Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SULKS, IOHQ., TO TiOC MEDICAL GRADUATE*. Tba Two Profeaaioaa Compared and Caa trasted-E??enttal Elementa of Charac ter, Intellect aad Training- (ha Sam? tn Both, bat th? Arana for their Exorcisa IB oae Caa? la Fri rat?, ia the other Pab ilo-Value of our Medical College-Devo tion of the Faculty-The Unlroraity, The address to the graduating class of the Medical College of South Carolina by Ch. Richardson Miles, Esq., one of the board of trustees, delivered on Tuesday evening, March r>, st Hibernian Hall, on tis occasion cf the annual commence ment, commanded the marked attention of the largo audience present, and to oblige ---j who beard it, sod also to gratify those who could not attend, it is ri/\cp nnViiiuH?il in full. afp M?S.) Said . It u with unfeigned self-distruBt that I undertake the performance of the task which the partial kindness of the Dean ?nd Faculty has assigned ms. It is not only that the duties of my profession are so exacting in their re 3birements aa to leave but little time to ?vote to anything else, but the mental habit? engendered by its practice, make it very difficult for me to turn my mind into other channels of thought, and to prepare such an address as may bo ex? pected on this occasion;, an address which must baye a purpose and ob jec:~di^r~t ?L--EL those for which I am accustomed to speak, to convince a judgo or jury in ord-r. to Induce s de cree or procure a verdict, And perhaps some of our detractor? might add, that it requires a fee to uu lock our understandings, and an antag onist to make us exert our faculties ; and that without these in?antivp* a jnwvjr cannot make a speech. But it ia required ol'me only to apeak a few words ot counsel and cheer to those who are about to embark upon a noble calling," and to wish them God-speed in3] their career. And with my respect and admiration for the profession they have chosen, and my cordial sympathy with their aima and motives, the task is io congenial that I cannot declino it. It seems to me, too, that such counsel and encouragement to those about to enter upon your profession, may not in appropriately be given by one of mine, who has had oomo experience of profes sional life, ita requirements, its trials and dangers, its' triumphs and defeats. For them ia so much in common between the professions of Law and Medicine, that experience ia ono authorizes j the giving of advice to hose about to eng?go in tho other. Although the spheres of action of the Physician and tho Lawyer ) axe different, the ons dealing with physical, and the other with civil and social laws, yet their aime should be the same-the preserva ron of rights, the redress of wrongs, the relief O? ?Uffnr?ngr th* 23s:3?cri5GCc nulli vindication of Law. It ia to the attain ment of those noble ends that the phy sician and the lawyer, each in his calling, should address his energies and devote his life. So too should they be guided and gov. srned by tbs same lofty motives ; Duty and Honor should be alike the govern ing principles of each. A nd while the special training of the professions is different, tho essential re quirements of each are the same ; .liberal pvbiiminary education; self-discipline, patient labor, unflagging industry, close observation, quick perception, clear judg ment are as essential to excellence in one aa in the other. Ic their different sphere of action the lawyer and physician have to deal with similar questions and apply like principles, demanding and cultivat ing tba sams ?acate! srd moral qualities. The power of diagnosis, for example, which I take to he the faculty which more than/any other, marks the differ ence between physicians, is just as essen tial to the lawyer as to tho doctor, and is as much called into play in determining whether a remainder is vested or contin gent, aa it is ia deciding whether a fever is malarial or typhoid. As much courage may be required of the lawyer in the conduct of a cause, aa of tho surgeon in the performance of an operation: as much judorm?nt and Uicx fciay ba called forth in tho management of "a case" in the Court House, aa in the treatment of "a case" in the hospital. While in our profession we are some tlman naUn/? nmin tn d?al with nUCatlous which involve results, aa momentous as can depend on human conduct, it must bo conceded -that the habitual routine of yours brings yoe into more constant con tact with serious isif .'.x The responsibilities of each profession are commensurate with its duties, and wT?le? fully walbing tho '.weight which rests upon us, I can conceive ol' no great er burdcu of responsibility than that which tho physician habitually bears. . , .Your, tr?ale, too, seem to me to bo hab ltns|(]^ie?te? thou ours ; not only ie the strain upon your physical and mental popcjrs jn??e continuous :ih.an. with us, out.the.tax upon your sensibilities, in youx co?tant cuntuufc.wivh pain and suf fering, . and with the weaknesses and frailties of humanity, constitutes a still greater trial. What suffering can exceed that of the uliyoician bf sensitivo nature, and feeling hoart,i when, after having done ali that skill, and.energy, and seal, and devotion, cuu do, he feels that he is powerless to arrest tbe progresa of disease, or prolong the Ufa of his patient. It may be the life at stake ia one on which sn much dependa ; around which ;?O_ ranch interest is concentrated, so many loving ones cluster ; the void which will lie caused by its removal will be so ??sst, the bonds by which it is held so . ri u nierons and strong, that it seems ira DOSaSiU UaaSSif can ha withdrawn. UfVm the phyaician every hope ia rested, and with passionate appeals, or mute entreaty, ho 1? called upon for help. . The crisis, watched for tb roil gb"-the slowly, rolling hours, has como ; with breathless anxiety tho loved ones gather ed round, watch tho face of the physi cian. there to read tho sentence of lite or death. With unfaltering courage and self-control he puts forth tho supreme effort of his skill in the struggle-but in vain.. *Ho ia conscious, that "the dreaded of men, aarnamed the Destroyer," "??aapa??ec? i?i? inc chamber bf tho Bleeper, The dark and ailent room, And.a? he"entera darker grows, and deci>cr, " The silence and .tile gloom." ' A stilted sob from the nearest and dear est shews that tbe physician's face has been read aright. He sea* thc gray shadow, death's seal, fettle and spread over the face on - which ? very gaze ia fixed | and with bowed . l*llWa?Tga?