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drills , parades , and punishments are conductedand the unwholesome nature of his food and the manner of its preparation . Tlie appearance rather than the efficiency of the animated machine has been consulted . As an error of great magnitude , the author mentions the attempt to secure uniformity of costume in all climates . The altered system of warfare also suggests modifications . Thus in regard to the soldier ' s head-dress;—formerly it was a ., sine qua non that it should protect the caput of the wearer from a sabre-puk Now ,
from the daily increasing range of the weapons used , it is more than ever needless to attempt the protection of particular parts of the body . The value of armour for the defence of the head , if purchased at the expense of a degree of weight and of heat likely to prove injurious to far more men than it will ever preserve from sabre wounds , is exceedingly doubtful . It becomes more and more important to consider what character of head-gear will afford the . best protection to the head , not from sabre or bullet , but from heat , cold , and wet , and can be worn most conveniently by the soldier on the march' , or when sleeping at the bivouac .
" The conquerors of Arrah and Jugdespore , under a chief with brains who put them to a right use , fought in their shirt-sleeves , without bonds or ligatures of any kind . *? I have been told that , at the second capture of . Rangoon , while the Madras Artillery did battle on the most approved principles of pipe-clay , stocks , and jackets ^ fastened with the regulation buttons , dazzling to nursery maids and children of all ages and sexes , the Bengal battery , under the gallant Reid , stripped to the work in the manner dear to sea-dogs and the rough-and-readies , who are resolved to do or die .
"A comparison of the results of Eyre ' s victory with ! Le . Grand ' s defeat , and of the men struck down by the sun in the Bengal and Madras batteries in Burmah , will show which is the sound system . . " In the cold weather , and for those fair Saxons whose beards are of scanty growth , a scarf affords at once'the softest , coolest , warmest , and most comfortable protection that can be invented . It is worn by the sturdy sowars of the Indian Irregular Cavalry , and may be rendered as becoming as it is serviceable .
" It is to be hoped that the days of stocks , Prussian collars , and stick-ups of every sort , which precocious young Englanders' affection and old-fashioned martinets cling to . with all the maudlin sentiment of Uncle Toby for his pigtail , are , in India at least , things of the past . " This little work merits careful perusal .
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American Wit and Humour . Illustrated by J . McLenan . —New York : Harper and Brothers . Otnt transatlantic cousins , like , ourselves , are fond of fun , and think that " a little nonsense now and then ruay be relished by the wisest men . " The two first pages of this comic miscellany are occupied with engravings of the " Heads of the people , " male and female , tvt which there are many who no doubt will laugh heartily . Other comic illustrations are profusely scattered through the book . But what of
the letter-press ? Header , judge for yourself . Here is a specimen : — " ' On the bank of the Hudson River , in one of the villages that dot its shores , a lot of idlers were standing , seeing which could throw stones the farthest into the stream . A tall rawyboned , slabsided Yankee , and no mistake , came up and looked on . For a while he said nothing , till a fellow in a green jacket , the -leader of the party , a conceited broth of a boy , began to try his wit on Jonathan .
"' You can't come that ., ' said he , as he hurled a stone away out into the river . "' May bo not , ' said Jonathan , ' but un in our country we ' ve a purty big river , cohsiderin ' , and t ' other day I hove a man clear across it , and he come down fair and square on the other side . ' '" Ha , ha , ha ! ' yelled hjs auditors . •'' Wai , naow , yeou may laff , but I can dou it again . ' " * Do what ? ' said the green jacket , quickly . *» I can take and heave you across thnt rivor yonder , just like open and shot . ' " ?• Bet you ten dollars of it . ' •" Done , ' eaid the Yankee ; and , drawing forth an X ( upon a brokon down-East bank ) , he covered the bragger ' s shinplaster . 41 Kin yeou swim , feller V
" Like a duck , ' said green jaoket j and ,, without farther parley , the Vermonter seized the knowing Yorker stoutly by the nape of the neck and the basement of his pants , jerked him from his foothold , and with an almost superhuman effort dashed the » uuy heels over head from the bank , some ten yards into the Hudson .
