New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-10
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Illustrated. 12mo, PIP. 2s5. scrbnsr d WEXFORD
Mr.. Suttons researches into the genesis OF disease
are more interesting than his arrangement Oh INC
subject is mcthodical. In fact he does not appear, "
large proportion of his instances, to have ieachco
the point Of classification. much less TO have dra""
differences rs to the significance of the phenomena
demons trated Thus his examination OF the various
modes in which disease is evolvec-E lhieri'a"'o'
by the perversiOn Of normally healthy crowns anu
functions. and by the introduction to the organism
Of malefc foreign agcncies-whe furnishing great
deal of curious and interesting Information upon
little known subjects falls short Of any general concn
SION and can only be regarded contribution to the
history Of evolutionary processes one Oh Iie n'o>'
singular chapters in the book is that upon the causes
Of disease in the Of which toleraDiy clear
account is given OF the action Of the leucocyteS or
white blood cells, when the organism TO when tlcv
belong is invaded BY the disease germs called bacli
In such cases il has been shown that the leucocytes
act precisely as intelligent beings would do under
similar circumstances They are clearly made aware
1T is not known how-that the intruding bodies are
hostile to their organism. They at once begin TO
assemble precisely the people Of an Invaded country
would do upon the landing of the enemy, and proceed
TO give him battle. In some cases the ensuing con
test has the gravest implications for the organism
which is the battle ground II the leucocyeS are
strong enough to and devour the lcthal
bacill the organism, which is the patient RECEIVERS:
IL the baclli too strong for the leucocytcs, the
patient may die.
The determining struggle Is indicated to organism
by the appearance of inflammation and this inhamma
ton, which is result Of the strange internal
fict, issues in certain cases. in the setting up Of
assesses or tumors. the first being the direct conSc
ouence of the efforts OF the patriotic lcucocytcs to
neutralize offensive foreign body. In trying TO
get rid Of such inrders the white bloodc initiate
the practice of bees and other community insects.
They build wall all around the foreign substance
or. in technical phrase. they encyst il. Thus. in all
complex organisms. interior and unvolitional life
is being carried by myrad OF creatures whose habits
are. in numerous instances, of kind TO puzzle the
men Of science who undertake to distinguish sharply
between reason and instinct. Do the white blood cells
understand anything Of the man or other animals
whose body they inhabit? No answer can be given
to this question. but il is certain that they behave
toward foreign and destructive agents very much as
though they knew they had mission Of defence and
protection There is Semblance Of love of
country in their conduct toward the ntrudnc bacilli
and altogether the subject is full Of curious parallels
and nexplicable paradoxeS. Mr.. sutton mas hlcd
his pages with grue>omc an array OF illustrations
of deformtcs and diseased structures that II might
almost be mistaken, at first sight, for manual of
dploeralology. II is. however. sufficiently Interest
ing TO carry a sensitive reader over these mon
strosites the presentation of which of course in
a great measure to the authors purpose.
In the second volume Of the History of the seventh
Regiment Of New York, 1oO6 $50" 10y Colonel I'm
mons Clark. forming handsome book of %" pages
large svo is preserved the honorable record during
and since the for the Union OF this elite battalion
pot only of the National Guard OF New York but OF
the volunteer militia of America. II Is record more
over of which the state and the Nation may well
snow the natural and just pride felt by every member
Of the famous eth The regimen. though not 'aiieu
upon TO take part in any Of the battles of the war per
on rru two
Of one and three months SOL at Washington. ana
i'm 1868 at Baltimore and Frederick. memorable anu
valuable service. OF it, members CO. served IN The
ARMY Navy and volunteer forces: and of these no
less than sixty, of whom fifty four were commissioner
officers laid down their lives for their country. AN
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still greater and even invaluable service To the
Colonel Clark has told the story in simple ana read
able way the book is well made; and the many
portraits are quite above the usual mark