The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-07-25

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botany, geology. etc, practically, by OBJ
servation and not simply from books.
The description of this trip, however,
is not dry scientific work, alone inter
esting to teachers and schools. 1t viii
well repay any one to read, as it contains
a great deal of useful information given
in an entertaining way, with some spicy
bits of descriptions Of characters met
with, excellent descriptions OF scenery aud
popular explanations of scientific facts.
I Here and there are scraps of :" word
painting : that are unusually fine. It's
/ impossible 10 such necessarily short
review to give more than partial idea
| OF the work. The retail price is $Le5,
for which it W i'll be sent postpaid by the
publisher DR.. G. W. Larson, Ringoes,
N. j. Agents are wanted to whom
| liberal inducements viii be given.
To give some idea of the contents OF
the woik we make the following extracts
From a chapter comparing the "intellectual" man
with the man who simply lives to eat-the
stomach man,
SIN the case of the stomach man, his
| intellection is mainly reflex. He has not
the capacity for reason, reflection or con-
/ struction. When he looks upon an OBJ
| iect, if il is suited to his capacity, IT does
not start in him train of thought that
leads him to contemplation oil the
Author, and its adaptation to its place IN
the economy of the universe but, on the
contrary, it directly awakens his appetite
aud he prepares to eat. He does not con-
slider whether it is prudent FOR him to eat,
or whether it is a suitable time for him
to eat. In case it is II luscious fruit, 1t
brings the water TO his mouth and in
case 1t is not quite within his reach, his
eye begins to sparkle and his under jaw
begins to maneuver ere the object is with
in his grasp.
"Now. there is no use for the constitu-
ents of this eat-loving class to go tenting.
| Such had better go into raspberry patch,
a peach orchard, bake shop, or an oyster
saloon somewhere where there is plenty
to eat, and that plenty always ready to be
eaten and where there is nothing to lead
them to think. Such men are made mis-
cradle if compelled to think.
| Extract from description Of visit TO the Free
| hold jail.
Gas soon as the CHATTER of our feet upon
the porch of the third story was heard.
the prisoners who had so nimbly climbed
the iron frame work To escape our view,
now as nimbly threw themselves over the
banister of the third story porch and de-
seended the iron frame work to the floor
! of the prison. SO dexterous were their
movements, and with such earnestness
was the descent made, that none of our
party failed to enjoy a hearty laugh.
''lfereupon things took decided
| change. A few huddled together directly
below u.s. apparently to inquire of one of
| the fellows who had descended from the
third story, who the visitors were. lie
replied Its q Sunday School with their
| preacher So distinctly was the CONVERSE
ton heard and so ludicrous did they seem
| to act, that each one of the party, for the
| time, lost his dignity, and was convulsed
with laughter.
"But, our laughter was of short dura-
| ton. From below, thro the great re-
sounding corridors, i'll the most melodious
| strains, began to ascend voices so sweet,
uttering words so unexpected, that we
were at once enchanted For moment
J we stood in amazement-so still that
it was hardly certain that we breathed.
| A quartet of these iiends struck up that
piece of music, SO well known by the
title. Shall we gather at the river, and
sang it with such sweetness and with such
pathos that one might think they had
learned the strain from the Angels III
| Heaven. From the several windings, off
sets and corners of the corridors and gal
leries the voices echoed in the sweetest
melody and when they began the chorus,
apparently, about ten well trained voices
Joined in, aud sweIed the strain until
every molecnle of the prison was rever-
berant with the sweetest and most heart
stirring music The piece ! have heard
sung by many well trained choir but,
never before had | heard the sentiment SO
well brought out, nor the music so well
rendered. Indeed, one of the fellows who
SO nimbly assembled and descended the
balustrade and posts of the columbarium.
SO far as voice is valued, would grace al
most any choir.
From IN explanation Of the cause of undertows.l
"Undertows, as | have shown, are the
currents of water that result from waves
that have broken upon the shore. The
water forming the current, called an un-
6ertow, was brought landward and push
| ed far upon the strand by a force that i'm
PEELED the last or prior wave. Thus ele-
vated by its weight and mobility, it in
clines to move down the sloping beach into
the sea. Descending the shore, the cur
rent formed acquires great velocity. But,
ere it has descended far, it meets an ad-
vancing wave whose velocity Is much less.
| Impeled by the force gained in the de-
scent of the sloping strand, the seward
current claims the surface of the bottom
| of the sea- while the slower moving body
| the advancing wave-iises above it, and
moves on over it until it strikes the shore
and spends its force ia The act of pushing
| itself far up the strand. At this junctnre ;,
this said advancing wave, in its return to
the sea, becomes another undertow. And
| so of every other land washing wave where
| the water is deep.
.Fo form an undertow two things are es-
| sential LIST. The water must be several
feet deep. I'd. The bottom of the ocean
and the shore upon which the waves break
must be steep"
From Il chapter in which the sharp practices Of
the seaside 'sknners'' are referred t0l
"The signs of the times indicate that
very early in the history of this village
| ( Manasquanl there settled here families
whose respective and distinctive peculiar
tiles are expressed in their significant
names-the Sharps, the Catchems and
the Skinners. That they have been pros
porous families there is no doubt and
that the traits which gave to those fami-
lies such expressive names have been
persistent, there is an abundance of
evidence. Whether at any time the place
and vicinity has consisted mainly of mem.
bers of these families there is not deeis-
i've evidence. But, be that as il may, we
are inclined to think that in their pro-
creation, their offsprings were mostly
perhaps entirely-girls who, by marrying
| lost their name so significant of their
character but transmitted TO, and inter
diffused the family characteristics I'M
alleged, among the rising generation To
| this notion, we are the more inclined be-
cause of the fact that while these signiii-
cant names do not appear upon the sign
/ boards of business houses, the traits of
character expressed by these said names
are patent in so very many proprietols,
partners, clerks, mechanics, and even in