^a1af*UinD- i Heart.' ha withdraw'. But if tho trials of. the physician ure extreme, les triumphs are proud, and bis pleasures among the purest of which our nature is capable. it i? hia daily privilege to Assuage pain, t<> HuOthe Buttering, to revive thc sinking "pirlta of the depressed, and to rekindl* the hopes of the despairing. Kia step ia I tatencd Air, and bia coming watched by tl'Oao to whom be ls the harbinger of hope. And wheo through hi? instru mentality ?nd skill, Providence restore* j to loving hearts the object* t Section almost rr rested from thee .he Uni- ; versal Conqueror, tho goou pnysician's henrt throbs with s bliss ss exquisite as ' is ever vouchsafed to mor?ais. There are, my metida, rewards beyond the reach and measure of the fee bill ; triumphs nobler sod purer tbaa those of the battle field and the forum, and these it may be granted to you to enjoy. I raak ss uot least among the rewards and pleasures of the physician, the trust and confidence so universally accorded to him by thoje with whom his duties throw him into such close relations. Nothing abould be moro ennobling than this trust, should more elevate tho stand ards and stimulate the efforts of your lives. But from this very trust and confidence arises ono of the dangers to which I think your profession ia peculiarly ex fwed, and against the tendency to which would caution you-the temptation to quackery and charlatanism. I do not allude so much to the low and mean forms in which it aasaila you, but to tho temptation to. pretend to bo what ?ou are not, to profesa'.to do what you now you cannot. Your art ia ono about which the ma jority of the world eau know nothing, and which, therefore, they, are apt to re gard with superstitious reverence, "Omne xgnotum pto mirifico." The moat m ignorant and uninformed among you must necessarily know much more than the vast majority of even hia intelligent and educated patients; aud the implicit trust io the phyaician, which growa out of the instincts of our nature, and is so nourished by habit, almost irre sistibly induces the assumption on hin part of oracular medora and the self complacent appropriation of credit to ?uich he is not entitled. He is so often credited with results not due to bis labors or skill, that be does not realizo, or for gets, bow little frequently, ia duo to bim, how much to Nature. Old Chaucer ut tered a profound truth when he naid ol the doctor';! art : "If Nature will not wurch Farewell, physician, bear the man tc church r The incense of adulation ia too sweet to be readily rejected by those who habit ually inhale it. Men ever will be de ceived, often desire to be deceived, anc sometimes, nerhapa, ahould be deceived and when the deception ia so easy, as i ia, with you, and bringa, as its imm?diat* reward, reputation ono gain, the tempts tion to practico it is often irresiatible. I do not mean to^-oay that your pro feasion enjoys a monopoly of quackery and that charlatans are not to be fount in all professions and callings.' I hay* heard oven of lawyers who pretended V be what they wore not, and who reape< thereby both pence and praise. "But think you have much the advantage o us in your opportunities for quackery." The Dracticeof nur profession :r, er.relt on for the moat part iii public, au i ande the keen scrutiny of antagonists, whoa interest and duty, and often pleasure, i is to detect aud expose our fallacies an mistakes, and atrip us of our false pr? tensions ; whilst in your profession, (to il honor bo itehid,) it io but rare that on ia ' found wuo will betray or expose th mistakes or blunders br want of ekill < any of. the fraternity. We are, therefor more readily weighed and measured tho you are. The mistakes of lawyers ai exposed aud proclaimed in tho Cou Mouse and recorded in the reports, whil according to the old adage, "the mi takes of doctor ?re-burua 1'^ A distinguished lawyer of'-anetta ?tate,. in An address, io, a medical chu (to which 1 am indebted for valuab [suggestions,) saya, with keen, but got natured wit, "In ??pain, where the jpbye ciao, otii! carries Vne goid-iieaded eau which used to bo the wand of your oiric he never attends the funerals of his p tiente. There ia a sort of popular supe atition, that he would be revoraing Seri ture, and following his works. The mi deeds of o ?r.prcfeaaion, on the contrar rest mainly on the earth's surface, at an autopsy is commonly a matter. course. We are confronted in the di charge of our most important duties 1 astute anu zealous rivals, weighed by ii partial judged and observant juries, und" lue clisliciigo u? public scrutiny. Wh we do most privately is open allays the suspicions and questionings of a verse interests. Nobody thinksof goii to the apothecary's to criticise your pi scrip tion?, after your patient has .set ,'c. on the 'Uer taubric^eum,' but there is lively solicitude, generally, concern? the last will and testament which i have prepared for him The mourni often go about the Btreet- which lead the probate offices, when they wot hardly. T 'Visit at new graves In tender pilgrimage,* as poor Hood sighs." The implicit and uoivorexd trust a confidence reposed in the phyaician exi from him the nicest and moat sensit] honor. He is brought in contact ,w his patients when sickness * pain h's broken down the barrierr. ft* reserve, s ho is cognizant of all their weaknesj their faults and frailties, their error? their crimes. From him no secrets hid. f He is . rure to discover tba proven skeleton which is hid in every ms closet, which is, perhaps, hut the nam consequence of his professional edt) tion. He ia called upon to miniate: the mind diseased ; he ie familiar wit] "The losses, the crosses, That active man engage ; S TbefeWan, the tears all, Of dim, declining age." To him aro confided the most deli? and painful secrets Of the family. Tl confidences should bo ns sacred a? tl ofth^cenieasioual. X>?l ino uuiiui W?iCU ?UOUIQ u~ J standard ahould do more than elei you.aboye the baseness, of betraying < Tideuoe't it should lift'yon higher,' pre1 ?mt you from abusing the confide reposed in you, by pretending to be ti iou are uot. You will be trusted rlioved in; do not betray, but desi thia confidence, by having the hig standards, and striving to Uro U] them. I will not dwell upon the trial which, in your professional lifo, yon btlSB^d : hui stMd^JrUlit Truth and Honor will carry you as through them all. if "To your ownself be trna ; Aftd it most follow, as the night the da Thou canst not then be falso to any a Gentlemen of the graduating class, are under pecttlar obligations to the ulty of the College, not only for the nable instruction which they.hate g mn. but for havinar hr their pen efforts maintained thia'College, wit which many of yon.woqld not have able to obtain thc degree of M. D. referred uP?.n. j? ~\ih ?dgMime and labor, to the duties e College, at personal sacrifice which few know or appreciate. Actuated high aitiao of dnty to their prof? and to their city and State, durini darkest days, they have praierod A; .'