Brooks. In a former number of the JOURNAL we published a sketch of Mrs. Brooks, with an engraving of her sculptured butter. The French display of Public Works in a special building constructed of iron and ally an accompaniment of over-training. It is a notorious fact that athletes, champion oarsmen, prize-fighters, acrobats, and all who seek reputation for great muscular strength, activity, and endurance, as a class are short-colored bricks, is very creditable to the lived. The man of health and longevity is not an extremist, but exercises moderation in most, if not all things, relating to his daily life. OTHER FEATURES. friendly power which contributed it. How the French engineers build bridges, lighthouses, aqueducts, canals, railways, and the instruments they used are finely illustrated. The Japanese bazaar, with its little garden, is a curiosity which repays close inspection. In the garden is a sixty years old cedar tree LACK of space compelled the ex-growing in a flower-pot, a lotus, and certain cision of the following paragraph, which closed our general article on the Exposition: A A sweeping glance at noteworthy features, which give attraction to the minor buildings, must suffice. The Government collection demands foremost mention. In it is a vast number of objects interesting to the historian, the naturalist, the mechanic, the economist, the sailor, and the soldier. The ethnological and archæological relics sent by the Smithsonian Institute are wonderful in themselves, and the representations of the different animals, birds, fish, and insects, found in our country, constitute an extensive field for those who are given to scientific researches. So, too, the botanical series would occupy much of one's time if he could give it an appreciative examination. Thousands of models from the Patent Office intimate to the passing observer how much of thought, toil, and time our people have devoted to new or improving devices in mechanism. Of the Women's Pavilion, mention has been made in a former article, and some particulars given of the specimens of wood carving, embroidery, painting, and sculpture which enrich the platforms and walls. Seventyfour models of inventions by American women indicate some recent phases of development in Constructiveness. The Vision of St. Christopher, and the statue of Eve, merit the attention they receive, for they are choice productions. So, too, passing allusion should be made to the "Reliance Cooking Stove," of Mrs. Evard, and to "Dreaming Iolanthe," a medallion bust modeled in butter by Mrs. devices of arrangement which can not fail to excite surprise. PETROLEUM UNDERGROUND TRANSPORTATION.-A new phase in the marketing of the oil-product of Pennsylvania, which has occasioned much excitement and opposition among the railway companies, is the proposed laying of an iron pipe from the oil-regions to the seaboard, with the view to forcing the mineral extract through it and supplying shipping with cargoes direct. A company exists already authorized by charter to carry the plan into effect, and it is stated that the scene of the first pipe-laying is Brady's Bend, Butler County. The oil operators and farmers are generally in favor of the undertaking, but, as a matter of course, the railway companies are positively hostile, and will do all in their power to hinder and embarrass the practical working of the project. The real ground of opposition, according to the Bulletin, "to the project, is not that the pipe will take 6,000 barrels of oil a day from the railroad freights, but the knowledge possessed by every manager of the different trunk lines of railroad that the true method of transporting this great staple is through pipes, and the fear that the entire product of the oil-regions will eventually be carried in this way." Our Mentorial Bureau. [In this Department will be noticed such matters as are of interest to correspondents and to the general reader. Contributions for "What They Say" should be brief, pointed, and creamy, to secure publication.] To Our Corresp:ndents, THE PRESSURE OF OUR BUSINESS IS SUCH that we cannot undertake to return unavailable contributions unless the necessary postage is provided by the writers. In all cases, persons who communicate with us through the post-office should, if they expect a reply, inclose the return postage-stamps being preferred. Anonymous letters will not be considered. QUESTIONS OF "GENERAL INTEREST" ONLY will be answered in this department. But one question at a time, and that clearly stated, must be propounded, if a correspondent shall expect us to give him the benefit of an early consideration. IF AN INQUIRY FAIL TO RECEIVE ATTENtion within two months, the correspondent should repeat it; if not then published, the inquirer may conclude that an answer is withheld, for good reasons, by the editor. INQUIRER.—Virginia D. R. Covington resides at Hernando, Mississippi. HEADACHE AND AMUSEMENT.-G. A. -It may be that your distress is the result of an overworked organization. After a hard day's toil to take part in evening amusements with a hearty earnestness, tells too much on the flagging forces of one's nature. You may have a very excitable norvous system, so that the blood rushes too vigorously into the parts of the brain where reside the organs which are excited by amusements or the pleasures of the social circle, and so pain is experienced. CATARRH.-J. L. L.