student." adapted at the various times and places, to the capa- his extensive library of rare books, and for a free access to his valuable for many practical remarks of great importance, but also for the use of cities and necessities of the various parties interest- cabinet of anatoinical preparations, which, in many cases, has afforded the editor an opportunity of verifying the statements of the text. Pre ed. To enlighten the mind, and improve the heart, Medicine,' by the learned and eloquent Bostock; it forms a happy intro fixed to the Study of Medicine,' the reader will find a new History of is certainly a glorious purpose; and the lyceum sys-duction to the main work, and its perusal will richly reward the careful tem, could it be properly organized and conducted, “The great author of this work has made the study of medicine seems admirably adapted to this noble object. But a pleasure rather than a labour. He brought to his work a comprehensive mind, a large store of theoretical and practical know. we fear that the system will either be greatly re-ledge, and set down with an honest intention and clear views to tarded or entirely ruined, by the management and interference of private interest. It seems to us, that the organization of state lyceums, before the subordinate departments are carried into execution, is premature, and will prove abortive. Organize the primary associations first, and says Grimke, "the district and state lyceums may be expected as a matter of course." OUR FIRST PAGE. arrange his matter. He uses no more technicalities than were indispensably necessary for a proper vehicle for his thoughts, and makes no scruples of showing what the science has not reached, as well as what it has accomplished. ་ "To this work is attached Bostock's History of Medicine,' an excellent historical treatise, a labour of great research and merit, displaying a philosophical mind groping its way through the ages of antiquity, and bringing down the results of experience to modern times. No man can be truly wise in what is, without knowing something of what has been, in art or the profes sions. The history even of errours, assists in getting at truth. This sketch will save the student much labour while it leads him to deep reflections. The scholars of the new world must avail themselves of the master productions of the old. They find the address of the calif of the ninth century to the Arabians, in most respects true. My followers,' said he, 'I have purchased for you the Grecian manuscripts, and you may now pluck the golden fruit of the garden of the Hesperides without It is our intention to embellish this page usually, fear of the dragon.' We not only pluck the fruit but transplant with a large engraving illustrative of American his- the tree, and find it ' grow in our soil, and ripen in our sky; and the product is not less, nor is the flavour deteriorated by being tory, or American landscape scenery. We had pro-manhood, but has found time, by the strictest economy of it, to acclimated here. Dr. Doane is yet in the early green leaf of cured a fine original drawing of a Negro cabin in perform many valuable labours in moments stolen from his proVirginia, by J. G. Chapman, Esq., of this city, of relaxation. He has given to his profession, 'Blandin's Anafessional duties, or rather by using up all his hours, called those for the express purpose of embellishing the first tomy;' and 'Maygrier's Illustrations of Midwifery,' which has within two years passed through four editions. He has also page of the present part, but were disappointed in translated the large System of Anatomy by Professor Meckel, obtaining the accompanying article, from the pen Chausner on the Arteries,' and still more recently Dupuytren's from the German, a laborious task, Scoutetten on Cholera,' of a Virginian gentleman, in time for our purpose.ed the editorship of Good's Study of Medicine,' which has now celebrated 'Lectures on Surgery,' all these before he commenc-This very pretty picture shall be forthcoming in our made its appearance in two large octavo volumes, greatly in next. NOTICES, REVIEWS, &c. From the N. Y. Mirror, which is authority worthy all accept ation in such matters, we take the following notice of the "Study of Medicine," just published by the Harpers. GOOD'S STUDY OF MEDICINE. Study of Medicine, by John Mason Good, M. D., F. R. S., Mem. Am. Phil. Soc., and F. L. S. of Philadelphia. Improved from the author's manuscripts, and by reference to the latest advances in Physiology, and Pathology, and Practice by Samuel Cooper, Professor of Surgery in the University of London, etc. Sixth American, from the last Eng. lish edition, with Notes, by A. Sidney Doane, A. M. M. D.; to which is prefixed, a Sketch of the History of Medicine, from its origin to the commencement of the nineteenth century. By J. Bostock, M. D., F. R. S. In two volumes. New York: published by Harper and Brothers. 