. ? . . '. maintained tho institution ; and to them the State and city owe very much. But the strain baa been too great and long continued, and the personal sacrifice too heavy, and nnlesa some relief is speedily afforded them it can scarcely be hoped that the Collegs can be continued. Now that the State has been freed from the bondage under which ahe groaned, ! and ber destinies are controlled by her own socs, may we not confidently hope that this time-honored and cherished in stitution will cot be forgotten or neglec ted, but will receive that fostering aid which ia required to restore its highest capacity for usefulness. It bas done mach Suf the medical pro fission, it has done much for the State ; it ia very dcir to Charleston. From 'ts chairs the ter chinga have been as valua ble ss from those of any similar institu tion in the country. From its walls have been sent forth into many States, mee of the highest worlh and greatest useful ness. Our State and people surely will not willingly let die the College, founded, and maintained, and graced and honored by Holbrook and Moultrie, and Prioleau, and Frost, and Dickson and Bellinger, and by ono, who has filled iii tura so many of ita chairs, and who touched nothing that he did not adorn, who still remains among uo, full of years and full of honors, tho venerable, distinguished, and beloved, Geddings. Already we have seen that the people of the State realize the duty and necessi ty of providing for the higher training and culture of the sons of the State, and we hope and expect before long to see the State University again established and in successful operation. And when the University is established we hope that this, the only medical school in the State, will be mane part and parcel of it. Such an arrangement will be greatly to che advantage of the State, which will thus secure, the ase of a very valuable property, and the benefit of an institu tion, organized and established, and well adapted for its purposes; and it will afford to this College the means not only Of maintaining itself, but of raising its standard, ireproving its facilities, and en larging and extending its usefulness. Such a union of the Medical College ol South Carolina with the State University would be in conformity with the usage prevailing in very many of the States, where the medical schools of the S**i< Universities are removed from their Jthci colleges, and located lu "utica, which ait better adapted for the requirements o: medical schools. The advantages which will accrue te the people of South Carolina from main taining a Medical College in the State are too obvious to need enumeration The standards of the medical profeasioi in South Carolina, intellectual and ethi .cal, have always boen exceptionally high ana great efforts should be made to con tinue to the young men of the State th nd vantages to ho derived ?rom th*e? ^ nuencea. It was my good fortune, recently, t hear a distinguished physician c Charleston address a committee of th Legislature, on a subject in which th medical professioo take a deep interest the establishment of a k.- ?to Board c Health, under the direction.; and contre of the State Medical Society. Aft?, calling attention to the provisions of tb proposed bill, by which all the serrict which would be required would be pei formed by members of the proiesaio frSrtuifeoQs?v . ho said, with a "?o?? of 'UJ pride upon his fr ce; and with a aignit and earnestness which mado a profoun impression upon all vrho heard him, tht while the medical profession were YCJ inadequately remunerated, he thanke God that no where does the physich] occupy a higher social position than I due? in ?orith Carolina, ??d where, sher fore, he cac afford to be poor, and I work unselfishly for tho common benefi Those familiar with. the status of tl medical profession io other communitii will appreciate the value of thia tribut The Faculty, recognizing their oblig tion to make every effort to keep pat with tho best medical colleges of tl country, have carefully considered wh changes in the conree of instruction a desirable to attain this end. A .-ronsmittee of the Faculty, to who this question waa refcireu, ?u a careful considered and able report, which h been aVioptcd by the Faculty, say : "A uxatuiuaUu? o? ibo catalogues and circi lars of the foremost medical colleges the land, shows : First-Either an ado tion by them of i compulsory collegia course of three years, or an earnest e deasor towards that end as soon as prc ticable. Second-A graded course of i otruction, with partial examinations the end of each year on the studies that period of tho curriculum. Third A decided advance .in the opportanit! afforded, the student for practical (i. laboratory) work in chemistry, hiatioloj pharmacy and pbyaiolf-y, with inrreas advantages in clinics and operative si gery. "The cause of thees changes is ovidt on reflection. The increased facilit now offered the medical student are: i only the result of an honorable compc tion on the part of. the various colleg but are largely the effect of a better e< cated public opinion, which revolts ! entrusting the issues of life and death, heads and bando ill prepared lor ? proper discharge of their momentous sponDibilities, as also of the personal < thuaiaam of each corps of instruct who cannot but feel that mighty tide scientific progress whioh to-day rolla o every civilized land. "The lime toa? when, owing to the e ?cncics of a thinly settled population a comparatively undeveloped count young men would not bear the r^strai of a long period of apprenticeship > education. Their uonls were fired [ ant?r ?vt nruya in\i\ th m h.til? -f - ; each was the demand for workers t less ittention waa paid ta individual ness. The community flattered it with" possessing' the abas/ to recog? thaso whose natural Weeta could them above deficiencies of early train] But at what cost? JTho r\+ '?cal student of to-day, h ever; hes ?.bout him a,thicker pepulat with increased competition in every w of life, and a public, taking it all In better read and more discriminating t has ever before oxisted. He should the absolute necessity of procuring most reliable aod complete prepara for his calling. Unfortunately, he < not always do so, but the proportio those seeking a higher education steadily on the increase," Tho Faculty recommend the adoy of th? following changes in tbs con lum, at the earliest moment practica "First. The prolongation of the cc to thrco annual terms. "Second. The adoption of prov ir whereby tho instruction may be ii cordance with the attainments of the dent, so as to carry him progress] and systematically from ono eubje another ic a just and natural order. "Third. The instituting pf an ex nation at the end of the second. ~eai tho fundamental brancbos, viz ii my, Physiology, Chemistry ano. J?a Medica; and of a final one, on the plction of the course, on Surgery,-rJ cine and Obstetrics. "fburth. Providing the means by which every student may enjoy the f?ll* est facilities for practical (t. e. labora tory) werk in Chemistry and Microscopy : operative Surgery en the cadarer, and practical instruction in the ase of modern apparatus, whether for diagnosis or treat ment, hospital and bedside observation. "Fifth. The improvement of the course offered to students in pharmacy." I- may add. that thero is another most desirable ana important change which is necessary to enable the student to profit by these facilities, namely, an increased preliminary ?ducation in those who enter upon tho medical course. This is not an appropriate occasion for discussing these suggestions, nor haye I the ability or knowledge requisite for such discussion,' but I cannot omit to say. in passing, that I have been more and more impressed each year since the ."