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the country except Independence Hall, honored by
the sojourn within its walls of Washington, LaPay.
ette, - Lee. Gates and other patriottrof the revoln.
non. This popniar hotel has recently changed
bands, been improved, entirely refurulshed, and
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Sept 4. 1573. i
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MOUNT TABOM.
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BY JOUR HAYi •
'On Tabor's height a glory came, -
And, shined in clonde of lambent Rime,.
The awe-struck, hushed deselpies saw
Christ and the prophets of the law;
noses. whose grand and awful (see
Of Sinai's thunder bore tboltratte, J
And wise Elias, in his eyes
The shade of lintel's piopheolos,
Stood in that vast mysterious light
Than Syrian !mous more purely bright,
0/20 On each , hand—nud,high betwebn
Shone forth tho godati Nazarene. .
They bowed their heads in holy fright, •
Nolnortal eyes could bear the sight,
And when they lootbd again, behold! -
The fiery clouds had backward rolled,
And borne aloft, in grandeur lonely,
Nothing was left, "save Jesus only."
Resplendent type of things to be I
We read its mystery to-day
With clearer eyes thati oven they,
The fisher saints of Galilee.
We see the Christ stand ont between
Thu ancient law andtfaith serene,
Spirit and letter—bat *bow
AG T.
Led by the hands of Jacob'e God
Through wastes of old a path was trod *;
By which the savage world could move
Upward thrOugh'law•and faith to love.
And there in Tabor's harmless flame
The crowning revelation came. ,
The old world knelt in homage duo,
The prophets near In reverence drew,
Law ceased its mission to fulfill
And Love was ford on Tabor's bill.
So now, while creeds perplex the mind
And wrangling load tho weary wind, '
When all the tar is filled with words
And texts that ring like clashing gwords,
Still, as for refuge, we may turn
Whero Tabor's shining glories burn—
The soul of antique Israel gone• -
And nothing left by Christ alone.
—Scribner jor January.
_ tistellattons.
•
ZEKE SMITH, THE INDIAN SLAYER;
'Or, Life Among the Early Settlers
of 'Pennsylvania. -
"I thought to allow Bill to recon
noiter the enemy's village before your
return, and ascertain if possible .
whgre,Zeke is implisOned, but since
more -mature reflection, 'I think you
all had - better return as soon as you
Can., If you are discovered and pur
sued, do not by any means lead to
our discovery, but take the boat and
push rapidly down the river and thus
'delude our would-be destroyers. If
our first attempt is unsuccessful, I
shall hope that our whole scheme will
not fall to the ground, but that we
truly shall come (4 conquerors of
this •our hazardous undertaking.
Now go into the cabin and eat your
supper, and provide yourselves with
a lunch, for there is no knowing how
'much you will need it before your
work is completed.' , •
Daring. Mr. Harris' 'address, the
men • remained very quiet attentive,
and when ordered to go to camp and
prepare for action, Scbroter remarked
that "in _his% obinions, die pitintss
vats de Captain so much spoke about
all de vile, ist youst right, and nod
dings 'vas nopixlies can say, vill make
sum dings so better as gbot."
No other suggestions were made,
and-none required after Hans had'
clinched the plan by his opinion and
they then went about their business.
DOORS.
Each man armed himself to the
teeth with knives, pistols and mus
kets, and provided himself .with a
sufficient quantity of amunitibn, and
in every respect all were ready to go
on their hazardous journey.
The 'river at this point forms an
eddy and the water when low (as it
always is in August) moves very
slowly indeed being more like a lake
than a running stream, for some
thing like a half a mile. For this
reason it was named " Bennetts Ed
dy," and is known as such 'till this
day.
The currant above-this still water
is very rapid, and runs against the
southern bank but a few rods above
the pioneer's encampment. Flood
trash, and in - fact rafts and boats
that float down the Susquehanna, if
not prevented, 'would run against the
shore at this point.
The most of the Indians canoes
were fastened to trees at the very up
per end of this body of water, and it
was. Brown's plan to fasten the ene
my's boats together and, if possible,
push them up the stream, and thus
take advantage of the current in
crossing . the river.
The Watt was -very dark, the sky
being overcast with black clouds,
which had come up suddenly from
the' west, and a strong breeze was
blowing from that direction.
This conditionof the weather was
very favorable, and as - nine o'clock
had come, the canoe was lminched
and Lhe brave party pushed out into
the stream, and were instantly lost
in the darkness.
ICoislessly they paddled towards
the opposite E. Imre, and the while,
many a silent pray went up from
their companions' hearts, that their
undertaking might prove a success.
Captain Harris ordered one half of
his men to go into •the cabin and get
some sleep, the other half to post
themselves along the bank of the
river, and'await the motions of
Broivn and his comr anions.
The river at the point of crossing
was not more than a third of, a mile
wide, and but a few Moinents were
required to make the opposite shore.
As soon as the men landed, Bill and
Schroter jumped on land and began
cutting the buckskin thongs by which
the canoes were fastened to the trees.
&own remained in his; iOat and' a
fast as the canoes were loosened and
shoved into the stream, he caufght
them and fastened them one to an
other.