1835. EDITOR'S PREFACE. proved, with original notes. It would require a much larger space than we can at present command to notice the various important additions of Dr. Doane. He has drawn his materials from the results of the practice of the most eminent prescribers in the healing art, scattered through the remotest districts of the country. Of course Dr Rush's opinions are to be found under many sections of the book: the clinical views of the most eminent men of his day, and of those who have enlightened the medical art since, are also here impartially and faithfully recorded. Bayley, Physic, Hosack, Chapman, Dewees, Barton, Mott, Francis, Stevens, Paine, Warren, JackPotter, Hays, Mitchill, Eberle, Beaumont, Condie, Bell, Calson, Beck, Ware, Cartwright, Rogers, Smith, Channing, Dudley, houn, Stearns, and many others will be found in the numbers of those from whom he has selected; and we are in duty bound to affirm that the value of the original work has been thus greatly enhanced. It was long due to the services of our American physicians and surgeons that a more enduring record of their improvments in physick and surgery should be drawn up, than is preserved in the fugitive pages of periodical journals or pamphlets; and we are favoured with such a memorial by Dr. Doane's edition. Indeed, so earnestly seems the editor to have been to "The sixth American edition of the 'Strdy of Medicine,' is reprinted add interest to this work, that we find some of the latest Eurofrom the fourth English edition, which was issued in London early in the pean investigations on pathology and practice, made known present year: beside the ample additions of Professor Cooper, it con- abroad within the last few months, noticed by him. The latest tains between four and five hundred notes of a practical character, de- English criticks have pronounced the last edition of the 'Study rived principally from the writings of American physicians. It was with extreme diffidence, and with no little dread of appearing presump of Medicine,' a library of existing state of medical knowledge; tuous, that the American editor assumed the responsibility of adding and we think that this copy by the Harpers, will be recognised notes to a work characterized by such profound learning and deep reby every competent judge as the most ample and able exposition scarch; but he was encouraged by the consideration, that although the of practical medicine ever offered to the American publick.” Study of Medicine' has been used as a text-book for several years in this country, and is thought to be indispensable to every medical library, it contains but few allusions to the important results of American practice; while some forms of disease peculiar to this country, and the contributions of American physicians to physiology, pathology, therapeuticks, and the materia inedica, are, generally speaking, unnoticed in it. In fulfilling his duty, the editor has attempted to divest himself of local feelings; to consider the physicians of the United States as belonging to one family; to be just to all; and to present the results of their experience with fairness. How far he has succeeded, may be seen by referring to the notes marked with the letter D, for which he alone is accountable. The desire, however, of printing the new edition in such a form as to place it within the reach of every one, and the constant inqui ries for the book which, to speak technically, has been out of print for Many months, obliged the publishers to limit the editor both as to space and time. This fact will account for the brevity in which many imporLant topicks have been treated, and also for some omissions. "To those of his professional brethen who have so kindly tendered the results of their experience, the editor returns his warmest acknowledg menta and thanks; and to no one are these due more than to a personal friend of Doctor Good, Professor J. W. Francis, of New York, not only DISCUSSION OF UNIVERSALISM. Mr. P. Price, No. 2 Chatham Square, N. Y., has just issued in a neat little volume of 300 pages, a series of letters, which were interchanged between Rev. Ezra Stiles Ely, D. D., a distinguished Presbyterian Divine, and Rev. Abel C. Thomas, equally distin guished among his own people as a prominent advocate of the Universalist faith, devoted to the discussion of the theological tenets which so widely separate their respective denominations. To any one who has a desire to examine this subject we can cordially recommend this volume as containing the main positions on both sides more clearly stated, happily condensed, and fore bly argued, than in any work of the kind (and they are not few) with which we are acquainted. As a specimen of critical acumen and logical deduction, the letters are worthy the attention of the general Reader.