?r with the conviction that ibero n?7*r i time when education, to be practir ! cal, more essentially requires that it be liberal and thorough. In the struggle and contest of life in which we are en gaged, our young men have to encounter, and compote with, those who are thor oughly trained and equipped with full intellectual panoply, and to hold their ow?, in the contest, they must have like training and equal weapons. And to ensure a healthy development, the moral training must keep pace with the intellectual ; for there is, perhaps, no condition of society more fraught with danger than wbere the intellect is devel oped beyond the moral nature. "Lat knowledge grow from more to more, But more of reverenco in us dwell : * That mind and soul, according well, May nicko ono m USU as before, But Taster." It is for you, gentlemen, who have had the views of the Faculty impressed on you, when you go forth from trio college, to promulgate thom and prepare the way for their introduction. But these most desirable changes sug gested by the Faculty cannot be carried out, and the greater usefulness of tbe college promoted ; indeed, it is doubtful whether its continued existence can ba secured, and its property preserved, with out prompt and efficient extraneous aid. Such aid we cad expect and hope fot only from the State, whoae duty and in terest aliko it is .0 afford it. whenevei she shall be able tc do so. This succor, the State, still compassed os oho ia with' tr?ala, and laden with burdens, cannol now afford. But our dear Stale bas beeu raised from tho duat of humiliation and reatoret to ber own proud place. She hat emerged from the darkness of despair into the light of hope, and we trust tha aome rays may shine upon and rekindh the lustre of this time-honored and be loved institution. Our deliverance bas been, under Prov idenco, wrought out by tue m?tenles fortitade and wisdom Oi him, "Who, moving up from iiigh to higher, Now stands on Fortune's crowning slope, The pillar of the people's hope, The centre of the 8tate's desire." We number the Governor among ou Trustees, and as leader, as patriot, a statesman and scholar, this inatitutio must commend itself to his interest an affection, and we may feel assured of hi just and judicious assistance when th time comes that the State can extend t us its fostering aid. Gentlemen of the Faculty, we congra nlateyou oo the encouraging result: - your s*elf--?cr?ficing and devoted labor exhibited in this, the largest class whic has graduated from the College sines il war. Amid difficulties find discouragi menta which may well have disheartene you, and perhaps even justified yon j abandoning the work imposed ou yoi you haie uoi wearied tn well doing, bi Lave contined faithful to your duties ac responsibilities ; and so far from lowe ing the standards and requirements > your College, you have earnestly endea* ored to elevate and extend them. You have deserved well of your pr fession, of our community ana of tl State. And you, my friends, who to-nig enter upon your professional life, reaaW ber, that the training which yon .a received from the instructors ?a yo Alma Mater has beca only preliminai They have but (in the beautiful langue of Milton) "conducted you to a hill sid w^.cre they have pointcu out the fig path of a virtuous and noble cducatioi laborious, indeed, at the first ascent, b else bo emootb, so green, so full of good prospects and melodious bounds on eve side, that the harp of Orpheus war c more charming." Your true and ? real education, tl which their training only served to tea yon how to acquire, now begins, the ec1 cation which you give yourselves. As yet, within the temple of the Fa your several fortunes are inscribed. * To some life may prove : -*-"a galling load Along a rough, a weary road;" to all. the pathway must at times beste and thorny, beset with dangers and trii with sloughs of despondency and di valleys cf humiliation ; but not, I tri without leading through green pasta of refreshment, by still waters cf comft and opening up well-springs - gladm You will ho guided by different moti of conduct, stimulated to action by vi otis incentives. The hope of distinct! the love of grain, zealous devotion your art, human affections, will im and actuate you. But there is an inc tive to action, and a guido to condt purer, nobler, more enduring than th* Ambition may cease to allure, riches n fail to satisfy, zeal may flag, and ailee? languish ; but Duty never fails. JO&t me urge you to devote your li to her services, who "From vain temptations dost set free JL:.vI ???&Si UI? rt cory atnie Ol lrnU han tty." Her aspect may at first seem harsh unattractive, but Duty, "Stern law-g.\ tr ; thou yet dost wear The Oodhead'b meet benignant grace; Nor know me anything so fair, As the emile upon thy face." Her service is exacting, but she parts a strength equal to every trial ; **-- her rigor, wedded to thy blood, Khali ltd ka within thy ptfa?kllaM I O To push thee forward thro' a life of abc Dangers and deeds ;" and her compensations are beyond others. She, as no other can, austaii conflict, consoles in defeat, and en with completest victory at the Ls* "For in all landa, and through a . story, The path Of du.y, ls tb? way to glory." You now, gentlemen, go forth fron walla of your Alica Mater. See t that by your lives and labora you i trate her vaine, and commend her u gratitude of all. - In Hartford? Conn., women re? twenty t?" ve cents per dozen ?orina corsets; and tbe cotton thread, ? must be bought of the corset man tarer, is deducted from this sam. 1 are thirteen stitches to the inch, am thousand stitches in one corset. Ai Iperienced needle-woman can com half a dozen in a day, and thus twelve and a half cents. TW? REPOST 03 FQB^?TEY.