Year: 1879

features OF American Industrial life from actual per
tonai observation ana research which may he lo"ho "
have a deeper significance than might be supposeu
from the unpretendmg simplicity With which they are
described In the different mills which he visited lar


more than half the operatives were women ana griSi
there were very few children appeared 10 be under
twelve years of age; the most numerous class were
English Scotch. and Irish, by birth or descent though
there were also many French Canadians; whle' con-
trary TO the general opinion there very consluer
able proportion Of young women from American iami-
lies lived IN this country for one hundred ana
fifty or two hundred years The young people OF the
mills are generally addicted to reading the stories OF
the NewYork flash papers which are usually OF feeble
and vapid character serving rs mental narcotc ana
perhaps supplying the place OF wniskey or OPIUM out
with less pernicous effects. Many of the older
operatives, especially foreigners, pored over the
columns Of radical newspaper, devoted 10 inc
interests OF the American wOrkingpeople, ana IN
cucang principles fances OF the most revolutionary
character The writer found few signs or interest
among the work people in reforms OF any kind MOST
of them appeared to be entirely indifferent to political
subjects in general But there is considerable number
of men who are dscOnented under what they deem
tyranny and oppression the part of the milowner7
and agents In opinion Of the writer, the expecta-
uon which often cherished that revival OF business
will soothe the discomfort Of tue wOrkng-classes, and
relieve the country from anxiety in regard to Their ac-
ton is in part. the result OF hasty ana superficial
Judgment Of the facts times. The article Is writ
ten a temperate spirit betrGyiug both clear percep-
tOn and sound Judgment and abounds with racy anec-
dotes and incidents winch striknsly Illustrate
peculiar phase Of our national hte An
instructive paper on Art in Engraving on Wood" is
contributed by Mr. W. J. Linton; " The People Tor
whom Shakespeare Wrote" by Charles Dudley Warner
presents vivid and picturesque sketch of the social
and intellectual condition Of the English people in the
age OF Elizabeth Mr. Howells's Buying Horse B." Is
On admirable piece OF humorous realism; sunday on
the Thames" by Richard Grant White. relates another
whimsical chapter of London experience with perfect
franRuess OF temper and attractive yeness OF deser


tion and Contributors Club" furnishes its usual
toothsome medley from high spced Gates to plain house
hold bread.


HARPER.


The present number, with which the Fifty
ninth Volume Of the Magazine commences is issued ao-
eordng TO previous announcement. with an enlarge
Inen Of the the type and the width Of the page
although thereis prominent change in the general
appearance the periodical which become so
familiar by years Of enjoyment 10 its world OF readers
OF the unusually attractive table of contents Mr. Whip
pies paper on the late Agassz possesses
cepona interest for its illustrations OF the personal
character OF the great naturalist describing qualities
that rarely with in the intercourse OF society
as q passion for truth the disnterested love OF
science One OF bis most remarkable traits, that ran
through the whole texture of his being, like thread
of gold. was the joyousness of temperament which



lavished the OF his opuent every COM
pany which he entered. Each guest was made TO feel
that he the object of special regard. His
social power exceeded that Of the most brilliant con-
and Of the most oOnvya OF hosts, for he was
not only fertile of thought, but wise In wines and in
fable matters Of fish and game He at fell into
instructive relations with type and variety Of hui
man nature His wide experience of life had brought
him contact with emperors kings and nObes with
men Of science aud of letters, with mechanics,
farmers, and daylaborersj but he placed himself
easy equality with all His test OF man
hood not founded conventional
rules His wonderful influence bodies of
that had little perception OF the of his think
ing due the general impression Of h dIsinteres
edness wen as TO his magnetic personality. OF no
could it be truly said that his behavior
always the expression Of his nature. He one OF
"God Amighty's gentlemen;" gentleman inborn and
inbred gentleman who had need TO be trained In
lhe artificial rules Of pOeness because IN him the
tleman only exponent Of the larger ind yiduay
OF the man. No description do justice to AGassiz
that does recognize the profound regiousness of his
At the commencement OF his scientific career he
was a materialist He perfectly honest In his
belief. 1t Is difficult to fix the date when
he became theist. He passed through
the moods which led to be salts
fed with the conception OF Law without fee ling the
need OF Iawgiver. As he came nearer and to
the inmost meaning OF Nature. he ended in belief in
God intense than that professed by the majority
OF theOlogians His experience OF religion
more marked than his previous experience Of iTeon
His conception Of immortality vivid that he even
believed In the immortality of animals, His sympa-
thies included all kinds OF animals, they included all
kinds OF men, and he repaid in kind. There is not
IN Instance OF his having been injured by any
serpent or beast, however ferco venomous
though much OF his life was passed in the
company Of wild animals. He found difficulty IN
couversIng with them. and they always seemed TO
understand He carried serpents in his bat and in
BIS hand with perfect uncOnccrn, and dropped them
sometimes even his bedroom, that his wife fre-
quently found a snake cOed up in one Of her boots
Whenever ne entered menagerie he was welcomed by
lions tigers, wolves hyCnas and other beasts Of prey
as they glad of a to talk with a sensible
man. Agassz cherished firm faith in the ideas and
sentiments which at the basis of American inttu
tions He had boundess confidence in the intellec-
tua well the material future of this country As
he brought into cordial relations with every class
of ETY.. he considered that pure science which
ne specially represented would always be recognized
by democracy. il men Of science would come iuto
close contact with the minds and hearts OF the people
Among the other articles IN This number which deserve
attention "Ryc, and Round There" paper giving
nnany curiOus details of familiar suburb Of NcwYork
"The Honorable Hudson Bay Company" "Thc Grand
Days OF Histronics," devoted 10 celebrated English
players, and "a Free Lecture Experience" rcciting
personal adventure in the diffusion of useful knowledge


LIPPINCOTT.


Without claiming an exceptional interest for
any sing article. this number presents attractive
miscellany, treating Of several popular themes in
manner 10 give satisfaction readers OF
the magazine. A" State and Society in OttOwa," by
Frederick Mater furnishes lively picture of poll
tical and social life in Canada with sketches of the
Winter scenery OF the country the fashionable amUse
Inents of the Toiguinarciassos" and of the admins
tratiOn OF the Marquis OF Lorne compared with the
government Of Lord Dutiertu. TIE concluding paper


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