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New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
MENTAL IMAGERY.

Mr. Francis GaltOn gave the British Associa .
tion some interesting results of his investiga-
ton of the power of calling up or forming
mental pictures. In some persons the faculty
of pelceiying images was very feeble, and in
this respect they were much In the same posi-
ton as those who were blind from their birth.
Other rel sons perceived past scenes with dis
tinctiveness and appearance OF reality that
differed little from actual vision, and between
these wide limits he had met with multitude
of cases which extended IN an unbrOken series
There was a true kinship between actual
vision and mental pictures, by which we TecOl-
lected what we had seen. When the light fell
upon the eye an irritation was set up, and this
travelled toward the brain, where it associated
itself with other waves of irritation proceeding
from independent centres that fingered here
and there and finally died away. In the form
of a mental picture this was reversed--the
mental 1mageries of which he spoke were those
Labitually suggested by well. known assOcia-
tons. But although the faculty of visuazing
clearly was a characteristic OF certain races, and
was natural and hereditary gift, it admitted
of being largely developed by education. The
memories one should aim at acquiring were
chiefly those based upon thorough under.
standing of the objects Obscured, and he had
noticed that the faculty of visualizng was very
well developed amongst mechanicians and
architects-mOst highly developed amongst
them, perhaps for they had thoroughly to
understand the process of mechanical drawing,
where the intended structure was to be set
forth in plan. and elevation, and sections
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
A KNITTED INSERTION.

Mrs. l.. A. L. sends the following pretty pattern
for "A knitted nsertion
Cast ON 16 stitches.
1st row Over twice. purl together, knit II,
over twice purl together.
I'd row. Over twice, purl 2 together. knit g. over
times that is, bring the thread forward and turn
it 3 tines around the needle slip the I'd, Sd and
4th stitches on the left needle over the 1st stitch
on the same needle then narrow. knit l. over twice.
purl together.
Sd row: Over twice. purl together knit 2. knit
/. purl l. knit 1. pull l these are the made
stitches). knit 8, over twice. purl 2 together
4th row Over twice. purl together, knit H.
over twice, puri together.
Repeat from I'd row. The "over twice" here
only makes one extra stitch.
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
STOCKING KNITTING.
THE GUsSETS-THE TOE.


The narrowing of the gusses is always made on
the insep end of each of the side needles and may
be done according to any of the methods already
described for narrowing the leg. Different knitters
have different ways-all alike in principle but
VARYING slightly in detal-and each is usually en-
thusiasc in favor OF the plan she has been long ac
customed to- One good general method of making
the narrowings will probably. however, satisfy the
learner.
Before beginning them. transfer two stitches from
the instep needle to each side needle These stitches
must still be looked upon as instep stitches. and
when the narrowinGs are finished must be put DacK
on the front OF instep needle.
1st round: Starting with the first side needle.
Knit plain till within stitches of the instep. Then
knit together knit g. The next needle is the
front OF instep needle. Knit this across plain This
brinQs you to the second side needle On this knit
Q slip /. knit and throw the slipped stitch over ;
knit the rest of the needle plain.
ed rounds All plain without decreasings
Repeat these two rounds till there are rs many
stitches on the needles there were at the ankle
The gussets are then done
The NEXT part is the middle of the foot. This is
knit plain round and round without increasing or
decreasing till it is long cnough-the length vary
tng Of course with the size of the stocking Having
tuisbed this part in which there is difficulty at
all there only remains the toe to complete the stock
fng.
Before beginning this the stitches must be care
fuly counted half Of them being placed on the front
or ,nstep needle and the other half exactly divided
between the side needles Thus there are 90 stitches
when the toe is reached % stitches must be placed
nm tho front needle and IA on each OF the side
reedIea II tho stitches were equally divided ut the
ankle. they will be found all right here now.
TIsualIv. however. the instep stitches arc few
mere than the heel stitches. and In this case it VIII
NOV bs necessary to transfer these 70 the side
rasdles. In doing this divide them between the
two Hdes. 30 as to keep tho instep stitches always
sractIy in the middle of the front of bt'e foot
The nsrrowings for the toe are made in four places
at the iustep end of the 1stside needsat each end
~ the front or ipstsp needle. and at the instep end
- ths .ecoud side needle. The loops having been
Dropery divided begin with the LIST side needle and
work 90 folowsi ~.
nsUr.a.ine q round /: 1st side or under needle-Knit
saiu till sttcbes are left, then slip j. knit and
shrov the slipped stitch over. knit q Front or
uuper nesdIs.-Knit 2. slip /. knit and throw the
spped stitch over knit plain TIL stitches are ieft
slip 1. knit aud throw tho slipped stitch over
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
PEARL THREAD.