Q. T. BISITTH,
Proprietor.-
Some fiftten minutes were con
sumed, and Bill came close up to
Brown and told him that no more
boats could be found, and that he
thought ho heard some little noise in
the bushes, '" and maybe de red-skins
hears U 9 worTkin at de boats, and was
dar to leatalrthe plans, if we don't
strike to de•odewhore ornmediately."
Schroter said to his leader that
" von red mans is no in die push,
ober he come like von tam ven he .
starts. Yes you . links hieester
Prownt,"
"I think," mid "the !teener a
lelecteti
In 3L• L 8., M. D., ITHACA, N. T
CIIAPTER IX
are off the better, so jump into the
canoe beside me, Schroter, and = you
Bill, get into the one behind us e and
bel careful about making any wise ,
They pushed up the "stream ire 4
silently for a few rods, and then al
loired the current to carry them from
whence they started, where they
landed very soon" without accident.
Hind Mr. Harris said to the trusty
iien, "you hate done bravely wad
deeerve a rich reward, which I trust
yoU each may get in this world and
in the world to come."
,The men were then ordered to
haul the boats on shore, in a secluded
spot, to prevent their discovery,. pl
case the Indians should miss them
and send out a swimmer in seam - h.
When this was done: the Captain
called his men together and addres
sed them briefly about the dangers
of; entering the enemy's camp. Re
asked if any two of his men would
agree "to take upon themselves the
responsibility of entering; the ene
my's village at 12 o'clock,'and en
deavor to find and release the old
upper.
More than a dozen spoke at once,
"I'm your man." -
The Captain hardly knew how
choose, but finally hit upon a plan
that - the willing ones' _should (mat
Jots.
How this could be done in the in
tense • darkness was a query, but it
was Very readily solved by Pat. The
Irishman's idea was, that all who
were willing to go should pull fingerS,
and the two who were the strongest,
or in other words, the two who could
pull out the middle finger of the:rest,
should be the honored ones.
One by one the weaker parties sue
otnnbed to the stronger, till film*,
Pat, &looter, Bill and , Brown were
left to the contest.
II
rat locked fingers with Brown and
the latter gave in ; Schroter wit
Bill, and the= former was counted
out. •
So in this novel way Pat was elee
ted to go with the " na . ger," as he
ways called Bill.
Now new plans were to belnstitti
ted as to the manner in which the
twain shou l d move, in order to lie
successful. The Captain gave his
p4tn, then followed young Hill, and
finally a man by name of Peterscin
asked the privilege of saying a few
words, which was granted.
Slr. Peterson was a' Quaker by
birth and religion; when he sailed
from England he landed at Philadel
phia, but hearing' of the beautifhl
W,YomirigNally, he with several oth
evfamilies moved there, and settled
not far from xi t garris' residence.
He was quite liberally educated and
therefore was a very useful eitizin
indeed, and much respected by 411
who knew him. He said :
Captain Harris dost thou re
member those Indian costumes that
were taken off those dead rod men
after the battle at.thy house ? "
"I do, right well," replied Iltr.
Harris.
Y` Does thee also remember my re
mark on that occasion, how ' I told
thee that some day the clothes would
be of use, and that I advised thee ;to
take them along on any expedition
into the Indian country ? "
t` I remember it all," said ha exCi
tedly;" but neglected to take your'
aaice, sir, I haven't' brought them
on this expedition certain." '
!` I well know that thou did not,
but I did, and they are in my bundle
in the cabin."
"Good Good !"- came from every
qdarter, as everybody began to see
tho Quaker's plan.
"Thee can dress Patrick, and
William, thy servant, in the Indian
habiliments, and they then will be
less likely to be discovered while
nadneavering in the enemy's camp."
"Capital I Capital I Mr. Peterson
yon are worth a dozen of us li)=l3r
heads," cried they,all. -
The bundle was opened, and' Bill
and Pat were rood transformed into
red' skins, us far as external appear
anee was concerned.
Everybody was ordered. to li down
and rest for, an libur, save two ior
three pickets, and 'at the spitinted
honr the monk Indians were to take
4
their departure; i•
_ Precisely at twelve, midnight, the
two men were in their canoe and but
a few moments elapsed ere they were
landed on the enemy's shore. They
had but sixty rods to walk till they
world be in the midst of the red
men's lodges. Bill led the way with
the greatest caution, and. Pat stepped
as light as a feather along behind.
EVery little nose so startled them
both that they came many times ta
dead halt before, they reached he
place of their (Motivation.
"What am dat, comin' dar," whis
pered Bill to Pat.', I
1 ` Saint 'atricli guard me soul, if
it aint a red divil walking his bate,"
whispered the Irishman in reply. I
Sure enough, one of the Indians
passed just before 'them but fortu
nately did not discover their pres
ence.
It was agreed between the wo
that Bill should go alone into the
heart of the village, and see' what
could be discovered. The Trishan
waS to keep an eye out, though !re
maining in concealment the while:
Bill walked rapidly and boldly' in
among the wigwams, and had but
knit done so, when he was confronted
bya red skin, who addressed hicti in
his-own tongue; the mitered gem
man never understanding a word of
course, Could not reply without 'de
tention. HA made up his mind to
use his knife, and in this way !an
swer his . enemy's unintelligible re
marks, so suiting his actions to !his
'thnughtq, he plunged his long, keen
edged hunting kniftrquite through
the Indian's breast, and he sank dead
at 'the brave and daiing servant's
feet. •
lie pushed:.: on towards the centre
of the village and everywhere a dead
silence reigned, not a soul could he
seep, and he had begun to think
Thiele Zeke had been vilely destroy
edand that nothing remained put
to return and give the sad intelli
gence to his friends. Bill however
kept walking carefully along among
the hats, while these thoughts v i er()
running through his mind, and MR
aransed from his revery only by
stumbling over . sleeping warror.
