A New Zealand paper sayE There i
a dog at TauI.o and also young 7 ig, and
t. ese two afford curious exam pie of ani-
nal sasacity and e1n6dence in the bona
hdss Of each other. These TWO animals
live at the native pah On the opposite side
of the Tspuaeharuru, aud the dog discov>
cred some fappy-bunting grounds on the
other side, and informed the pig, The pig
being only two months old. informed The
dog thai he could no, swim across the river
which at thai spot dsbouchss from the lake,
but that in time be hoped to share the ad.
ventures Of bis canine friend. The dog
settled the difficulty. He went into The
river, standing up to bis neck in water, and
crouchedidown; The pig GOT On his back,
clasping his neck With his fore-legs. The
dog then swan across, hus Carrying his
| chum over. Reguisriy every morning the
TWO vonld in this way 60 across ard forage
around TapuaeharHrn, returning 10 the pah
at night; and, il the dog was ready 70 e
hon before the pig, be would wait till hi.
friend came doEn to be ferrisd over. The
truth of this story is vouched for by several
who have watched the movements Of the
pair fer some weeks past." 4 n
Education as q Science contains som.
profitable hints upon school punishment,
As TO the main point, the measur'
of punishment: /. Il should be sBch q
clearly to outweigh the profit of the offspse
including not simply the immediate profit
but every advantage, real or apparent, tha
has weighed a. an indueement to commit it
2 The greater the mischief Of the ofsnse
the greater is the expense that 1t il voftt
while to be at, il the way of punishment
8, When two offense, come into competi
ton, the pabishmen, for the greater shoult
be such as to make the less preferred; thu
robbery with violence to the person
always ptini@hed more severely than simpl
robbery. 4 The punishment 10 be 90 al
justed that, for evervpart al the resulting
mischief motive may be provided to re
strain from causing it. 5. The punishment
slould bot be greater than is needed fo
these ends. 8 There should be taken int,
account the circumstances affecting tb
lsensiility of the offenders, 10 that the sam
punishment may not operate unequalty; a
age, se1, Realth; position. z. The punish
msnt needs to be increased in msgnitude a
it tails short Of certainty. 8. It must b
further increased in magnitude a. It fail
short in point Of proximity. Penaltie
that are uncertain and th ,se that are remot
correspondingly fail to j .fuence the mind
l9. When the sct indicates habit, the pun
iament must be increased SO as to outweis
the profit OF the other offenses that the Of
fender may commit with impunity this il
>eFere. but a. ces-ary ,as in putting down IN
icoiDers OF base money. 10. When q pun
ismsnt we'll fitrsd in its quality cannot ex
4 list in less than certain quantity, 1t ma,
be Of use to employ i alshAangb a li.,le be
yond the measure Of the ofense: such az
the punshments Of exile. expulsion ffon
society, dismissal from Office. IL Thi
may be the case more particularly whe,
the punishment is moral lesson. l2. Il
adjusting the aquantum, account Is to b
taken Of the circHmstanc ices that NAV .rend.
all punishment may improbable, 13. If i
carrying out these provisions, anrlythine. &C
curs 70 de- more harm than the good arisin
from the ppnispens that thing should
lomlted. l~u5-4UL.L o. ,Gs .,... f.f {.
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