A Paris firm has begun the manufacture of
pearl thread" or beaded thread" which has
The appearance of thread on which beads are
attached at regular intervals. The process
consists in impregnating the thread at proper
intervals with drops of pasty substance, like
wax, resin, lac, gum, etc, which on cooling
becomes CLASSY or crystalline. The apparatus
used is as follows, The liquid bead material is
held in a trough-liSe vessel, from the bottom
of which extend obliquely downward a large
number of narrow tubes, which are closed at
the lower ends, but have each an opening .
little above the end, through which the liquid
comes out In the form of a bead. The female
worker brings the threads in horizontal posi-.
drops get attached to the threads. A surplus
trough is placed below. The prepared thread
ia wound on O removable reel. In order that
the bead may fully solidify and neishboring
pieces of thread may not stick together, the
reel IA displaced in the direction of Its axis after
each revolution. 1t Is moved by means Of o
weight
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
FEEDING TO LIVE AND LYING TO FEED
From The Lancet.

From The Lancet
The notion that appetite low degree OF hun
ger and hunger an intensified form of appetite.
does not TO be bOrle out by facts. The two de-
sres or iOngngs different III their nature Appc-
tte is the craving or the apparatus OF taste, and
sometimes of the d gestve organs while hunger is
the demand of the organism as n whole or of some
of its parts of food Use the words appetite aud
hunger how we may there are actually two needs
to be expressed and much mischief arises from con-
founding them. The one cry for food which we call
appetite affair of habit or caprice and may, for
q time at least. he stimulated by appealing to the
sense of taste. or promoted by certain cordias and
stlnuants; out, looking at the matter from
physiological point of Wow, it Is diff
cult to see what we gam by exciting
system IL In condition TO receive 1t. The rational
mode OF procedure would seem to be to wait the
preston of a need IN the systen-in short, to look
to hunger rather than appetite as an incentive to
the act of feeding. instead OF exciting the palate
and sense organs TO take food when we have no or
ganc 10 suppose that there IS an inner need
of 1t.
There are certain evil consequences Of the civilized
mode Of feeding by appetite Ell the basis of habit.
which it may be useful to point out. flrst. separat
ing appetite from hunger, and developing 1t as an
independent sense function, there naturally
springs I'D fashion of life which may be described
as living to feed" The puryeyOr OF food trades
on the tastes and cultivated lOngln9s OF the con-
sumner, and the consideration what 10 eat and what
To drink comes to occupy place In the self con-
sciOusness which IL was probably not intended to
FILL and in far as this Is the case man Is more AMI
maj and less spiritual and intellectual, than he
ought to be although 1t may be conceded that the
refined taste of cultivated nature Is less offensive
than the simple vOracty OF the savage. There are
some who contend that man is the gamer by the de-
veopment of his appetite. If this be so the gain is
a good not unmixed with evil. Another drawback
that by severing appetite from hunger we lose the
indication of quantity which nature gives with her
orders for food The man who eats a regulated
number of meals daily. with duly stimulated and
OrQauiZad Ia Bit probably eats much more IN the
twenty four hours than his system requires, the
organism as Whole 10 Constituted TO deal with.
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
LONDON "SOCIETYD IN AUTUMN.
From The SATURDAY, Rerfe,c.