The Wiwi horse up muddenlyi •nd
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TOWAND4, '011)7010' COUrY . ii . :rAk fEMIU44T . 2., -
_l'oo,
muttered - something which Bill did
not 'ltinderstand, and the ieply;he re&
ceiwed Crux the length.of Bill's knife,
whieh gave him his eternal quietus,
he'dy n igger havin! goin without a groan. - •
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ilia nod luok,Sar
tin. Two red fellahs gone
dere KingdomHingdom cam, shush; wah, wab,
wah," soliloquized he, " whar shall
die chile go_ now?" sontinned 'Bill
Willaloud, at the - same time hitting
his head against one of the poles
whi
. 11 stood bracingly against khut
i
near where he stumbled over - the
sleeping warrior. " Data die nigger's
bead you's hittiu wid dat ate pole,
Mr. leabin, dat's-shriab."
- Bill had forgottoa himself and
spoken: aloud. Before :he waskware
a sentinel stood before him, Seeming
to have - risen directly out of the
earth. ,Re 'vas much surprised; for
anbefall( but made up his mind to
seal his life dearly in case he was de
tects& - . -
i The Indian did not seem to think
the "colored indiyidual " any strange
personage for he turned on his heel
ad star ted to walk away on his du
ty) but Bill'had no notion of letting
him escape so easily, and quick ea
thought he plunged his death dealing
dagger into the warrior's back,-and
be, too, was numbered among the
things that were.
•
Bill then heard a voice behind him
that he knew was not that of a red
skin,, and thinking it might be Uncle
Zake , he walked close up to the wig-.
win and whispered, " Who am dar,
who am dar ? "
It is Zeke Smith, yon blessid'Bill;
I node sum on ye wnd cam arter me,
1'i -a felt it in my bones ever since I.
was tuck prisner. Oh I Bill, Pm tar
-nal near ded, can you cut -me muse
frnm this - darned old stake, if you
can, then we'll give them air dnrnsd
red varmints the slip, quicker nor a
cat can kin eat a mouse, that's ear-
tie. , ,
The servant peered cautiously into
the cabin and with his keen , knife
severed every cord that bound the
prisoner, and bade Zeke step cau
tiously oat and follow him. He nev
er;could have walked 'one' step, not
oven stood upon his feet, if he had
not been powerfully stimulated with
the hope of once more returning to
his home and friends, and escaping
from the awful condition which his
imprisonment had compelled him to
endure-. Bill gave him a flask o
whisky of which he drank sparingly,
and also provided him t with a knife
an' t d. pistol which he carded with him
foi• that pnrpose. They then walked
rapidly as it Ives possible.for them to
do in the darkness, to where Pat was
concealed. •
They heard a howlingnoise behind
t4m and feared that the enemy bad
discovered their deareompanions,
and perhaps the escape of their prisl
over.
Zeke looked behind him and saw }
lights flying about and heard plainly
the significant war whoop.
"Now fur our lived boys! Rnn
like litenin fur the canoes and don't
mike a misstep or yonr har will be
lifted and your sperits sent to king
dom cum. We mast keep our pins
under us, as our safety depends on
our legs, and the way we use em."
They were but. a few moments in
reaching the boat in' safety, and
pushed quickly into the stream and
were soon out of reach of the eno-
Ries guns. The shouts and whoop
ing' of the whole mass of villagers
was enough to frighten one's wits
out of him. They heard the yelling
still louder and louder, even till they
landed on the opposite shore among
their friends.
The Captain ordered his men to
haul in the canoes without a mo
ment's delay, as the Indiana might
have boitts some where in reserve,
And if they did not well tinder
way, they might be overtaken and
loose much more than they had
gamed. His orders were soon obeyed,
and in a shorter 'time than it takes
for ns to relate i t t, they were all under
way, and making rapid progress
down the tortuous Susquehanna.
Each canoe was occupied by two
men, save one, which carried the late
prisoner, and the Captain and his
servant Bill. Zeke had formed as
eternal affection for his colored
friend, and learned the tact that the
color of the skin had nothing to do
with a man's bravery or character.
by, the time the party were under
full way, the whoops and shouts of
the Indians were quite indistinct,
thimgh many lights could still be seen
along the western bank, the enemy
no, doubt were hunting for their lost
canoes among and under the willows
which covered the shore on that side
of the river.
Splash, splash, came a faint sound
across the water. Nona of the com
pany mistaking what produced this
noise, knOwing too well that the In
dians had brought forward' some ca
noes that.had been kept for a case of
emergency, and no doubt designed
to follow those who had robbed them
of ; their great and much coveted
prize. (ro tie coslTNuz.o.)
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Review cif an Address of, Wm. A. BANNON!),
if. D., .iVew York; by N . J . Cooswiaz M. D .
1 1 •
If we need mote evidence to estab
lisk this theory, ; Dr. Hammond's sec
ond. and third experiments furnish it.
