New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-09

ander Hamilton, announced by C. p Putnam's
Sons. will include both Hamilton's public papers
and private correspondence. with. It IS under
stood. a number of letters and documents col
lected for the first time by the editor of the
work. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Mr.. Lodge
Will also incorporate the papers comprising THE
Federalist," some of which were contributions
by Madison and Jay. The edition will be COM
plete in twelve volumes, and Will be limited TO
one thousand signed and numbered sets.
The old italian legend that the tarantella,
both dance and music is the only for the
poisonous bite Of the large reddish brown spider
called the "tarantula'' is not credited by DR..
T. I. Phipson in his pleasant book. Comics
sions Of a vionist' q. B. Lippincott Company.
That the spider itself is harmless proved.
he thinks by a Neapolitan professor OF nat
ural history, who once barred his and
placed it In a bag containing OF these
SPIDERS the result being that the arm was
not bitten at all. Dr. Phipson believes that
hysteria, which is common in Southern Europe,
IS at the bottom OF the matter. this trouble gen.
orally yielding to music and dancing. An ltal-
ian physician of the eighteenth century de-
clared that ut is only an invention Of the peo-
ple who want to get a little money by dane
ing" The author frankly comedies that many
sensible italian people differ in opinion from
those who have rldlcued the pretended dis
order called tarantism.
The Brindisfans quote many cases Of per
sons bitten whilst they slept out in the fields during
the hot months. who grew languid and morose. TIL
the sound of some favorite tune gogsed them to
dance and caused them thus Ito throw or the
poison" friend OF NINE s5aGgtH e,e.,irL
for a few days little place near Brindisi, whlch
is described in her letter as "a wild little place IN
pions vipers and tarantula spiders. which are daily
The Northumberland whatever the sceptics may
say the bite of the tarantua does cause that ter
Ia
tortions which has given rise TO the lovely and
graceful dance called the tarantella.
woman Non We're Staring wildly as n She saw, the
would stretch forth her hands ana clasp them hur-
redly together as II IN me act OF cr9Shlng lne
ing from side side, If listening to something
fact W heT Tas near off Be from her @
and began to dance wildly; when her strength was
exhausted she gave long. ioud cry ana Ieli' as II
dead, into her mothers arms
This performance went on the following day.
the girls father insisting that she would die
unless he provided the rather expensive music
which helped her TO dance Dr. Phipson, in a
note on the characteristic tarantella pieces writ
ten for the violin by famous musicians. lays
special stress on the rondo of De Beriots Tenth
Concerto.
Among recent scribner importations note
the third edition of Captain NJ. H. Hayes's
points of the Horse" which originally appeared
about ten wears ago. With each successive edi-
ton the work grows in bulk and in popular
favor. and steadily maintains its reputation in
England as a standard textbook In his dis
cussion of the horses of this country the author
is not always happy. This is particularly true
Of the sections the carriage horse ana the
, trotter On general questions of anatomy. con-
formation. etc. Captain Hayes Ia, however, 10