The Saturday Rerfetc.
Among other popular falacIes that have had their
day and are gradually disappearing. Is the
theory that at a certain time OF year the metropolis
becomes, or ought TO become. utterly lnsupportabe
60 any one who Is not compelled by sheer force of
circumstance to remain there. Until very recently
any person aspiring to move IN anything approach
ing to society VINO should OF ms own Tree VIII
elect to remain in London betw August and No
yenber would. unless an exceptionally privileged
individual have been looked upon by his friends
with a certain amount OF SUSPICION. and society at
large would have considered itself entitled to de-
mand some explanation of snch extraordinary con-
duct We are all of US too apt TO move in grooves !;
and because the end of the Parliamentary session
sets free large number of persons who have been
more or less tied 10 London for some time. and who
are naturally anxious to be OH whittier business or
pleasure calls them, 1T has been the fashion tor
eyeryone else to imagine that they also must " get
away" as quickly possible; and the result IL that
at time Of year when London Is often at its best.
there are comparatively few people left TO enjoy it,
But there can be no doubt that the pubic are be-
ginning 10 find out that they have been following
TOO blindIy in beaten track, and that the amount
of happiness to be secured by precptate stampede
from their native fagst0nes is not always comnen-
surate with the amount Of misery thereby involved.
and that even in the Late summer and early autumn
months there are many worse places than London.
There 49, in fact strong reaction setting In against
what is Justly felt to be arbitrary and unreasona-
Bile edict of fashion, and the number OF autumn
soourners IN London is increasing every year.
Nor do lhese rebels against time-honored custom
any longer urk In corners or attempt TO cloak their
deflnquencies by arttcially devised subterfuges.
The highly respectable family OF Thackeray's Pc
riod who would shut up the front OF their house,
and drag ont hole-and corner existence In the
hack premises with strict orders to the charwOman
on duty 10 inform any chance caller that the family
was on the Continent, now make secret of their
whereabouts, and brazen out their position In the
light OF day, The lady Of the house is as much at
homo TO her friends at any other time OF year. and
the Girls walk openly in the park play lawn ten
mis- in the square, aud are delighted to meet and
fraternize with any OF their acquantances who are
either In town under the same conditions as them
selves or are merely engaged Ia the mysterious pro-
cess OF passing through" AS for the male habitues
of London at this season. they may now be found In
scores. not only among guardsmen, Government
real or sufficiently plausible excuse for being there
on the ground of duty. but among those who have
no particular tie that binds them to one place more
~ .ae tLat they have on tho whole better chance
81 Enjoying themselves by maintaining their head
ousrteis 10 London than by restless nitting TO and
fro.
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
THE PASSION PLAY.
E,.n.., tn. Na,r To..Is fT,kIok

So we are to have the Passion Play" IN New
York. The most awful mystery that has ever been
consummated is 70 be made a thing Of irreverent
jest and morbid CURIOSITY. The believers i'm pure
faith-in Christs dlyInity-capnot understand how
the passion, life suiferngs, and death of Jesus
Christ are to be made subjects for dramatic exhiDi.
tion aud rude criticism. When read on the pay
that actor the Blessed VgiE by another ST. Peter by
some else. and so on feeling Of religious awe
and Indignation seiZes u.s. and ask ourselves is
teaching of fools of the Ingersoll school such
hold on the minds OF the American people that they
can oounteuance or tolerate such mockery such a
stage travesty, of all that Christians hold dear and
sacred Looking at it from theatrical standpoint
IL may be very good and paying business, but
looking at 1t from Christian standpoint, il is an
outrage feelings and a bur.esque OH all that
is sacred in the eyes of Christians.
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
SMOKED MEAT.

According to recent German patent for
rapidly smoking meat the meat is put into a
chamber which is closed by a cover with water
JOINT and heated in an oven below till the ther-
mometer shows about 300 c., whereupon an
outlet tube a. the top is closed. Juniper
berries, to the amount Of 10 gr for every
200 kgm. of meat, are now introduced INTO
space under the chamber, and their vaDors
enter the latter by passages in the bottom
BY moving a valve these vapOIs can be
drawn off into chimney. After about
forty-five minutes, uir is forced into the
chamber through lateral pipe, 80 rs to drive
ont the smoke the cover Is taken Oft, and the
smoke dried meat removed.
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
sOUNDNGs AT FILL SPEED.

