The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-09-10

over. to oschew at all times cotton socks or
wool. II is. worth while also to learn to breathe
habtunlly by the. nose instead Of by the mouth;
al ess oHn d tn bs not &
one or two persons IN n hundred will In this
clinnte pass through winter and spring
When a bad cold has unfortunately buen caught.
y?g can usually hasten Its 1cnHturG by one
opiate cure or the, dry cure; me first
OF those is z familiar remedy but the
ss soF5 5om rs r@N ssoS Yin or HGs BY
which. by the way. must not be followed by any
one suffering from disease of the kidneys, is
cold has made its presence felt or ut all events.
the same night. take u moderate dose Of any
opate you have ut hand such Ne from twenty
to Twenty-Five drops of liudannm. or onc-puar-
ter OF grain of morrhia-,,the dose being made
SIbSs 81 a Ysk % orr S Wm m a 2d hs
bier Of water. and you should spend an hopror
II ii we're wine and as II YOU liked i. Then, II
you go to bed early. wrap yourself up pretty
SSns the a s sSaS Il Se
As to the dry cure" this has, certainly the
little self-dens on the part Of the patient
who chooses to adopt II. Itconsists IN nothing
kind whatsoever for two or three days. allow
ing yourself ut most tablespoonful OF milk at
t% and La, vine glass Of water at dinner;
quickly without these So far as his own OBJ
servation has gone, the author fools .justiaedin
pronouncing caoh OF the methods of treatment
here described nearly infallible.
Tho Educational Advantages OF the West.
One of the most striking results Of the
recent census was the revelation OF the devel-
opment of educational ppliances which, during
the last ten years. has gone on in the prairie
States. The data relating to this subject are
presented by Mr.. r. P. PORTER. in compila-
ton entitled The West in 1880. and they show
not only that the ratio Of public school attend
ance to population is higher in the ten prairie
States than in any other section OF the country.
but also that the facilities for the higher grades
of instruction are being increased with u IA
pidty which must soon place the West on a
level. even in this respect. with the most ia
vored portions Of the American community.
1t is true that these States do not as yet pos
sess a university which would. on the whole. be
deemed the peer of Harvard or OF Yale though
the University Of Michigan falls but little below
the rank Of those institutions, and is con-
stantly expanding the scope OF it's require
ments. Admitting. however, deficiency Of
frst-rate universities we shall find that. as re-
CARDS the advanced kinds Of instruction fur
nished by colleges OF average excellence. by
professional schools. and by academies. the
West has now nothing to dread from rigorous
comparison with the Oldest OF our seaboard
States
1t results from an analysis Of the census re-
turns upon this subject that in 1880 the per-
centage of the whole population represented
by the attendance at public schools was in New
England 1922 in the Middle States. 20.30; in
the Southern States. 1861; in the Pacific
States 14.81: while in the ten prairie States 1t
was 22.66. In the aggregate. the school popu-
lation of those ten commonwealth was $685.
900. as against ii. 962 900 for the whole United
States. Let us examine next the average eX-
penditure per inhabitant for school purposes
in the several sections Of the country In the
New England States the cost OF public school
instruction per capita of population was t2.2s,
in the Pacific States 1t was $2.32. in the Middle
States it was but $l04. in the Southern States
it was no more than 46 cents, while in the
Western States it was $2.05. In other words.
the average outlay fol- common school educa-
ton in the prairie States is almost double the
sum devoted to that end in the Middle States.
and nearly five times as much as the Southern
States apply to the same object.
To Illustrate the progress made in this re-
spect within ten years. we may mention that in
Indiana the number OF schools rose from 9.O73
to l3. 766 while the total cost increased from
50 499. 900 to a .49l 900. In Iowa there were in
1870 but 1895 schools whose maintenance re-
CURED an annual outlay of So 100, 900; there are
now 1867 schools costing about 100000.
In Missouri the number of schools has nearly
doubled. and the expenditure for public in
struction has been augmented by nearly
100000. But the most astonishing exhibit
tions are made by Kansas and Nebraska. In
the former State there were in 1870 but $50
schools. entailing yearly outlay of $1S7000
in 1850 the number had been swollen to 7,s20.
and the expenditure had expanded TO sl.SlS.
600. Twelve years ago Nebraska had but 796
schools. and spent upon them less than $780,
600; when the last census was taken. the num-
Der OF her schools had grown to $500. involving
an annual disbursement of 81 .30S 900. These
facts prove that no community in the world
has ever attested such n keen appreciation of
education. or has been more willing to make
heavy sacrifices on its behalf.
Now, ms regards appliances for high grades
OF instruction. it may be well to group together
colleges proper. professional schools. and
academies and inquire to what extent institu-
tons of this general character have increased
in the prairie States during ten years To
begin with the first settled. we notice that Ohio
had. in 1870. 1S4 OF such establishments; in
1850 the number had advanced to 1913. of which
66 were rated as colleges and professional
schools. In Illinois there were G25 institutions
devoted to the secondary and the higher edu-
cation, us against ACT ten years before. In
Indiana the number rose from 1872 to 3S9 and
in Michigan from l04 10 49, In Wisconsin the
number of such establishments has nearly
doubled. in Iowa and Missouri 1t has more
than doubled, in Minnesota it has triped in
Nebraska it has nearly Occupied. O. colleges
proper there are no less than 156 in the ten
prairie States and although the graduates Of
some Eastern universities are disposed TO de-
preciatc the scope and quality of the ins,ruc-
ton afforded by a majority OF these institu-
tons, yet it may be affirmed with confidence
that on an average they are at least equal in
these respects to the so-callcd College OF the
| Civ Of New York. Nor is it doubtful that tho
process Of concentration already begun in
Michigan will ultimately be adopted in other
| prairie States. and that the liberal endowments
| heretofore scattered among Il multitude OF
| secondary establishments will be applied 10 the
| foundation Of several great universities.
| Among tho tangible means Of demonstrating
| the extent 10 which a community has proiited by
| its educational facilities may be mentioned tho
| development Of its public library system, tho
| ,l.culiil ion of its and the use made