"A terrible shout ran through the crowd as he floundered into the water , and amid the jeers and screams of his companions the ducked bully put back to the -shore and scrambled up the bank , half frozen by this sudden and involuntary cold bath . " ' I'll take that ten spot , if you please , ' said the shivering loafer , advancing rapidly to the stakeholders . * You took us for greenhorns , eh ? We'll sh&w you how to do things down here in York ;' and the fellow claimed the twenty dollars . ft ' , Ireck ' n yeou ffunt take no ten spots Jis ' yit , captin . " "' Why ? You ' ve lost the bet . '
" ' Not edzactly . I didn't calkilate on deuin it the first time ; but I tell you I kin deu it ; ' , in spite of the loafer ' s utmost efforts to escape him , he seized him by the scruff and the seat of his overalls , and pitched him three yards farther into the river than upon the first trial . "Again the bully returned amid the shouts of his mates , who enjoyed the sport immensely . " ' Third time never fails , ' said the Yankee , stripping off his coat ; " I kin deu it , I tell ye . ' ?' ' Hold on ! ' said the almost petrified victim . "' I will deu it , if I try till to - morrow niorninV "' Igive it up ! ' shouted the sufferer between his teeth , which now clattered like a mad badger ' s ; ' take the money . ' '
" TheVermonter very coolly pocketed the ten spot , and as he turned away remarked , "' We ain ' t much acquainted with your smart folks daoun here in York , but we sometimes take the starch aout of ' em up our way ; and p ' rapsyeou Wunt try it ontu strangers agin . I reck ' n yeou wunt , ' he continued ; and , putting on a broad grin of good-humour , he left the company to their reflections . " This practical joke may well stand for all . The Governing Classes of Great Britain . Political
Portraits . By Edward M . Whitty . —Henry Lea . These sketches have already appeared in the columns of this paper , and are republished . on the ground of their permanent interest , and their relation to the governmental system of this country . Each separate sketch is considered as a sort of portrait of an individual representing a class within the governing class , The writer ventures to suggest extreme triiths . The present vrc perceive' is a new edition , and includes some new matter , particularly in the shape of notes . The whole is remarkably piquant , telling , and sometimes amusing .
A . Domestic Practice of Homoeopathy . By G . Calvert Holland , M . D ., Edin , —Thomas C . Jack . This is a new serial , of which ' Part I . now lies before us . It is intended to produce a part each month ; and the whole work will be comprised in twelve parts . Dr . Holland appears to be well acquainted with his subject . Latin Grammar for Elementary Classes . By D'Arcy W . Thompson , M . A ., Cantab . ; Classical Master in the Edinburgh Academy .- —Thomas Constable and Co . This publication has the merit of packing its subjects into a small compass . The compiler has sought to make the work less dry and more interesting by introducing some modern ideas on comparative grammar , which may serve to relievo the studies even / of the beginner ; and certainly will , if he be intelligent , and already acquainted with literature .
School Geography . By James Clyde , LLfD . —^ Thomas Constable and Co . Thb author , engaged in instruction , has formed this volume out of the familiar lectures which ho had delivered to his pu ^ nls . He has restricted his matter to what is " examinable , " and what is " roniemberablo . " The work is strictly confined to school purposes , and seems well adapted * to them . It is beautifully printed on fine paper , and in all respects carefully got up . '
The Biblical Reason Why . By the author of " The Reason Why , " &c . Houlston and Wright . Designed as " a . Family Guide to Scripture Readings , and a Hand-book for Biblical Students , " this work may rank with the other numerous guidebooks , under similar titles , by the same author . It has been submitted to the inspection of a gentleman in holy orders , and appears with an introduction by a clergyman of the Church of England , " who guarantees its orthodoxy .