-This affection is a derangement of the mucous vessels, the result of which is a filling up of the membrane with more or less effete matter, which should be allowed to escape from the system. To prescribe for your case would require a personal examination. In the February number of The Science of Health for 1875, you will find an article on the subject, which may be of value to you. The ulcer you speak of, should be examined by a physician or surgeon. VENTRILOQUISM.-E. T. W.-While some persons are endowed with such an arrangement of the organs of articulation, that they arc better able to exhibit this art than others, nearly everybody can acquire some skill in it by practice. There are small books which treat of it. GRAY HAIR.-S. M .B.-As we have mentioned before, the early turning gray of the hair is due either to constitutional weakness or to some hereditary influence. We know of nothing which will entirely prevent it, in the latter case especially. The toning up and strengthening of the health may do some good. SKIN DISEASE.-M. J. W., England.Can you do anything for my sister? Her skin is hot and full of pimples, especially over the face and back, and is, of course, very uncomfortable? Ans. The trouble is due to an abnormal condition of the blood and circulatory system. Have you tried the effect of a thoroughly hygienic diet, the avoidance of food which is stimulating, like fat meat, butter, sugar, coffee, also the eschewing severely of all spices and spiced preparations? She should eat fruit, because it is cooling and refreshing; she should be out of doors a good deal in the course of the day, so that the aeration and circulation of the blood shall be maintained healthfully, and the excretory organs be stimulated to perform their functions thoroughly. CONTRIBUTOR. - Your 'Centennial Request came just too late for a place in this number, and so too late to be a seasonable insertion. We would counsel our literary friends who send us poems and prose having reference to days and seasons, to be considerate with regard to their early arrival in our hands. It often happens that we receive a neat little poem on May, after the completion of our May number; or an apostrophe to Summer when we are at work upon the October edition. Did we publish a daily or weekly, we could use many good things which we are compelled to decline because of their unseasonableness. NIGHT SWEATS. --P.--These exceedingly unpleasant and debilitating experiences are indi cative of a very low condition of the system in general. With their continuance, there is a decline in strength necessarily. He or she who suffers from night sweats should avoid labor, physical or mental, particularly of the sort which compels much in-door life. Over-fatigue should be carefully avoided. An occasional sponge bath in the course of the day, with tepid water, followed by a vigorous hand rubbing, may, unless the patient is too far gone, promote recovery. Drugs are totally inoperative in such cases; rather kasten the sad ultimate. AQUARIUM CEMENT.-Will you give a subscriber some directions about the making of a cement which will prevent leakage from my aquarium? been a great improvement; that "the waste of life and power under the old system, when neglect of health was esteemed almost a virtue, would no longer be permitted to pass without We have lately met with the following recipe, censure." Still, even in this case, it is admitted which will probably meet your want: Mix equal parts of flowers of sulphur, pulverized sal ammoniac and iron filings with good linseed oil varnish, and then add enough pure white lead to form a firm, easily working paste. That They Say. that there is great need of further improvement. Possibly this may be an exceptional instance of improvement. Other institutions, it may be, have scarcely advanced beyond the barbaric ́old system." If so, it seems to me that to assure a speedy reform, it would only be necessary to uncover them to the gaze of the world. Bring them to the light; then the institution which should soonest put itself in a line with the sentiment of the age, in its hygienic culture, administration, and discipline, other things being equal, would receive the highest token of popular favor. The laws of health are coming to be considered the laws of God. If this is correct, then a knowl edge and observance of the Decalogue is no more binding than the obligation to know and observe the laws of health in eating, drinking, sleeping, and in all our personal habits. Suppose some competent person should be commissioned by you to make the tour of our colleges, and should make a careful inspection of each from a hygienic standpoint, furnishing the public, through your JOURNAL, with the result. W. McL. THE BENEFIT PHRENOLOGY HAS BEEN TO ME.-The following "confession" of a correspondent is very comprehensive in its catalogue of good experienced. He says: "It taught me to love the study of human nature, or the science of mind, better than before. It showed me that the manifestations of mind could be reduced to a true science. It taught me to read character in the faces of men, and has thereby saved me many times from becoming the victim of deceit and knavery. It taught me to know my own faults, and how to correct them, better than I ever could have known without it. It taught me, in CASUAL OPINIONS.