* Basneriu of HOB. D. Wyatt Alkea, of South Carolin*, la th* HORM of R?pr?aontaUv?a -Th* Way th* Monty Ooo a ter Printing and th* Agricultural knteraatu of th* Country Hegloeted ID the House of Representatives, on the 36th of March, a resolution was un der consideration which proposed to print 6,000 copies of the report, on fores try by the Commissioner or Agriculture. Mr. Aiken moved to amend ty '.wetting 25,000 copies, and on this amendment he spoke aa follows : Mr. Speaker, some explanation id ne cessary to acquaint the House with the subject before them that they may vote understandingly upon the report of the Committee on Printing. In the spring of 1874, a memorial was presented to Congress from the "Ameri can AssOci?t'on for the Advancement of Science," asking fer auch legislation as would tend to encourage the cultivation of timber and the preservation of forests. That memorial was referred to the Com mittee on Publie Laads, who, after ma turely considering its merita, reported favorably and presented a bili authoris ing the app% iuttnent by the President of a Commissioner of Forestry, who should make investigations upon this and ali kindred subjects. This commissioner was subsequently appointed, and be is the agent of the government who now pre? senta to this body the result of his in vestigations in the shape of a rcnort upon forestry, and of which report 1 ask the publication of 26,000 copies, instead of 6.000 as proposed by the Committee on Printing. I am not hoi, sir, to defend tbis agent, for I never I'JOW him until I met bim before the Committee on Agriculture ; but ho is a mao of national r?putation, and I presume has his reputation some what at stake In submitting this report. He has labored assiduously for two years to fulfill the order of Congress in making these investigations upon the subject of forestry, forest culture, and all other ques tions incidental thereto. The printing of this repot; was ma turely considered by the Committee on Agriculture, consisting of eleven mem bers. The manuscript is sufficient to fill two volumes, one a vol?me of closely printed matter of perhaps 660 pages, the other a volume of statistical matter, comprising about 860 or 400 pages. Youi Committee on Agriculture believe il would be prudent, wise and proper to Eublish the entire report, making per aps 1,000 or 1,100 pages. But by a peculiar rule of this House, to which 1 am not now offering an objection, aftoi the consideration of the subject by thc committee of eleven members, we dav? the matter again submitted for the con aideration Of the Printing Committee which is composed of but three mern bets, who in their wisdom de;,'do tba the Commits cn Agriculture were w per cent, wrong. To my mind, sir, thl is a most remarkable conclusion. Now, Mr. Speaker, I ask the chalrmai of the Committee oo Printing if ho ba delved into this mju of manuscrit) matter T Has ho a conception of tn magnitude of this work, and of its im portauce to the people of thia country If he bas, I would ask why is it that hi committee have suggested the printie of only 5,000 copies? Is it becaus printing n large humber would not h "in the line of economy T" If this Is th purport of his report, and it should fa approved by thia House, I shsll on proper occasion introduce a resolutioi to be referred to an appropriate commi tMw nabing for s definition cf that of repeated cry. harped upon rhia floor i constantly, "lt is not in the line of ecoi omy." It Trill recuira hut $6,000 io prit 5,000 copies of this report, and insten of spending a larger amount for tl benefit of the great agricultural inter?s of our country, the Committee on Prin ing favor that economy which would s most smother the report and prevent single .copy from falling into tho ham of the farmers. Sir, compare this sped of economy with that which appropri?t fer a defunct navy or for an ?nefficiei i army more millions of the public mom 1 than we are asking for thousands. Y< sir, we give more as as ascua? salary a single commodore or general than asked for to spread information arnot the oeoolo. This ls the first time during this sc sion that the agricultural interests ha asked that some benefit shall accrue them from the appropriations made develop the recources of the country. Mr. Finley-Will the gentleman fro South Carolina allow me to make a sa ! gestion in the way of an inquiry f Mr. Aiken-Certainly. * Mr. Finley-The gentleman etated tl It would cost $6,000 to print 5,000 cop! of this report. Now, is it not true tl it would only cost $15,000 to print 25,0 copies? Mr. Aiken-I can print 26,000 cop for $11,000. Mr. Speaker, I undertook to rumms through this mass of manuscript to s iafy myself about its contents ; and bi lng learned its anpposcd contents by examination of the captions to the vi otis chapters, I ask the privile?3 of s ting them to the House. The first chapter contains an a ecol of tho distribution of forests tbronghi the United States, and their extent the respective States and territories. The second chapter is captioned "1 methods vi* preserving and increas these forests the third speaks of methods of planting ont forests, and scribes the trees beat adapted to differ localities. Fourth, "Wood as a mate for paper making." Fifth, "Tho ms facture of charcoal and its uses, r, wood gas for illumination and other t ~??*-." Sixib, "Thc conception wood by railroads, tbs respective c sumption for fool and for crces-tl Seventh. "The comparative value of ferent kinds of wood for heating put ses." Eighth. "The resinous prodi of oar forest, sod the European met of preserving res! nobs trees." Nowj Mr. Speaker, it is a vtbX. Vn< fact that the resinous industries of Southern States, in which so ra money is annually invested, sro b seriously injured by the suicidal po adopted in this country of oxtractin] ?iu??i turpentine from tho trees as p ble at f'.o shortest practicable time. ' gradual bot certain destruction of immense industry should be averted, it can only be dono by furnishing citizens with the information conta io this chap ter. If investigation ?troven to- the people of Europe bow nd aa try caa be continued for get tiona, and yet not exhaust the mes supply, it will be worth more than coat of publishing thia rep??? t? o?r zens, if we by this mesas inform I of this method. And, slr, ?nices? thing bedano tn check the pressa! tem, this great industry, which at ont seems oxbn?sticas, must io s years be confined to a very contri area. The next chapter treats of tho tar materials to be found in this coo Can anything be more important Speaker? I imagine cot This lodi hythe importation of nw hides wi E duty, hes enabled the United States to j export annually eight million dollars' ! worth of leather, and if lt were known whence we could obtain the material to enable us to tan leather at a still less cost, our exports might be inceased two fold to the advantage of that portion oar laboring population. ''The r*?