New-York tribune., 1879-01-20

the United States there is one physici"n w
every GOO Of population and nearly o,Zo"
degrees are conferred in n single year. Dr'
Hamilton is proud of the worldwide and mer-
ited reputation of many Of his professional brethieh
but is forced to admit that in the enormous excess
which tho figures cited set before him an excess
far beyond the wants OF the pe0pe-there are 10 De
found many Thousands who have never been SUB
jected TO the proper tests of their ability, and VINO
ought rot "ln mercy TO the people and IN Justice l"
those who honestly earned their diplomas, ever
to have received license to practise. ihis
Judgment would seem to be haIsh
inadequate preparation for the practise OF mctucl'
were not one of the crying evils of the profession IN
the United States. Happily, Dr.llamliton does hot
lay bare the evil without suggesting an eihcacou5
remedy He contends that the only way to secure
a better medical education Is 10 have liberal endOw-
ments for medical schools. He IL undoubtedly
right. There is no better way OF roofing up emplr-
cisIn and onackcry. Munlfcent beque,ts are made
for other branches of science but medicine hardy
gets its share. The medical schools depend for
their support upon the fees from the students.
They naturally seek for students, and in orGer to
get them must allow them to be graduated in th7
shortest time and with the least possible study
Make the medical schools INDEPENDENT and there Is
a better chance for better medical education.
If ,yc refer To TIE TRIBUNE ALMANAC quit" fire.
qucntly il Is because take an honest pride IN "a
publicato%whch ch dcles competition, and because
we arc anxious to have every one of "ur readers buy
a copy, in order that he may follow more mtelh-
gently the political movements OF The time rev o'
our patrons who purchase that little handbook APP
prcciate how much they get for twenty-five cents
We have before us The Statcsmans Year
Book" edited by Frederick Martin, stand
of and
chapter on the United States There are thirty-two
pages crammed with general information derived
from Official and unofficial publications, of which
as many a ffty-three are cited as authorities
Yet with the exception of the names of the mem-
bers of the Cabinet and the aggregates of exports
and imports, this chapter does not nave single
fact or figure which is given in TIE TRIBUNE Al
MANAC Of the same year. We mention tins tact
not to dsparagc the Yearbook" which Is one 81
the most useful and comprehensive manuals on out
library shelves, but merely TO show that although
If Is one of the best works of the class, it does rot
have fraction of the fresh and specific
information relating to the United states
which is set before the readers OF
The ALMANAC. THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC
FOR 1879 contains in addition TO the calendar pages
aud sixty pages Of election returns, ioriy-four
pages of miscellaneous information relating to pub
forms, civil lists, trade and commerce, coinage,
finance. immigration, railroads, banks, internal
revenue, the public debt, postal regulations and
the tariff There is no stale information in the vol
ume. 1t il all fresh, being caught mp from the reg
i,ters and department, in Washington and the eau
vassng Offices in the various States.
Tie didn't ask for it he didn't expect it; he was
az much astonished possible, was Nh Cyrus
Harris Of Providence, x. l., when he learned by
telegraph that he had been nominated for Customs
Collector of Providence aforesaid. If a man cares
for an office it must be pleasantest to have IT drop
down to HIM from the skies to speak, in that un-
expected way. No running about with petition
no buttOnholing of members OF Congress
70 expensive journeys to Washington; no
hope deferred which maketh the heart sick;
no waiting at vestibules and in lobbies; 1t is
n case of ideal appointment-the Office seeking the
man and not the man the Office Without any par
ticular knowledge Of him, one may safely coniec-
ture that Mr. Harris is just the for the place
nor will II be running much risk - congratulate
tine Port Of Providence upon his appointment.
General Buffers experience and skill as n crmi !
nal LAWYER come to his aid in framing plea for
the coparceners. They tried to and couldn't Is
the Generals defence and, upon the whole it Is the
best that can be devised If the coparceuers and
the Democracy in general inclined to leave
the matter in just this shape The TRIBUNE certainly
has no cause for complaint. Congressional in |
quest would not be likely to achieve much IN the |
line of original discovery, and, sngulary enough, |
the plea urged by the General as bar to |
Congressional INVESTIGATION Is the identical result |
arrived at by The TRIBUNE after a pretty careful |
investigation OF It's own They tried to-they tried |
to very hard, but cOudn't.