When there was,less food, and cor
reepoudingly - 18 g. for the
emunctories, there .was little abnor
mal action apparent. When the food
was more than needful, to supply the
demands of the system, the "abnor-,
mid phenomena" was so well marked
that. the Doctor ; conch:oes he "should
have been.ntafic'seriously ill," if con
tinued, though his weight continued
to,increase., Query : Why Dr. Ham
mond should apprehend being made
seriously ill, while gaining flesh by
the use of 'food;" as be asks us at
the conclusion of this experiment, "If
alcohol is not food,' what is it ?"
(Dr.- - Hammond definesnlcohol a "vi
e/grit poison"). If both these asser
tions. aro true, viz : "alcohol is food;"
"alCohol is a violent poison ;"—then
it follows that there is no established
physiological law of the relation of
alcohol to the living system. If there
is no law in physiology that deter
mines the "relation" of alcohol to the
living system, then it will follow that
it may be the same of othk things,
orl 64 All thinly, Rre tinealain In
r;es ormiroxt Tura !noir quntica
THE EFFECTS' OF ALCOHOL.
their relatiOn to the living 'system.
If this thecit7 be• true, Mont*. Item
mend bite proved that there is noth
ing certain in physiology. Hence,
his thnclusions are all uncertain.
Again, if there is what may be called
a "poison line" In the living oyetem,
or in other words, the organic law is
varied, and one "violent poison" may
beCome food, it follows that •under
different conditions . other' , 'poisons
may become food, or. vice versa, tiny
food may beceme a' toition. 1 The fa;
lacy of Dr. Hammond's hypothesis,
that "alcohol_ combines with the first
produbts of tissue decaY," - and' fits it
-for re-assimilation, twill ~more
clearkseen by claiming or, admit
lins that the first product of tissue,
'or any other decaying matter; is pre.
served troardissolution if 'Placed in
alcohol. - Food preper cannot be:as
similated if: not dissolvable, by the
gastric' juice, and, as alcohol resists
the action of gastric. secretiens and
retardsdigestiony - So alcohol May
combine with decaying tissue and
prevent its elimination from'the sys
tem'. That this is the fact, and that
the blood of those who habitually use
alcoholic beverages, becomes, gross, '
is admitted by aIL Dr. Haminond's
" experiments" are' therefore ' most
voidable •to those who reject' his
finale, that alcohol and decayed tissue
combine and are again assimilated.
He provesrall ive wish. proved. and
admits "it is not deinonstrable at 'pres
ent that this undergoes conversion
into tissue." Dr. Hammond has
demonstrated that it is difficult to
prove that the vital powers,' do not
manifest laws of action. Nature 'is
true to herself; hende, .physnOlogical
laws are as determinate as The laws
that govern the planets. The law Of
nature inherent in the living organ
ism declares alcohol apoison;,hence,
poison never is, nor can be,' food.
"Food," (says Dr: H,, truly "sup
plies the material for new tissue."
Remember, that by vital action, the
transformation of food into organic
structure is carried on, and worn out
or poiscinons matter is expelled from
the system. "To supply the material
for new tissues," food must first be
digested. Dr. H.'s experhnents prove
that alcohol is absorbed, and by scien
tific, tests, detects it "in the brain,"
"spinal cord," and nerves, of a rabbit
"that bad been fed .on bread Soaked
in whisky." Though indigestible, by
being thus absorbed, Dr. HA; hypoth
esis is that it stops the "tide of tissue
decay," and "furnishes the force de
veloped under its use.", Dr. Ham
mond thus confounds the forees, ac
tions, and phenomena of life with
that of, physics. He evidently mis
takes vital resistance to alcoholic poi
sons, for an "increase of force;" and
the inability, of the emunctories tq
free the system of the alcohol and
effete matter, as evidence of "a dimi-1
nation of the products of decay."
Evidence of the incorrectness of his
view, is furnished by Dr. Hammond's
experiments on . dogs.' To one he ad
ministered three ounces of alcohol,
and in forty-eight sezonds after he
dected alcohol in the expired air; "in
thirty minutes the animal was in a
snits of coma," and died in one hour
and twenty two minutes. _This dose
was so' large that the perb - d - ot exci
tation which generally follows the
ingestion; of alcohol' was prevented.
Repeatedexperiments upon dogs
with smaller 'doses of alcohol, proved
that it not only armed feebleness of
the pulse but of respiration, alio cer
ebral congestion, coma and paralysis.
After these experirttents,.Dr. H. gives
a long list of "diseases and disorders
of .the tuirvons - system, produced by
the excessive use of alcohol," and
adds a closing, remark by citing ba
to the fact qhat'sclerosis or harden
ing is a condition of all :partsof the
nervous system, which alcohol proba
bly often produces. It is ,doubtless
the result of the direct action of alco
hol on thenerveus tissue."
We invite your attention to this
declaration of Dr. Hammond, which
we take the liberty-to mark emphat
ic, as corresponding to our explana
tion of the retention of "effete matter
in the system, occasioned by the di
rect action of. alcohol on the "first
product of tissue decay," as retarded
by "hardening" from being expelled.