-A stranger looking contradiction to my step-mother, that it was pos- through our cabinet lately took occasion to state sible for me to do some good in the world. It to us that when a young man he had his head exhas encouraged me to try to do good; has fur- amined, and the remarks written out by Mr. nished me with means of doing it; helped me in Fowler. That was in 1836, forty years ago. His the choice of a wife, to do business, and to be- life had been varied, active, and in large business have properly in society. It has developed a enterprises, yet the record of that examination, higher sense of right, truth, and justice; has as compared with the developments of his talents proved to me that a change of character is accomand characteristics, exhibited a wonderfully propanied by some change in the shape of the head; phetic accuracy; and though a firm believer in has filled me with higher and better aspirations; the science, he could hardly realize the possihas shown me that there are chances and possibility of a human being, in one short interbilities of indefinite improvement to the human faculties. It has been the source of greater happiness to me than anything else except religion." EDITOR PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL. Professor Sizer's article in the September number of THE PHRENOLOGICAL AND SCIENCE OF HEALTH, interested me exceedingly. I wish to refer briefly to that part of his paper which relates to college life and the laws of health. The statement with reference to the habits prevalent among college students to-day, accords with my recollection of what they were several years ago. I shudder to think of those days. I should be recreant to my trust as a parent if I should subject my sons to such influences. But I hope the Professor is mistaken. Indeed, I have been recently assured on the highest authority, that as to one college, at least, there has view, reading so definitely the life and record of another who has yet his book of practical experiences to make up. A friend of the late Science of Health called upon us to renew his subscription to our combined magazine, and expressed his regret that it had not been sustained as an independent journal; that it had done good work and was still, in its new form, the best work of the kind published. EXCELLENT ADVICE.-In reply to a correspondent, the Tribune gives some excellent advice on the subject of treating a case of overstudy. A phrase or two almost diverts us from a reccllection of the fact that the owners of that paper deem it expedient to lease a part of their building for the sale of alcoholic beverages. The advice is: "Nothing could be more injudicious than for J. H. C. to go back to college until be is entirely well. He should exercise much in the open air, eat nourishing, but simple food, go to bed early, and sleep all he can, and read only so long as his attention can be easily fixed on the printed page. Tobacco, whisky, beer, must be religiously avoided, and all other 'stimulants.' Riding on horseback is an excellent exercise for J. H. C., but he must have an easy-pacing horse, so that no jar shall affect the brain. Three years ago this subject of overstudy was freely discussed in this column, with the hope that ambitious young men and women would learn wisdom from the suffering of their fellow-students from overwork, and undertake only so much intellectual labor as was consistent with their physical strength. The warning is in season now, and if heeded will save a great deal of pain and disappointment." WISDOM. "Think truly, and thy thought Shall be a fruitful seed." As we are, so we view the world. No GIFTS, however divine, profit those who neglect to cultivate them. We all have sufficient strength of mind to endure the misfortunes of other people. THERE is no one else who has the power to be 80 much your friend or so much your enemy as yourself. HE who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom and will see the defect when the weaving of lifetime is unrolled. IN seeking a situation, remember that the right kind of men are always in demand and that industry and capacity rarely go empty-handed. SEVERITY may be useful to some tempers: it somewhat resembles a file, disagreeable in its operation, but hard metal may be brighter for it. WHERE diligence opens the door of the understanding, and impartiality keeps it open, truth is sure to find an entrance and a welcome too.SOUTH. THINK what an accomplished man he would be who could read well, write a clear hand-writing, talk well, speak well, and who should have good manners. THE best rules for a young man, are to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what passes in company, to distrust one's own opinion, and value others that deserve it. THE bad man, diffusing the hue of his own spirit over the world, sees it full of treachery, selfishness, and deceit. The good man is continually looking for and sees noble-qualities. A dewdrop, falling in the wild sea wave THE man who lives right, and is right, has more power in his silence than another has by his words. Character is like bells which ring out sweet music, and which, when touched accidently even, resound with sweet music. MIRTH. "A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the wisest men." A GOOD place to send refractory childrenWhip-pany, N. J. A YOUNG lady went to the photograph artist recently, and wished him to take her picture with an expression as if composing a poem. "MADAM, a good many persons were very much disturbed at the concert last night by the crying of your baby." "Well, I do wonder such people will go to concerts!" "My dear," said John Henry to his scornful wife, "Providence has spared you the necessity of making any exertions of your own to turn up your nose!" As a schoolmaster in Scotland was teaching an urchin to cipher on the slate, the precocious pupil put the following question to his instructor. "Whaur