What are toe Driving at ? A few remarks about Gold . —Melbourne : W . Fairfax and Co . A ' v / pmniimx which professes to treat of the use of gold to the world in general , and the colony of Melbourne in particular ; as also its abuse in the hands of rapacious money-making institutions and a venal ministry . A vast increase in the supply of gold , the writer thinks , must diminish its value ; but such
diminution does not manifest itself immediately with injurious results . He considers that goods are affected by a totally distinct cause of fluctuation the extent of supply and demand . We can scarcely define , in his opinion , how much of the . rise and fall in prices is due to the fluctuating value of gold . The fluctuations to wliich gold is subject have never been taken sufficiently into account when estimating the value of annuities . The remedy for the colonial perplexities is the establishment of a local mint .-Homoeopathy and Hydropathy impartially appreciated With notes illustrative of the Influence of the Mind on the Body . By Edwin Lee , M . D . —Jno . Churchill , This is the fourth and enlarged edition of a work
published several years ago , and now in great part rewritten . Dr ; Lee' does not regard Homoeopathy with much affection , though he affects impartiality . He is more favourable to Hydropathy ; but , notwithstanding the advantage which the water-cure may be calculated to produce in certain disordered states of the economy , he will not allow it to be supposed that it is either so generally applicable or so successful as some of his advocates would have it considered ; and the exaggerated accounts of its efficacy , he says , have done harm by leading to its indiscriminate adoption in cases to wliich it is but illsuited . Dr . Lee attributes much to the influence
of imagination . He adduces a variety of instances in proof . He regards Electro-biology as proceeding on that basis . Mental influences are frequently instrumental in the production and keeping-up of a large proportion of chronic diseases , and the disorders of the- digestive apparatus . A large proportion of cancerous diseases originate in grief , disappointment , and other similar causes that depress the mind . Patients , who entertain an idea that they require a course of mercury , will often derive great benefit , and will actually feel a soreness of the mouth , accompanied with an increased flow of saliva , on taking pills , composed of bread , or other inert substances , provided they believe themselves to be taking mercury .
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LECTURE BY MR . R . H . FRENCH . On Monday evening last an oration on John Milton , the patriot statesman and poet , was delivered by Mr . R . H . French , in Manor-street Chapel , Old Kent-road . The orator gave a graphic and life-like sketch of tl-. e character of the great px't p . ncl his times . He characterised , him as one of the nublest defenders of human rights as well as the sublimest singer of the loss of human felicity and peace , using diligently the gifts with which the moral Law-giver and Father of the universe had endowed him in the declaration of truth , the defence of right , and the cause of progress . The question , he said , wliich posterity asked with regard to all men is , were they wise or good ? With regard to actions , wero they
right or just ? not heeding the popular honour and applause which may have attended them , for that may be false : and if human honour or applause follow a bad man or an evil action it is a woo ana not a blessing to it . The honour which Milton had received he deserved , for he both wrote and lived consistently with his own high views of moral freedom , which were to do all which man may ol right do , independently of precedents and usages . His high convictions were the result of his own intellectual freedom , to which ample testimony is borne in his grand prose works , wlncli are the glad exultations of emancipated man . W f t ^^ V ft m ^* F ^' m VW \ 4 S ^* ri ¦¦ V * ¦* v » wv *^» »* w v-w * --- ^ I ¦ vindications of civil
the grateful and solemn liberty , the grand celebrations of tyrannies lost , ana the political state-paradise of human freedom regained . The mighty hopes and disappointments oi his life schooled him thoroughly for the achievement of his great intellectual works . Milton find witnossed a revolution , freedom won , a king bolicauea , and a nation exalted ; and again a king restorea , freedom lost , and a nation deprossed . Hud not tins its duo effect on Milton , who was a inaii gifted to see , to feel , to think wisely and justly on all human rights and relations ? Who had tho cherubs wguc but not the God ' s strength J And did it not give to his soul the miirh ' tv impulses which built up A " l
imperishable monument ' s of human genius— ' ara .-dise Lost" and " Regained ? " The active energy that could not die , tho invincible spirit that no bihferings were able to crush , may havo boen emuou cu by Milton iu Luciifer , tho sorrow too great tor numan feelings that " whispers the o ' er fraught noari , and bids it break , " may havo found im outlet nna expression in the deep and wild grief of an arc mngoi a ruin and of man ' s fall , tho poet ' s glorious no . ture being disappointed , and disturbed that _ tno comonwealth , the bride of his intellect and lioarc was dead . Milton was free from every »™» r religious scepticism , and tho fact that MWO" ' together with the ripest of human minds , was tniy religious was mentioned as evidence that * ntlll 0 ' \; f is a taint or disease of tho mind and not a natuwi aound , or normal state of it . Ho was , moreover
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1088 THE LEAD EH . [ JST 6 . 496 , Sept . 24 , 1859 .
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 24, 1859, page 1088, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2313/page/20/
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