The closing paragraph of. Dr. 11.'s,
Address, pertaining to "what consti
tutes excess," and the "danger of ex
citing alcoholic thirst," is predicated
upon the hypothesis which he Mourn
ed as true, and has put orth his ex
periments to sustain, viz.: "prevent
ing tissue decay." He goes on to
say, "hard work-exhausts all the tis
sues of the body. When a man finds
that the wear and tear -of his mind
and body are lessened by . a glass or
two Of wine at dinner, why should
he not - take it?" "Why should .he
shorten 'his life for the purpose of af
fording an example to a man who
may not heed it ?" "None of us de
fend dram drinking."
It 'can no longer truthfully be said
that "Intemperance . has no avowed
advocates"—"not one to stand forth
its champion." We affirm • that Dr.
Hammend is not neutral. He says,
"That alcohol, even in
_large gnanti..
ilea, is beneficial to some persons, is
a point in regard to which_ I haie no
doubt." "We are not living in . a
state of nature." "We are all more
or less overworked." The "cravings"
for "stimulants and narcotics" are in
born." "Prohibition drives men and
women to thense of opium and In
dian hemp, substances still more de
structive to mind and body
al
cohol." "This inborn 'mining no
human power can subdue. If we can
not overcome the instinct by prohib
itory laws, we can regulate it."
"Make it difficult to get whisky, and
easy to procure beer." Sucliure the
logical conclnsions r from the hypoth
esis of Dr. Hammond, "that) alcohol
is food," or "force producing." A
brief extract will aid us to a bet
ter understanding of the arguments.
"Hard work exhausts all the tisanes
of the body." A glass or two of wine
at dinner lessens the wear and tear
of mind and body.
"Alcohol in . larg e quantities is ben
eficial to some persons." "Alcohol is
a violent poison." Hence, "violent
,poisons" are beneficial to some per
sons. Why should a man "shorten
his ye" by neglecting to-take "a
glass of wine or two Ot dino . or ?" To
la abstinence may therefor e be Pet
'down as life ahortening vomit** be.
■
camp "sire are all overworked." We
do not live nataraUy. • The "cravings"
for 'stimulants are
"inborn:" From
such •reasoning We may conclude that
mankind by unnatural habits of liv
ing, inherent depravation , of appetite,
etc:, mankind has acquired a taste
foratimrilantii, and that it, is elife
shortening process to return to obe
dience to. the natural laWs. Nature
fixed the normal relation of aleohol
to the living system one of antago- 1
Asia; a point inimical to everything
that has life; Dr. Hammond's hy
pothesis must,..lead to the coachision
that by artificial habits of living the
normal relation of alcohol to the liv
ing trystenf charged, and it be
comes food. In short Nature aceoni
it:lodates herself to - man's "inborn"
"Cr it singL A . or , perverted' appetite;
("tjhieli no •him= perwer'' can con?
," Three hundred and fifty
thousand outlof five hundred thous
and Who took the pledge, "broke it."
"All 'civilized society• craves alcohol,
and one of the first things in a colo
ny in the grogshop." Sad comment
on, poor , . human nature. • Gloomy
!prospect indeed for every advocate of
temperance. !Such ere the Conclu
mons of thelesding medical Men of
nue- country.- Here we affirm is the
blight, the in, of the temperance
cause, found, in the false doctrine of
the medical profession.. From the
standpoint we occupy, every eiperi
merit of Dr. Hammond may be deem;
ed 'valuable, proving beyond power
of refutation that the true relation of
alcohol to the living system, still re
mains as Nature fixed it—a violent
poison." By ex periments on, himself
he proves that in a very -short time
after the imbibition of alcohol it , is
exhaled in the breath, and the
amount of carbonic acid'correspond-
1
ingly lessened, the pulse is quick, the
skin hot, and the, amount of excre
tions are diminished. His reports ,
are' all correct; and conclusive, when
we - add the all-imp,ortant fact, that
carbon is increased in the blood
when not exhaled—proving beyond
passibility of refutation that the de
cay oNissue ,was certainly going on--
while the diminished excretions is
prOof that it' was retained as eirdie
matter and not "again aassimilated."
Dr. H. does not claini to prove his'
hypothesis true, and in inviting his
medical brethren to show their loyal
ty and devotion to the cause of "sci
entific medicine," by' freely inter
changing such suggestions as may
occur to them in the exercise of their
profesaion," he asks them to retnem
ber that thengh a hypothesis may
sugginit a practice, "hypothesis by it
self is the dreamiest of scientific rub; -
biab."l Encouraged- by this invite
den, I, have !thus briefly end imper
feetly reviewed this address. If Dr.
Hammond's ;conclusions are based on
science, then o
prohibition is pposed
to 'the' well heing of-society As all
are overworked, diseased, debilitated,
at times, if "alcohol prevents tissue
decay;" it should be accessible to , all.
The makers , and venders of alcoholic
liqiiors are the benefactors the
race, and total abitinence a great
blender. On the other hand, if Dr.