diz a' the figures gang till when they're rubbit out?" A YOUNG man, searching for his father's pig, accosted an Irishman as follows: "Have you seen a stray pig about here?" To which Pat responded, "Faix, and how could I tell a stray pig from any other?" A FAST youth asked at a San Francisco restaurant, "What have you got?" "Almost everything," was the reply. "Almost everything? Well, give me a plate of that." "Certainly. One plate of hash!" yelled the waiter. A NEW clothier in Danbury, Conn., has excited public curiosity by having a large apple painted on his sign. When asked for an explanation he quietly inquired: "If it hadn't been for an apple, where would the ready-made clothing stores be to-day?" TONOMO with the view to promote organized, systematic action in the work of temperance reform. Library. A SONG OF AMERICA AND MINOR LYRICS. In this department we give short reviews of such NEW BOOKS as publishers see fit to send us. In these reviews we seek to treat author and publisher satisfactorily and justly, and also to furnish our readers with such information as shall enable them to form an opinion of the desirability of any particular volume for personal use. It is our wish to notice the better class of books issuing from the press, and we invite publishers to favor us with their recent publieations, especially those related in any way to mental or physiological science. THE ULTIMATE GENERALIZATION: An Effort in the Philosophy of Science. New York: Charles P. Somerby. 12mo, pp. 56. Cloth, 75 cents. The thought of the author is based upon the assumption of Evolution, and its aim appears to be an illustration of the progress of ideas from the indefinite to the definite. If italics and capitals can do much to impress a reader, the author should succeed well. On page 54 occurs a passage which we think furnishes a good view of the writer's line of reasoning and of the character of the book, viz.: "The disposition to see truth in opposed conceptions has enabled me to discover an actual or possible harmony between many of them, and their necessity to each other as counterparts in a complete theory. An immense development, not of eclecticism solely, but of eclecticism and originality combined, is apparently possible and necessary. The present holders of opposite opinions see no way of reconciliation because their minds are fettered by the prevailing assumption that antagonism is natural and unavoidable. But in any case an ultimate harmony will be brought about by a complete knowledge of the whole subject of all that lies between the two extremes. And if the action of one mind is any indication of what will be done by others, then a belief that there is an agreement and the disposition to discover it added, will lead to many harmonies not now known or supposed to exist." HINTS AND HELPS TO WOMAN'S TEMPERANCE WORK. By Frances E. Willard, Corresponding Secretary of The Women's National Temperance Union. Second Edition. 12mo, pp. 120. Paper. Price, 25 cents. New York: The National Temperance Society. By V. Voldo. New York: Hanscom & Co. This little volume contains over two hundred pages of verse on a variety of subjects, but all indicating much passional warmth. Some of the brief sonnets, like that on Lincoln and Sappho, have much vigor; and some of the odes, like "To Wed or not to Wed," exhibit a good deal of ingenuity. The movement of "Aphroditis" and certain passages elsewhere, remind us of Swinburne. Very frequently the phraseology is inflated, and the metre scarcely confluent with the thought. This, for instance, from the "Song of America: " "Nathless how long shall this dead world be dead, No just ambition woke his low desire Poetry nowadays is such a "drug in the market" that we wonder at the courage of young authors in printing their volumes of versemainly to ornament the booksellers case. "THE AMERICAN CENTENNIAL" is the title of a large and very elaborate pen-picture by Joel H. Barlow. It comprehends over one hundred portraits of characters distinguished in our national history, besides allegorical and mythological sketches and designs, all bearing some relation to the progress of the country during the past century. A copy of this picture is to be seen at this office, and it will pay an inspection. Price $5 or $3, according to size. THE CENTENNIAL SUPPLEMENT of "Barnes' Centennial History" is an appropriate appendix to that valuable work. It contains an account of the great Exposition, with beautiful engravings of the chief buildings, and of many principal features in the grand array of exhibits. The closing chapter is devoted to the celebration of July 4th, 1876, and includes the addresses given and poems read on that occasion. Published by A. 8. Barnes & Co., New York. Price, 50 cents. In this book we find some startling figures regarding the present and prospective condition of our population, or rather their moral status. If it be a fact that each year one hundred thousand of our citizens reel into eternity through the awful doorway of a drunkard's death, is it not CURRENT NUMBERS of the Atlantic Monthly, time for women to arouse and make all endeavor Scribner's, Ladies' Repository, Brown's Phonoto save their sons and brothers, and sisters, too, graphic Monthly-which should be sustained by from such a fate? And in order that they may the profession-St. Nicholas, New York Eclectic, work intelligibly, they can gain many hints and with an admirable portrait on steel of Dr. Philip helps from these pages. The volume is prepared | Schaff, and other monthlies are at hand. |