>>lt? of tbe forest fires and their occurrence and preservation" is the caption of another chapter, and I would only ask, if there are not towns and villages in our Northwestern States that would have paid the cost of printing thia report couta they have been allowed within the psst four years to circulate this chapter among tUelr neighbors f The next chapter apeaka of the "in sect ravages of foresta, diseases, and other destroying agencie?.." What can be of more immediate interest to the agri cultural communities of our country? Entire forest belts an. sometimes swept out of existence by insects, and if in this chapter we are to be advised of a remedy, that alone will be worth the cost of publication. Next comes the question of the "im portance of forests to agriculture. A vital question ; noue more so. To-day the thoughtless farmer fella hia forests with the hope and prospect of immediate gain, never for one moment believing that tho great cause of agriculture ia injured just to the extent that he assists in denuding tbe earth of the covering nature gave it. If, by reading this chapter, he can be restrained and induced to preserve and indeed increase his forest area, vr?l ?e not be amply repaid for tho appropria tion ? From almoat every aection ot ear country comes the wail that the climate bas changed or some other causo exists that prevents our lands producing as they aid years ago. Who can say that tbs destruction of cur forests is not th? cause of this ur^-bteriouo chango. Per haps there are data enough in thia chap ter to aatiafy the thoughtful agriculturist. This ia followed by a chanter or disser tation upon the manner in which the forests or Europe are managed. Are we too old to learn from these experienced BclentiataT Years ago the farmers ol Europe were as reckless and thoughtless as are tho formen of America, and to-day they realize the folly of their reckless ness. The annual freshets of the Po and other European rivers are national ca lamities. Their cause is directly as cribed to the destruction of tho forest! upon tho adjacent hillsides. No one cac tell how many millions of saes of fertile low lands bavo in this country beer rendered hopelessly barren from thc sarao causo. Torrents of rain-fall an annually washing from our denuded hill sides gulches of barron sand upon ou irrevocably ruined bottom landa, whih the soluble fertility- is swept by tb river's current into the ocean. Let u kirn from those more experienced i lesson as to how to arrest this accelerate? progress to uc?vr?vli?u. xi europe na discovered that a preservation of he forests is a preservation of ber soil, let u become adepts in this itchool of learning If tho luxuriant leaver, of our forest tree check edie fall, and the myriad rootle! j retard the flow of rain-water tbat fn i quently pours from our Bummer's clout' at the rate of an inch in depth to minute of time, then let us cherish tb trunks that bear those leaves andencon age the growth of those miniatare roo lets. Europe baa ber schools of forestry, ac the next chapter ia this report ?reats i that aubject. Are we too learned to r ceive instruction from thia source also If this report tells us what Eurone dol?gj let us know the fact, and Iel o\ farmers learn what older nations are d lng upon a aubject of such vital impo tance to their vocation. But the last chanter ia rerhap; ii moat important, and that treats of tl influence of forests on climate. * M Speaker, who can tell us to-day wh effect thia denudation of our count bas upon our climate ? Why the sudd< and unprecedented changes in our ol .mate in almost every section of this brm land ? Whence the cause of the period droughts annually experienced nc:? days throughout our cotton belt? 1 one can say that denudation and cont quent rapid evaporation is not the caw Mr. Sneaker, these are the vario topics treated of in tbe first volume this report. The second volume is o nf statistics, which we do not ask have published, but which, I beliei should appear with the other as io for rr tion for the people. I have made a calculation of the ci of publishing 26,000 copies of this i port, provided it covers no more tb 660jiagcs. It will not exceed Si 1,200, Mr. fingleton-Did you get that fn tbe Public Printer f Mr. Aiken-Yes ; nnd I can state i other fact for tbs benefit ot thia Hou and I beg the members to hear and member it. While 25,000 copiea-of t report, if published by the governmi printing establishment here in Waahii ton, where bouse rent, fuel and gas i supplied at the expense of the gove ment, will cost $11,200.1 can take i very same job to Philadelphia sud bi it done by private parties for $9,C Fi fty thousand copies of thia work i lout but I2K009, and 100,000 coi ^ould not cou aa much as you pay tb-ea or four officials of this goveruni in vbe shape of annual salaries., ant was for the printing of this lost nuns that the Committee on Agriculture aa! in their report. I submit, Mr. Speai that the report of the Committee Printing, proposing to publish o 5,000 copies of thia volume, which c tains so much invaluable informal upon the agricultural and manufactui indUBlties of our country, ia unreaec bly economical, and Ir trust the Ht will adopt my amendment proposim "?bUsh S&QGQ -op:er. Mr. Singleton-The Committee Printing have no feeling about this i ter. I desire to lay before the Ht what the Committee on Agriculture The gentleman bas told hut a par wifh to tell the balance. The comm: recommended to tbe Honse tbe pub Hon of 100,000 copies of tr-ia -.oport, bracing 1,160 pages, 860 pages ot ?! the Committee on Printing propon strike out. because the gentleman prepared the work states that it is necessary they should ba nnhl?abe* they contain mostly matters which embrr.ced in other reports ncce&sib! everybody. Now, it sesma to me th publish 100,000 copies of this worl tho enormous expense of $10O,O0(>, w lu the present state of our finances 1 extravagant expenditure of money, unless the House aball take tho reap bility of publishing that number, or 26,000, as proposed by the amendent the gentleman from South Carolina, Aiken,] it wiii not bo done. What did your Committee on Pri do? When tho matter came befo we considered it in all kindness to the gentleman who made the report the Committee on Agriculture. W Professor Hough, who * pr?par?e work, before na, and, after a tboi : examination, came to the concl that we ought to publish about I volume? and bave ibo work atereoi j If, after examination, the Honse s 1 find it really so valuable, It will very easy matter to strike Oaf any na sa ber that ne raaf think the valu? of the work will justify. This ia exactly what the Committee- ott' Printing have clone. We did not follow the recommendation of the Committee