Hatrunond'alhypothesis is erroneous,
ahiehol is a Poison, and never food,
and the vital action` is vital resistance,
and "stimuletion"- a delusion. Ten
years,practice and careful experi
ment 'confirms tia in the hitter • view,
and more, that alcohol ie'never food,
not. useful es a Medicine, except as
ate anesthetic: 1
Admit Piet Dr. .Hammond's con
chisions are not well forinded,l that
he has made a mistake. The records
of the medical profession abetind
with mistakes. It was many years
aft p r Harvey discovered the circula
tion of the blood, before the "medical
profession" admitted it as - true. Rem
edien and methods of treatment re
lied-140n a few years ago, are chang
ed and condemned. A celebrated
English physician, John Huges Ben-'
net, before his medical class affirms
that' "medicine in its present state
posses no primittive fact.' Again, •
-'a
truly scientiffemedicine is yet to be
created." After all'this, under claim
of "aaience," they bring (inorganic
matter) alcohol in contact with (or
ganic structure) the living system,
and place the action on the wrong
side. They mistake "vital resistance"
for "augmented force." The Same
mistake is made of other drug poi
sons.' To attempt the expose of this
mistake brings us into opposition
with; the moneyed interest of the
" profeesion;" (more thin 50,000
strong in the United States) together
with all those in any way engaged in
the liquor traffic. The people every
where hate their family physician,
and •'upon t he assumption that the
"doctor know s ," , accept without':hesi
tation the teaching of the medical
profession, hence the tempera . nce men
and women of the country; with few
exceptions, ere satisfied to limit the
,sale of alcohol to the 'drug shop. It
may be wall to understand that the
public sentiment .of the temperance
people must be changed before, any
pernianent reform tan be inatigwat
ed; How this can best l be done,
should , command_ the earnest atten
tion of every lover of his fellowman.
and advocate of temperance. We in
vite all truth-loving people to exeni
inethis subject," and accept the truth,
however unpoprdar it may be; (Quot
ing from memory,) Charles Sumner,
speaking of the anti-slavery "enter
prise,' when it-was not,creditabla to
be known as an abolitionist, said it
was not the "favorites of fortune"
who 'were first to discerit-and pro
claim new truths, '"bat the loWly,
those who below the eg,otiain of pelf
interest and of strife, (likAhe watch
er at the bottom of_ a well? who dia-
Covered the stars at noonday), who
first heralded reform/' I
We cannot hope to succeed bat by
adopting and adhering to' correct_
principles, however' unpepular, they
may, be at present.• Invoking the
same spirit that prompted,the widow
to "cast her, mite into the• treasnry,"
we submit ,our principles, (though.
imperfectly presented) for public,ex
aminatiOn, happy bi the thought that
though " fearfully • and wonderfully
made,' the laws that• gOvern man's
physical system are as certain as those
that govern the planets. Hence, oar
motto: •TOW. ABSTINENCE PROM, (ALCO-
Doi) ALL THINGS Hamm.,
Bliss OXILEALTII--•TON ONLY TDDY. AND
TIOUNDANON •PLAYtoitiL
Ent tirmitieMtht 21,19111,
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NUMBER 38.
NOTES . ; ON THE INTERNATIO NAL
LESSONS. i
FEBRUARY 28, 1875.
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iosstra, xvili: 1-15---GoLora; Tram, Pi
No. IL
Thework of dividing the land west
of the Jordan, 'among the remaining
tribes. *as begun. at Gilgal; 4ndah
and Joseph (as represented by EPh
,reina and the remaining half of Me
nai:3oh) having their portions-n:l;4n
ed,them there. The reason why 'they
were :first 'located, ' was, that -tha
birthright was divided. bettveeo them .
(1 Chron. 5: 1-2). Judah's portion,
fell to the aouth, while JosephLoccu : -
pied . the centrarportion of the.corm
tryi As 'Reuben, Gad, and' half of
the tribe of Iglannaseh,had obtained
their possessions in. the East oorceari
io, territory, and as Levi was . tO Lave
no regular portion, but. to
.I di-ell
among the wher tribes, ievenliribes
were heft among-whom to divide the
remnant of the land'
A 4 osi
seems thartbe work of 'fo
ment-was interrupted after the'por
tioas of Jadah and Joseph had' s been
detOrnineil. There 'may have been,
as Dr. Crosby zonjectures,A formida
ble:insurrection. among the
r e iraved
'Canaanite& 'See Chap. xvi : 13.)
This had to be quelled before the
distribution could be carried farther.
And itis probably to the crushing of
*Mob an. insurrection .that the last
elaase of the Ist verse of oral lesson
alludes, "And the hind was subdued
before them."
But this effort to throw off their
yoke, and the, necessary' struggle .to
cheek it, may have discourag ed the
af
people of Israel They ma - have
foreseen a series of such inurrec
tions 011 the part of the inhabitants
of
the land, and felt that the c' entry
was not worth the price tobei paid
for its possessicn. At any rai l % they
were " slack to go in and possess the
land." They showed no' ze z ill and
readiness to resume and c replete
theTwork at the proper time ,' This
was the state of the national mind at
the; time when a now forward move
ment was ordered—a change of base.
The whole camp removed from° Gil
gal!in the . Jordan valley to ;Shiloh.
(v. (1). ~ , ,
This was necessary ; in vie ef the
partition and occupation of the
whole land. ' Gilgallay at ono cor
ner of Canaan; bat Shiloh wain the
very centre of it—twelve milesouth
of Shechem, and two. miles ,east- of
the great central thoroughfare Of
Palestine. Its ancient ,Cannamitish
ante seems to • have been Taanath.