At the meeting of the British Association, Sir
w. Thomson described an extremely ingenious
mode of keeping out air and admitting water
into his new flying sounding apparatus for
navigation. It is simply the utilization of fine
cambria, which, while it is wet, allows water to
pass freely, but is impery IOus TO air at low
pressures. The apparatus now works perfectly,
and soundings can be taken between eleven and
seventy iathOms while steamers are gong at
full speed
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION
COLONEL INGERsOLL'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE


From The Northern Christian Adrocae
We cOngratulate Mr.. lngersoll ON his partial es-
cape from flock of very unclean brds,-and w,sn
1t might be only his first step in series of sensible
movements; but he should lot ignore the fact that
in many of those persons whose society he finds
Eliminating, atheism prepared tho way for q lax
philosophy OF Ife if not for absolute wantonness
Whether or not they practice in private what they
preach IN public he did judlcIous thing In seeking
better company but he should thank his early
training, well some Iborn sturdIness OF char
acter, for escaping from the opinions and practices
which the absolute freedom from authority that ne
al vocates has logically entaIled on others.
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
AZOTINE.

The Amnales IndustrislIss notes q new dis
covery by NJ. Heddebaulr which consists In the
separation Of wool from cotton in rags and
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
BIBLE REVISION.


The phraseoOgy OF the revised New Testament
will not differ materially from the now IN use
only obsolete words aud phrases, and those whose
meaning has greatly altered Will Je changed. It
may be there IN sort OF supefsttious reverence Ia
the minds OF some for King James's version. IL
may strike them strange that the Bible should bs
changed IN any particular. such shoald remember
that the version OF King James Is only TRANSLATION
OF the Bible, aud that "A trans saion Is the work of
unfnspired men. The revised Testament Is the same
"a translation OF Gods Word. On that ground
simply t Is of equal authority with the old version
aud in addition TO this 1t has the advantage OF all
the light $50 years of scholarship can throw upon
Biblical crlclsn 1t should be received, then. NOT
because it is new, because it is TO supplant
another, but because IL Is the work OF the best
scholarship of the age. Every reasonable Christian
will avail himself OF all the hight be eau get in tina
study of Gods truth.
DEAN sTANLEY's SECOND VISIT TO THIS coUN
TRY.
From the Boston Pilot
But perhaps the object of the proposed visit IN not
Stanley intends 70 lnyest gate siagle question on
which his mind is already fixed Ii 10 declared hv
OF those London WRITER'S whose friends are fairly
crammed with Ignorance of all subjects In America
that the growth Of Catholcism In the United Staes
IL creating current OF feeling In favor of state ana
Church union. rs safeguard against Catholic,Su,T
Putting this and that together il may turn out that
the distinguished Dean Is comug over for a sncciai
purpose. Tho union OF Church and state Ia hls ovr
country is not quite SO strong as II waA ID haa
been growing weaker steadily for several yeara sn1
its present condition Is not BY any means srrnc;nS
In the event OF its utter downfall ct anlsar!y dnv Y
would doubtless be great comfort 70 the man ~
get good livings out of is 10 SEQ subartuto "a. M
In the United States. ~ "
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
BOILING WATER IN A SHEET OF PAPER

Nature is publishing q series OF attractive
articles on Physics without Apparatus" In the
LATEST number are given experiments for
boiling water and melting lead ON a piece of
paper Take piece of paper and fold ii up,
as school boys do into square box without a
nd. Hang this up to walkIng-stIck by four
threads and support the stick upon books or
other convenient props. Then lamp or taper
must be placed under tins dainty cauldron. In
a few minutes the water will boil. The only
fear is lest the threads should catch fire and let
the water spill into the lamp and over the
table The fam must therefore not be too
large The paper does not burn, because it
is wet and even if it resisted the wet it still
would not burn through, because the heat i'm
parted to il on one side by the flame would be
very rapidly conducted away by the water on
the other.
Another experiment of similar nature, but
perhaps even more striking, is as follows: |:
Twist up the edges OF conmon playing card
or other bit of cardboard, as to fashion it into
a light tray On this trav place a layer OF small
shots or bits of lead, and heat 1t over The fame
of a lamp. The lead will melt. but the card will
not burn 1t nay be charred a little round the
edges. but Immediately below the lead it will
not be burned, for here again the lead con-
ducts of the heat ON one side as fast as it 10
supplied on the other
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
RONBARDING NEW-YORK.