on Agriculture for the publication of 100,000 volumes, contain ing eleven hundred and fifty pages each, of which three hundred and fifty pages contain nothing but statistics as, to toe amount of humber shipped from ooo oouotry to another, etc If the Hods? thinks proper to print 25,000 copies of this work, It will ba the act of the House, and not of the committee. We have just agreed to print 800,000 of tho Agri cultural Report, ?bowing our interest in agriculture. I noir cali tho previous question. The previous question was seconded, and the main question ordered j which was upon tho amendments of Mr. Aiken, ?o strike out "5" and insert "25," so as to provldn for printing 25,000 copies. The amendaient was agreed to, there be ing ayes ?30, noes not counted. John Brown's Vf vaa* John Brown, Jr., the son of John Brown who made the attack on Harper's Ferry, Va., ha? wrixon to the Hon. John Cochrane, of New Hork, a full atatemont of the general plans of "John Brown of Oasawattamio," together with a review of the special plans, so far as they re? ferred to Harper's Ferry, accompanying tho statement -sith the facts, so far as he ks-w them, cf Gerrit Smith's knowl edge and ??ant of knowledge of those plans. Mr. G?5hrane bss f?vss w? lat ter for publication, scans?'?* ryi?g it ??Uh a letter from hinuoif, in which no draws the conclusion that,, although Mr. Smith was fully cognizant of the general plans of John Brown, lie was entirely ignoiant of the contemplated raid which ended so fatally, that raid being in direct rio? latioo of the general plana as unfolded to Mr. Smith. Mr. Cochrane, therefore, reaffirms his belief io Gerrit Smith's en tire truthfulness, and maintains that when he denied all previous knowledge of the Harper*? Ferry attack, he spoke the truth unreservedly, and did nol re sort toa cowardly erasion. In his letter John Brown. Jr., says bia father's attack on Harpers Ferry is "assumed by the public mind to be the complete exponent of his general purposes ; whereas it Should elana in th? Subtle estimate only as a single fac?, in icating hie general purpose no more, perhaps, than does a elogio .mountain peak gives an idea of the general direc tion of a mountain chain." He says his father's general purpose was to make slave-holding Such a dangerous and unprofitable business that it would be abandoned, and to accomplish this he did not proposo to incite a general In surrection of stares. "Ho did, however,, propose to forcibly liberate the nlay-* nf individual slaveholder, where io hil opinion it could be done most success fully. He considered that the moun tains ani swamps of the South afforded places where forcibly ernnuci pated clares' ?could find refuge sod be defended;' j and he intended that from the numer?os; strongholds there furnished by nature small bands of the freed slaves, under competent leadership, should carry coi a persistent, self-supporting, guerilla warfare, io which no more violence] should bo need .. than chould bo ?found necessary in defence or io cficc.i?g' th? liberation of slaves by euch predatory bands. This much of bis father's pion Johs Brown, Jr., roys Mr. Gerrit Smith un derstood aod endorsed, but he is conn* ! dent Mr. Smith did not know that Har per's Ferry was to be attacked. He says ! all of the Brown party, except Kaki ?su tbs ueg^T-vw, Tehgmentiy opposed this attack. A Wonna of Influence. "I want to know if thia is a steam in ju n or a hoas carl" yelled a ?roman with a comploxioo like an old boot, aa she hooked the conductor in the coat collar with the handle of her umbrella, and polled him back with a jerk that came very oear stretching him out on the hay. "Really, mum, I don't understand you," stammered the young man. "You don't, hey? No, I'll bo<bound you don't; but if you don't atop thia car, and that mighty suddent too, or I'll give you & tasto of this umbrella Over your wooden head that yon will understand. U?io. I'rc ?nr?u mot ion'rr* to you Sula ahakin my fist at you for the last- two minutes but there yon Staad grlnnin' like a cbessy cat at the gals oe the side walk and never once shlpin' your eyes around to seo how your passengers are coorin''on. There now, help me out with my basket, tn' look sharp about it. You've carried me five blocks further^ I waoted to go, aa* I want you to toll the man what runs that car cumin* yon-, der to pass me back free. I'm a patient woman, an' never say much, but I've got lots of influence, young roan-for my man is fireman ia a printin' office down town-an* if you know- v.'hieb side of your bread has the butter on you'll at tend to business a little sharper the next tim? I'm aboard. That's all. You hear *e." i' -????---r A BEAUTIFUL IDEA.-I cannot be*, liove that earth is mao's abiding place. It cannot be that oar life is cast op by tho ocean of etonity to float for a mo ment on its waves, and sink to nothing- ! ness. Else why is it that the glorious aspirations which leap Uko angels from 1 the temple of our hearts aro forever wandering about unsatisfied? Why ia it that the rainbow and the clouds nome .?var j us with a beauty that is not of earth, theo pass off aod leave us to mose upon their rade? invViinesar Why is it that the stars who hold their festivals around the midnight throne are set above the grasp of limited faculties, forever mocking us with their unapproach?ble glory? And finally, why is it that the bright forms of human beauty presented to our view aod then taken from us, leav ing the thousand streams of our affections to flow back ia Alpine torr?ate on our hearts? We are born for a higher world than that of the earth; hear isa realm where rainbows never fade-where tho . UM ??ll K?. I...? V..**? -.-ni- ?-? - !?..<? ?JD,. UCQ JCIC* that slomber on the ocean ; and whero the beings that pass before us like shad ows will stay in oar presence forever? *~- A lawyer, not over yoong nor hand some, examining a young lady witness in court, determined !o perplex hor, and said : "Miss, upon my word you are very v pretty." Tho yoong lady very promptly ' replied: "I .would return the compli t ment, slr, if I wera not on nnth " . - The' man who thought ho would ! present his wife with material for a new i drei?, was surprised to see the dealer slip i the cloth in an envelope and say1 he i weald have the buttons sent right up io I adray. ) - 'Ts this Adam's House?" asked a i stranger of a Bostonian. "Yea," was the i reply, "it's Adam's house till you get to ) the roof-^Shea lt's eaves." - This is a world of second-baud I goods. Every pretty girl has boto some * ether fallow's sweetheart. t witt sit W raterssf. ort MTS farafahaa ie ?pay ta* peatagy ?MOB.: ?*AU estaaral*?