The word signifies "rest, "
and Was
prnbably given to it by the Israelites
as a token that they had found 'sweet
and secure rest after their long wan
dering in the desert. Whether they
understood it or not, God gaVe them
in this retired and secure rests 7 place
a type of the rest which the ender
ing shout finds -in Jesns,the person
al thiloh, mite whom shall the' gath
ering of the people be. Gen. mini 10.
. At Shiloh, therefore, the distriba-,
tion of the' remaining portion of the
land was e ff ecte d , . - This was the pla,n: -
• , 1 , •
Three - men were to be chosen from
1
eite,.l tribe. This may meim flOni the
seven unassigned tribes, rudking, in
all 21 surveyors; or, excluding lieu
ben and Gad, bat including judah;
Eribraini,' and Manasseh, as interest
ed in too division of the boundaries,
30 surveyors. These men
_were to
go:,oYer tho whole of the unaqsigned
country, and describe ' the laid by
enumerating the towns and niarking,
the prominent landmarks. T i terri
tory thus described was, to b - divid
ed:lute seven pails, bat they ,' ere to
W:ke to change in the portions of
Jridhli and and" Joseph. ThS list as
finally made was to .be hroiight to
Jcishua, when'lots were terbe oast for
the separate portions. This casting
of lots was to.be done as a religions
act in the presence of the' i rk and
with! the sanction of the high Priest's
official presence, that so it,' • might
stand fast forever. '
[.
The men went forth and obeyed
Joshua's directors strictly.;; How
lobe they were engaged in this work
wo ,cannot determine. 4sephus
makes-it seven Months. This arose
probably from a desire to °Conform
the .; ; period to the number
,of the
[
par* and "is, of no more: conse
qtierice (Keil says) than. the assertion
of the Babbins that the division at
Shiloh *as made seven years after
that at GilgaL" • M
[-
'e division was made by l Joshua
according to the' repor t of pho sur
veyors. The [ seven tribes received
each a portion; which we cannot hero
specially describe. Every [teacher
and every student of the BiblO should
hive a good map of Canaan,
Jis dis
tributed among and possessed by the,
twelve tribes. It is very eatiy, to fis
the arrangement of the portions in
one's memory, and it will serve to
make the - succeeding histo4 more
intelligible. - No teacher Should at
tempt to teach this lesson without
the use of a map.
It would be a great mistake to
conclude from the ` Ist yam. tof this
lesson that the inhabitants cfiCanaan
were entirely extirpated Or even con
quered. Many strong cities 'remain
ed untaken; in many partsi of the
land the heroic aboriginals held out
until David's reign. The t _ I3ook of
Judges shows us how they vexed
and demoralized God's choe,n peo
ple. It iLas .God's design and com
mand that they ' should' all be des
troyed;- and ha - pp: , would . lit Uave
been ifor Israel bad the order been
strictly obeyed: i .
Lessons. God's tiithfnliess. He
promised the land to'lsrael, and he
fulfilled this promise.
2. The need of courage. 'Christians
should never be slack or remiss in
linty. God's work must be done,
whatever foes must be faced pt. trials
eudured. . There is no time for rest,
until the whole world iseonqUered
for phrist. i
3.. As each tribe had a portion in
Canaan, Po eaph Christian - has a por
tion in Heaven---and inheritance se
cilredio him there beyond reversion
or loss. And just as each tribe was,
compelled-to conqner his portion, PO
&very Christian mnst conqndr
is detertaineci not by let, but by
character. It is what he.,is.t When
be' has cowl - tiered hirikeelf i l he hats
-Malaya benveni
MAIM
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Amber is found tag &fossil In car
tain soils and on Ifie sea shore ;in vs
rioud.plasai,•but is chiefly found on
the shores'of the Daniel:lea,' dis
aPPficeht , l37ashedout of the gaud by
'the waves. It 6 ritile, ",Ain mis
sub Stance, usually appearing m
irregular masses, tramilUcent or quite
clear. Its Color is light, of deep yel- 1
lSw. but stinietitnet , tol ivreddish.or
dark brown. -he lasfr, but
Wben. ( l2eated emita, a - .peculiar, aro
motin smell,. It isnot dissolved either
in water or alcohol. When distilled,
the of timber u obtained.' .It is
segebtible pf a foasfol* and is
ten made into ornaments, such aa. 1 4 '
brads, • crosses, necklaces_ mouth-
Pie6° of pipes, &e - Sometimes it is 4
xxlisezid with varnish - to add lustre and .
bearity. '
The largest mass of amber now
knoWn, is in the ;Royal Mueam
Berns, and weigha eighteenimpends.
