New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-06
LITERARY NOTES.

One cannot but heartily agree with Professor
Corson in his belief that the language and us
literary nroducts are not sufficiently studied in this
country as living organisms. He says In foe'-
Lore" that words too much studied as com
pletely significant individuals. and the study OF
literary products is too much devoted to their
accidents. and not enough. scarcey at all indeed
to their substance. The lamentable ignorance %
the mother tongue which prevails IN the schooiS'
and not much less in the colleges and universities.
will not be remedied by the study OF TEXTBOOKS Oh
the language nor by any amount Of technica. IN
struction impaired by the teacher. There is, at
present a superb abundance OF such study ana such
instruction. but the results are very far from graf
flying Little no vital knowledge OF the IAN
guagc is impaired acquired by these means; ana
whatever susceptibility to literature any student
might otherwise have. is more or less deadened
by petty details, gramma trical philologcal ana
other, and Irrelevant considerations OF every KIM"
which drink up all the sap OF the MIND 'ohlheih
sucum ingenii blunt, as Quintilian says OF the
treatises on rhetoric In his time) make impossible
all continuity OF thought and feeling, ana smut OH
all synthetic appreciation Here is no doubt an
exclamation OF much OF the very limited stock or
thought which many students possess after having
been for several years at school ii would seem
that thought were not an object In literary eXcr-
cses. to say nothing OF feeling. but formulate and
technical knowledge OF various kinds. students are
taught methods. but comparatively few attain unto
the proposed objects OF the methods which objects
are often lost sight OF altogether in the grind to
which they are subjected"
There is to be biography complete as all sur
late Mr. Parnell An Irish writer Mr. j. OkeNy
is preparing it,
A fine edition. in three volumes, of The Ingoids-
by Legends is coming out in London Mrs Bond
the daughter of the author has prepared 1t, ana
she contributes memoir. photography ana oc-
casional notes. A portrait of the author repro
duction of a water-color by Cruikshank. htherto
unpublished. and the well-known illustrations on
steel and wood by other famous artists Will adorn
the edition.
A biography OF Dean auckland. written by his
daughter is coming in England The Dean was
the first president Of the British Association. and
was a pioneer of geology. An English writer says
"The late Mr. John Murray used to tel now On
one occasion he was invited 20 the Deanery WIZ
a number of others to get an oSj'ct lesson IN the
fossil footprints OF prehistoric animals on amy
ing they found the Dean had one II the tap'es
covered with dough- 10 represent the sand OF an
early age He then procured live tortoise wh'ch
he intended should walk over the dough and cave
ITS FOOTPRINTS as it's ancestors did on he strata
when the world was young. The large portion ad-
when the world was young. the Dough- however ~
the Deans surprise proved terribly STICKY ana "
large portion adhered the animal with every step
that It took BY and by the tortoise got covered
with the dough- and finally disappeared from sight
altogether to the great amusement OF the Dean
friends If not of the Dean himself
new volume in the International Education
Series 3D. Appleton & Coz is entitled systematic
Science Teaching" By Edward GARDINER Howe a
teacher. who has practsed for fourteen years the
method which he here explains He gives minute
instruction as to the best of attracting the at
tenton Of pupils and illustrates at every step the
chain Of facts which IT is necessary to learn Inc
success Of the plan depend largely on the APP
titude Of the individual teacher