^^ ttt**K4 ltora InltU?geacef?? aaa ku chick*. draft?, monoy orean, *c, .bool* W^^a uTUord? AP??r?ot>.B.C, A WO?AJ? CUB?SUS FOBGEiL?ES. How . Sgempnla School Teacher K*l*o4 Several TXms??? Sonara. A very curious r?ase of forgery by a woman, ht which the motive for tba offense appears to be undiscoverable. is rep?rtedT>y the Memphis Appeal. Miss Mary Hampton, for ten years a teacher ? in the public schools of that city, Is tho culprit. Bbe lived with ber mother, a widow and also a teacher in the public achoo UL in a house furnished by the city and adjoining the Behool in which they taught. I Miss Hampton is small ia stature, delicate and consumptive in ap pearancc, and 80 years old. Her salary with her mother's came to $140"a month. In November last Miss Hampton. bought of the County Court Clerk, James Belly, $650 worth of city scrip, giving bet individual note for $650, and as col lateral a nnta'fpr $8O0rilirnor?ngfAlj.?? been drawn by J. T. Osborne on James T. Leatb, and bearing Mr. Leath's in dorsement. When the note fell due part of it was paid and three now billa by Os borne on Death, indorsed by the latter, were given, two of which were paid by Miss Hampton at maturity. AU Iber were forgeries ss to the indorsement and drawer of the notes. Osborne ia a myth. In December, 1877, before these for ?eries were discovered. Miss Hampton, ought $700 moire city scrip from Mr. Rolly, giving him three orders, due ia one, twe and three mouths, on the Board, of ?ducation for salary due Miss Hamp ton and ber mother, both of whom appa rently signed the orders.. Mrs. Hamp ton's signature was forged; and the Board of ?&k^.-t?XM holds no moneys for either Misa Hampton or her mother. I* January last Miss Hampton ob tained a loan of $1,500 carl* on a note atened bv herself and fridniijsd by Mis. Kate E. 'Dawson from Pr?sident Fieber, of the Emmet Bank. The indore?ic-aat waa forged. 8he obtained the indorse ment of a druggist of Memphis to hex note for $500, T>y depositing with bim forged notes of hand calling for $2,800, and negotiated the indorsed note at once. She borrowed several thousand: dollars from personal friends without giving Se curity, snd finally borrowed money on a certificate of indebtedness given her by the Board of Education at her re ouest, and then, making affidavit that tue certificate was lost, drew the money due ber thereon. It should be added that lost fall ehe made a present of a cart load of new furniture to the pastor of Bt. Bridget's Church, the bili for which was sent to the church some few months later. There is scarcely a trace left of the thousands of dollars which Miss Hamp ton within a few months has secured by these devices. When accused she de nied almost everything, and seemed to ' be amused at her own detection. When he; v?ctima cai?ed to ces her abo up braided them with faithlessness and treachery, and than commenced crying. It has been discovered that she has Tbeen a heavy purchaser of dry goods-princi pally ladles wear-during tho past yes*. At one house her annus! bill amounted to about $1,000, and at another $800.-. Her bills at millinery establishments were also quite large, and at jewelry atores abo occasionally made nice pur chases. These dry'goods, &c.,ehe ?ever ??re, always dresa?j? h e?Mr and plainly, and what one did with them remains to be discovered^ Mr. Fisher, of tho Ern test Bank. Mr, Belly snd Coi, !*sih have received anonymous letters pur porting to como from a relative of bera, who elaims to be the gniltv narty fn sdi tho above transactions. Tfieso"letters aro curiously worded and written and are believed to be spurious, and written ?Uber br Miss Hampior. nrsssse cc-sfei erato of"hers. There is av; yet no pro ceeding of any kind again?'? .Hiss Hamp ton, who with'her mother stood well in the esteem of tho community.- It ls said that since her exposure tbedaughter hos several times attempted suicide. AN ASIUSINQ COMED* oy EE?OBS. -Mme. de V. waa very jealous, aijd de terrained to watch her husband. One doy be told her he was going to Veir sailles, ?nd when ho went ont, oho put o? h?r boimct aird followed him. ?ho kept him Sn sight until he turned ?ato a posasse which nbortcned tho wsy to tho railroad station, where she missed him, ShoBtood fora fewrennies inthe passage looking about, and suddbhly saw a mon ?omingonto? a glove-?hop with ? rather i over-dressed lady.' From n dUtorira ?h* 'made eure tho "man was h?r husband, and without a word, of warning abe gave him three, or ?ur sound boxes on. the. ear. ' When thff gentleman turned round to confront 'kis-assaR&ht, she perceived that shs had made s mistake; and at tho KfT.9 ?SS; sh?catrabt sight of her hus band, who had repTeniebed .a cigar-case st a tobacconist's and wr? cvosaiug tho street. What could sha Hot Shs fain ted in the arms of the stranger whose ears abe had boxed-while thc other lady rae off as fast alie could to avoid scan dal. Tho stranger, who waa a comedian, wai astonished te Sud an nafcnowa lady In his arma; and, while his esra ?rete still tingling with the blows? he was ?gain startled. A gentleman collared him snd shaking him roughly, asked him what be . meant by embracing a lady ia the street. "Why, abo boxed my ears and fainted !" screamed the actor. ''The is my wife," ahoutad the irate husband, "and never would have struck you without caus?." The Infuriated gentlemen shook their fists until the Indy, who had been carried j into a shop, recovered sufficiently to ex plain how it happened. CurriNa A M?^'? TONQUE OCT. Robt. F. Hulburt. private Secretary of Gov. Bishop, bf Ohio, bsa just bad his ?50-? orrruteted near thc rest, bj Dr. ETslcr?ing," of Cleavland. The Plain Dealer1* c?orrespondeut says that "the chin was cawed ip twain and tho jaws aproad apart in order to take out tho diseased tongue. Tho work waa perfor med in a comparatively short space of time, and tho i-tient was comfortable and conscioua in lesa than ah hour. Next day Mr. Hurlburt walked acroma tbs room, and wrote bia wants np paper. He Ja not permitted to sttcrapt tocs?A,aod, of course, could aot do eo if he desired. The physicians think he will be able to. articulate audibly in tba coane of time. Thus far tho dif ficulty has been, to give tworiabme-nt, which hss been dono by Injection. Glass tabes have been flew red, snd hereafter nourishment will be given by that means until the soreness in the mouth is some what subdued/' This is noted u a very remarkable surgical operrtlou. Mr. Hurlburt had a cancer at tho root of hi? tongue. A like operation for the. same .__^ ,Lt. _f~ ii., -?-? ?. ? .tMJfc of the hospital? in the city ,of Albany, buttha patient died a few days subse quently. - "Do you see any, grapes. Bob?" "Yea, but there ls doga?' "Big dogs, Bohr "Yes- very big;* 'Theft oom* along- these grapes are not oars, yon know.'1 , , . - Tho United States utilises iaagrf crtlture ten per cent, of iUarea; Gres? Britain, , fifty-eight, por Seo*. nudHoK land, ?evenly.