Commenting on the enormous ranges OBJ
tanned by some recent krupD rifled guns, and
the near probability that ships of war will carry
guns of ten and twelve mile range,
The Scientific american asks: Could a hos
tile fleet lombard New-YorK7 One of its
conclusions is, that a ship could safely
come near enough to the Narrows to be
within seven miles of the Battery, and with
guns of eight miles range could thus easily
damage the lower part Of the city. Bur, it
adds there is another direction whence the city
could be reached if guns can be invented of
sufficient range. From the Battery to the sea
beach of Long Island, seven miles from the
Sandy Hook fort and five miles east of Fort
Hamilton. the distance is exactly ten miles, and
one mile further brings one to the twenty five
foot line of soundings.
In other words, an iTOnclad drawing
rweuty-four feet of water can approach within
eleven miles of the Battery without exposing
lerself TO the slightest danger of even being
fired at Consequently it needs only gun 10
carry twelve miles to place the whole of
Brooklyn and the wea,thest part of New-YOrk
at the mercy of an enemy. Such gun is not
only possible but extremely probable and in
view of the helpless position in which we
should then be placed, in the absence of any
navy to take the offensive, it might be well for
our business men tn take thought for the
future by asking Congress to give them some
form of protection in the event of war. 1t opens
the widest field for the inventive genius of this
country to exert itself to devise such protection.
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26

appeal in behalf OF sThe FieId-lans Ragged
Schools and Refugees" of which association he
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26

UNIVERSAL PRAYER FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS
The International Sunday school Executive
Committee unites with the committees of the
London Sunday school Union and kindred ill.,
stitutions abroad in recommending that Sun
aay and Monday, the 18th and 18th of October
next be observed as days of earnest prayer for
Sunday schools throughout the world. The fol-
lowing outline of services Is recommended
That on Lords Day morning, October II, from
Z to 8 o'clock, private intercessOry PRAYER be
offered on behalf of Sunday schools That the
opening engagements of the morning school be
preceded by meeting OF the teachers for
prayer. That ministers be asked to preach,
morning or evening, or both, on topics con-
nected with, Sunday school work. That in the
afternoon the ordinary engagements of each
school be shortened, and a devotional service
I've held TO this service the parents OF the
scholars might be invited. That at the close of
the evening service, the teachers In union with
other Christians, meet for thanksgiving and
PRAYER. That on Monday morning, October 5,
teachers again bring their scholars, one by one
in private prayer before God. That in the
course of the day the female teachers of each
school hold meeting for united prayer and
thanksgiving. That in the evening each church
or congregation be invited &c bold meeting, at
which the interests of the Sunday h0Oi should
form the theme OF the prayers and addresses.
FRENCH JEsUITs IN ITALY.-According to o
letter from Rome In the Paris Temps, the French
Jesuits, who have taken refuge in Italy, are
scattered III twOs or IN. ees In the mOnastei1es,
appear little in public, and dress like ordinary
priests to avoid notice. The Italian Govern
ment feels that any favor shown them might
cool its relations with France, and some leading
French politicians have written to Italian
friends depTecatIng any such event; but the
French Government has made no representa-
tions, nor has the Italian Government taken
any step in the matter. To the Pope their
presence is said to be very unwelcome, and he
has had interviews with the head Of the Order.
Fatt er Beckx, to discuss what should be done
with them: The first idea was to establish
large Jesuih<re In Malta, whittier. despite the
denials OF the Voce, there is said to be scheme
of transferring the Propaganda College; but
L" Cardinal Manning sent from London discour-
aging information as to the feeling Of the
English Ministry on these projects"
Lord Shaftesbury has recently siAned an
appeal in behalf Of sThe Field-lans Ragged
Schools and Refugees" of which association he
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26

OF 1882 graduates Of Brown University be-
tween the years 1869 and 1880, 1913, or just
One-fOurth, have been or are clergymen. OF
2;601 graduates of Williams College since 1875,
7S6 have entered the ministry.
Mr.. SpurgeOn has recently suffered another
attack of his old malady, rheumatism in the
knee.
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26

The time was when it was almost hercsy for
a clergyman of any denomination to wear any
hair upon his face, and even now it is said that
10 man wearing moustache was ever elected
a Methodist Bishop.