New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
GENERAL NOTES.

the severe trial through which it passed. con
Germ which can stand such extravaganza and
such investigation, and come ont not only solvent
hut with ample reserves, is sure. under the re-
form management of abundant support It's location @ y
peculiarly advantageous, aud its claims to puDhc CONF
dence will have wide recognition.
bright lad in Genoa, n. Y, has saved
church large factory recently caught fire and the
northwest gale scattered the burning shingles and one
of the fiery missiles lodged upon the roof OF the church
directly opposite Selling pail OF water in each hand
the pacSy lad cambered up TO the tower kicked out the
yrndow and boldly making his along the ridge OF
che roo dashed the water upon the flames and saved the
huldnr His progress was watched by the crowd be
low and he heartily cheered wheh he roacHeu tue
tower , ,
Vale now has a daily newspaper called
The y,,rs The publishers describe it as an unpreien
tou she containing the latest neysand short phy
articles OF interest" For instance: "Sa'iy' Said lei
low 10 girl who had red hair, Keep away from me- OF
op,l set me on fire. Don't fear, she answered, you're
100 green TO burn" Four stTawccOred pages OF the
size of secondcass clother's hand-bi are filled with
college news of this sensational character Price. five
cents Journalistic enterprise, OF course Is to be ell
couraced all tines but is 10 essential 10 the existence
of Yale College that it should have daily newspapers
vigorous attack upon the Harvard Exam
nations for is made by contributor to tAe Feb
rlary number Of The Penn MOnthiB He endeavors TO
proye III these examinations are in no sense true
test or guarantee the scholarship and training Of the
candidates 2 that proper preparation for them under
private tuition and amidst home cares impossible CD
that they are likely raise the standard OF scholar
ship in girls private schools t that they are dcusve
as scheme for educating teachers or making women OF
culture. lie contends that the acquisition OF knoWledEe
long gradual and laboriOus process of assimilation
and that any system which offers premium for All un
due cultivation Of the memory at the expense Of the
other of the mind is not the to make good
teachers good mothers of true cultnre. The
Harvard EXAMINATIONS have DCen received Win sucn
favor IN many quarters tnSt e % @ S if
II. ri
thing certain, cramming is not necessarily culture.
Sport in the British hunting-feld has been
running high this month. Afortnight ago the Empress
OF Austria was very early the meet at Harrington
and move was made before too many were on the
ground They found G good fox in Loatland-wood.
where half the field left, and him away by Des-
borough and then turned the brook for Boutwell,!
wood. A good many forded the brook, and fell into IT,
Mrs Corbet another lady and Major Orred all got into
boe and then the made FOR the bridge in reaching
which Mrs Oliver fell on the road nsensible so char
was procured TO take her to Colonel Arthur, who was
out in his brougham On reaching him theg found he
was already full. having taking in Count Clam Gal
las who also had bad fall, causing conclusion OF the
BRAIN besides fractured jaw; and little further on
CAPTAIN Reynolds was down, aud also much huFt An
other carriage was procured to take Mrs Oliver bcme
and the Count was conveyed TO CotteSbrooke IN a
brougham. On the same day Lord Suffolk had nasty
accident while with the Duke of Beaufort He was
struck by projecting branch of tree. and knocked
from horse, his ncau OcnS N"ioHti
Kingscote NJ. P also met with bad accident while out
v,tb the hounds The ColoneI's horse fell upon him,
causing injuries TO his back. add slight concu'-
spinal cord On the same day, Win the same
hounds there were two other serious accidents. From
this graphic account, which Is condensed from an Eng
lsh sporting paper it is quite clear that the fox Lav
ing fun than the distinguished company behind
him.
Mustard plasters are used in Maine to draw
out latent mathematics photographer living in Bucks
pori adopted little girl about years old and at
1en,ped TO teach her count She readily leaned 10
count from one to six but could go 10 further The
photographer and his wife thought that the child was
obstinate and during the past three months have been
striving TO beat in the arithmetic and beat out he self
will They whipped her repeatedly until the blood
down her back and yet, to say she could not
count beyond six Then they dropped the rod and took
up the pncushiOn. The husband held the struggling
child in his arms while the wife pIicked her wrists
and hands until they red with blood; but the little
yyaif could not or count than six Then
they put the child to bed and called for the mustard
can Half a dozen large plasters put the chds
arms legs and body and kept there until the flesh was
raw with fr1ghtful sores. One-twO-tlree-four-hye-
sjx-the little maid could not The mustard
Masters were renewed again and again and whites OF
eggs were beaten and mixed with the mustard, to
render the chld's suerings more acute; but noiwt-
standing pains that taken odaw out the mathe
matcs she could not count Then the sclectmeD
of the village heard Of the and ventuIed TO modify
the discipline OF the establishment. They Will probably
fine the photographer and repr1mand his wife IirbG,
q
gOuS ought 10 be strung up one Dy tDc mo
lars and other by the back hair and allowed 10 hang
until they have counted en- million billions and SIX
Dr. Edward 6. LOrings essay, entitled, " Is
the Human Eye Changing it's Form under the Influence
Education =" which has been read before the
Social Science Convention and the wYOIk Medical So
ciey, has been published in pamphlet form, and ought
20 have wide circulation. His arguments tend to SLOW
that the period for development of yOpia the
tenth to the fifteenth year. just the when the
body as a whole, is developing rapidly. The IN
yestng membrane Of the eye, which is elastic at ts e
Rod OF m yields TO the pressure Of the waery contents
OF the cye-ba which increased by continued all
cation aud the result is engiheDing OF the eye,
near-sightodness. What Is more, TINS dsteutiOn VIII
take place under amount OF Application during the
years OF early YOUTH which, al a little later period,
would not only produce effect but Which might be in
creased many-fod with impuny. After the eighteenth.
even sixteenth year. when the investing membrane OF
the eye has become firm and unyicding Oyerstudy may
produce and graver diseases Of the eye but IL viii
not produce nea-slghtedness From this 1t follows di
reetly, that the simplest. indeed the only
method of preventing increase in near
sghtedness, If the present high standard Of i'll
rrhctOn is to be preserved IN force, is to lessen
the OF work done by school children during the
period OF life eight 10 sixteen years and 10 restore
the equilibrium If necessary, by increasing the amount
OF study after that time or better s by Increasing te
period OF time devoted TO study IL Is by complying with
these conditions, whether consciously or uncODsclOusy,
that the Engllsh have become so eIninently literary
people and STILL people, free from myopia Whie,
pn the other hand ID IL the violation of these laws and
Their teachings that is by compelling the young OF BOTH
bexes TO undergo large amount Of study at tender
lge, which has made Germany, without doubt the
ihcrtesl-sigbted nation In the world