New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-23

| rowa.r writes an Introduction The condensed
stories are meant to be sort OF prologue 10 tne
| novels to give the young reader hint OF what ne
NAV expect and to recall to old one the skele-
| ton on which memory build and get back SWIFT
~ old Impressions. The reading and re-reading OF
| scott In his funess might be preferred to these
much shortened tales. but even schooooys are now
too busy getting smatterings OF science 10 90 real
reading All they do is to sample literature.
I,nder such conditions It is something TO have good
samples.
rhom,s 7 Morgan. the former United States Com
missioner of Indian Affairs. has compiled volume
.u.d "pa,r,ot,c Citizenship american Book Com
pany) containing a catechism OF about one hunoicu
and fifty short questions. with as many answers
In which the author states his own views Oh cav"
tonic such as How Can we cultivate o"i
patriotsm?, and "Who Were the PlgrimsT AFTER
each question and answer are seVerai pages VI eN
tracts bearing on the topic from the WORKS Vi
yar,ous writers The whoR forms an extensive
selection Of quotations on PATRIOTISM history, gov
eminent capital and labor and kindred topics
"rba IJfe and Letters OF DR.. Samuel Hahne-
mann" by Dr. Thomas Lindsey Bradford uSoercke
& TafeD Is at once a computation anu d 'Pe
plea The founder OF homeopathy mas ceeh '"'
subject of unnumbered works in many languages
His TRANSACTIONS Independent works. Autobiography
ical writings and letters all known. and littie
IN the wav OF new material bearing either on his
life or work is obtainabe. though Hahnemahh iei'
a considerable body OF manuscripts which MS ram
ily have since quarreed over and sought 10 sell
to American homoeopathists at high price, lhey
did not succeed and whatever OF value these
papers may contain is still inaccessible. Inc pres
ent biographer has faithfully coated everything
previously published into quarto volume OF over
five hundred pages. The result is text brsthng
with quotation marks and footnotes. but lacking
in literary continuity and clearness The book Is
the tribute of disciple TO his master a sympa
thetic exposition by believer of homeopathic
theories, with the hope OF commenting them TO the
world. II puts in convenient form all attainapIe
information about Hahnemann, and though 1t is
not attractive to the general reader. ii is OF value
to the student understand Hahne-
mann's career He would be at loss 10 find the
same material elsewhere brought together in Eng
lish.
There was much that is interesting In Hahhe
mann's life. Though he died wealthy. he was Tor
years so poor that, to avoid the grumblng OF his
children over insufficient food he weighed it out
each day. so that all might have an equal share Of
the scanty provision One child who was sckly
hid her share away. hoping to have feast OF dry
bread when she recovered: then, in fear that she
going TO die. she bequeahed as a precious
gift to a sister her store OF crusts. This was at
the time when the father at work on his most
important discoveries. Whether his theories be
cepted or not. 1t must be admitted that Hahne-
did great good. He found medical practice
in a crude state. Drugs were administered with
little accurate knowledge OF their real properties.
This he revoled against, and his revolt has borne
fruit among all schools At time when little
tention was paid to hygiene he preached the value
OF exercise and change of climate. When insane
patients whipped and chained he treated them
kindly and with intelligence. In common with most
in chemistry. and these mistakes the basis
for Islander and derison.