It Was found on the surface of ,the n Mound in Lott:mai:tic, about twelve
niilek from Berlin. 1
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&abet. often contains insects" so
perf4tly and delicately preserved
that ii they must haVeheen imbedded
id it!When it was in:'a partially liquid
state-! , Sometimes i parts of 1 larger
aniMata, as toads and , lizzards and
s4nititimes vegetable remains,!are en
chased within it. Through theie frail ,
insect* we interpretsomethinof the
stbry, of those distant and fo otten
ages.',,! So may some little act of ours
! rs;
lire in some far-off some
in iding
influence whpn the history of to-day
itb
has IOOg been forgotten. ,
,Ationg the gems and preci us sub-
Stances used' for peisonal aments
amber ranks among the hig 4:! , st in
o i
aritiquity. The most ancient speei
menslof Etruscan jewelry "Co taro! it,
and Homer makes mention o !it. At
One time among the' Romans A, Was
It
,-
so valuable that Pliny says 4%, small
Ogure carved . in, amber would aring
a greater price thania living t it J ..
althy
slave4t- ,f,
In Prussia there are mines
her, Which are thus .'described., ,
".First, at - the surface of thti earth,
is'foriaed a strattuntof sand. Imme
diately under this sand is a bed of
clay filled with small flints -, 'under
this clay is a stratum of black earth,
or tail, filled with t-fossil W half
decoMposed and ,bituminonS. obal
The
stratum is, extended uponl minerals,
containing i little metal except iron,
which ire consequently iiyrites.-Last
ly, nader this bed the amber is found
scatte.-ed about in pieces, and' some
times!laccuMulated in heaps. '
It is supposed the'pils in the woody
stratum have been :impregnated by
the acid eohtained in the clay of . the
upper stratum, which linsAeacended'
by the filteration of Water.l This
mixture of l ' oil and acid has become
bituminous; the most pure and liquid
partsof this bitnineu have descended
on th l c - iiiir.eral stratum, and in trav7
ersing it have becpme charged with
eartieles of iron ; ;and the result of
the last coMbination is_ the formation
•
of the amber whicilis found below."
So mcdern ',Feience tells the,stbry.
The old -reeks Would have found
in ;tll4so mines' •the lest history of ita
prisoned nymphs, Who in ,the dark
dungebn 'had wept themselVes to
death, i , and their v ary tears become
petrified' into preci ous stones mark
ing the place of their burial. .;-'
China is the great market for am=
bet. ' The Chinese crush it into pow
der and butn it as incense. Dantzio
and Hamburg are noted for the man
utactOre of amber. i . 1
• Tli -ic..h the old ai' -- - '-' '
_, , ..tugh the old superstition's belief
in itti medial properties and power
to, detect'the preserice of poison has
passed away, some etill believe it to
p 006313 peculiar virtues.
It is sail that One who wears an
amber necklace is isafe from attacks
of erisipelas, and that it is an Amulet
aattinst a sore threat. -
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- HOME TII,IITIES.
Tile world is a ginn oid fellow, and
something Of a tyrant; but at lbest he
is kind and; generens. He views ev
ery aspirant for honors - With a Criti
cal eye anal a forbiddingaspeCt., He r
will /eaci_his. viatica, on until 'in the
right povitiOn, audithen kick in
the fiercest manner for his temerity.
If the - aspirant kiCks back there is
hope before hini ; bat if he crouch in
a' corner and laminit his battered con
dition, the iv:it'd Will ignore. him at
once', and seek oat another victim.
Bearing one's cross is not very dif
ficult Ivork ,after Those ipeople
who:, growl, aboutf , it are generally
loaded down with a burden of their
own' creating. Itfis a mistaken idea
that the world stands ready 10 scoff
at and abise thci individual who
would trudge along with a religious
faith.' We `have noticed. that la
sirgeiit man, no matter what his . re
ligitins ideas, is treated respectfully
by the most irreligious man.l It is
only ; the ' individual who I sneaks
around-aback way with his b'elief in
a carpet-seek that inerits'and receives
rebuke. -
SOme..people inform you, With a
triumphant giggle,lhat they don't ./
travel in the old nits. As a general
thing it is better;toetay,there than i
to flounder along Lin the mud! as too
many enterprisingi geniuses oi to-day
are:doing, , a.'
There is.. a certain class efi younn ,
•
rown in the world who are etunalry
Whining about `triot being i appro. •
eiated." persoli , wlio talks - thus is
diseased. If he is really wort',ll any
thing'he goes out, t faCes the world, ,• II
and at once finds himself appreciated
- according to his capacity. If ,he is
not; he. falls' to Making poetry, and
dies a gentle death. I
When you see al minister's , cmigre
gation nodding their. heeds to his /
sermon yon maybe sure r their eyes-1
are r ,elosed l and that they ere ! eirilti.i 4
dm:alpine, Soothedlinto quiet eityaber
by the monotonous toneof the speak- /1,
to which they keep bowing
in paliterecognitiOn - of Services
ron
dered. ' We have been a whole wore.
of such, bOweveri open their eyes
wide'and sit bolt upright, fulllof
er attention, just. as the rev6rend'l
gentleman , remarked, . "This truth
has brought mole forcibly to my r i
mind a little anecdote which! I Will I
nose relate." Every one, ':l3OSt atten
tivq. ;listened to the "joke " and the
homely truths : cieducal therefrom ,"
with' the closest attention, and . :)
smacked their lips in apparent satia
faction. Of course the reader can
dra* his inferenee; but lie think
.:
this proves that When the minister's
congregation falls asleep tie is asleep
tool' If we were apreaoher we should
be !tempted to keep a bushel or se of I
torPedoes at hand', and throw a few - I
around among the congregation at
stated intervals, to make them lively,
providing „hadn't gun-powder
!enoii,gh in our lone to command
their, attention... '
man who ttte his dinnoSr With'
"th 4 fork of a river," has been en
deforing Ee isiphOt "mowatain-top."
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