-New Yorker. VISIT TO A NEGRO CABIN IN VIRGINIA. Extract from a Journal, kept by a Gentleman, who travelled through Virginia some years since.] 14th. W is a Justice of the peace, and was compelled to leave us to-day, in order to attend the session of the county court. I took his dog and gun to see what sort of sport his fields afforded; and after a walk of some hours, feeling inclined to rest, I seated myself on the body of a fallen tree, and had been there but a few minutes, when my attention was attracted by the following conversation carried on behind a dead hedge, by which I was screened from the view of the parties engaged in it: "I say, Tom; is you been do what you say?" "I done fo'git what 'twas." for a drinking-cup. The character of the ground was such, that we could neither see nor be seen until the moment of our arrival, at which time there were twenty or thirty little woolly heads amusing themselves, not silently. Some were running aboutsome swinging upon the gigantick grape-vines, with which the trees were covered-some rolling about on the sand-while others were earnestly engaged in doing nothing. In an instant, six curiously shaped curs rushed out from door and bush. Some wanted ears-some tails-the latter had been either cut off or driven in, so that there was hardly an inch to swear by-but none wanted voice: they all had it, and to spare; and spare it they did, very freely. This brought into play the deep voice of my guide, and the alto tones of the little negroes-" You Jow "Dah now! Didn't I tell you futto ax Ned futto ler!" "Come out dah, you Venter!" "Git out, you len' me his possum-dog to-night?" "Well, sho' nough!" "Well, now, what I gwine do fo' dog?" "You do'wan' no dog to-night." "What fur I don't?" "Caze you gwine to cawn-shuckin'." "No indeed-I gwine catch possum fo' Jenny." "What business you keep runnin' a'ter Jenny? She eat all yo' possum an' all yo' moonac [rackoon]; an' yo' whole crap of 'taters, an' wat'millons, an' mushmillons, let 'lone the callikers an' necklace, an' things you buy fur her-an' den she ain gwine have you a'ter all." "How you know ?" "Caze, can't I see? An' didn't my wife hear Wash'ton ax master ef he might have a family? an' master ax him who 'twas?-an' he say 'twas Jenny ?" "Well now, aint dat too bad! "Tain no mo' an' last Sunday when I sole my har-skins, I give her a yaller hankcher!" "Ah, boy! I tell you what-Jenny's a knowin' gal. She wa'n't bawn 'istiddy. So you moutsle let her 'lone." Having become satisfied that no condition of life was too humble for the spirit of coquetry to flourish in, I here interrupted the conversation, by desiring to be shown the way to the nearest spring. Yes, master, I show you❞—was the prompt reply of one of them, lifting his hat at the same time. "The quarters is roun' de pint of them woods, thah." And in three minutes the "quarters" presented themselves in the shape of some six or eight log buildings situated in a row, and about twenty or thirty fect from each other, all fronting the same way. In the rear of each was a little garden, enclosed by upright stakes interwoven with cedar boughs. Outside of each door a small shelf was fixed to the wall. supporting a pail of water, and a gourd used Bowman, you rascal, you!" Under cover of this volley the bipeds rushed to the attack, and by force of some good dry blows, the enemy was routed, horse, foot, and dragoons, the cries of the wounded mingling with shouts of the victors. This unwonted clamour had brought to the doors all the inmates of the houses, and I became the cynosure of all eyes. My guide conducted me to the entrance of his own habitation, and politely invited me to walk in. Scarcely had we crossed the threshold, when a female voice from an inner room inquired, "Who dat?" My host, "on hospitable cares intent," answered not; when the voice was heard again in a higher and sharper tone-“You Polly, who dat come in dah?" The little girl, to whom this seemed to be addressed, made no reply, but gliding silently into the room from which the voice had come, the hitherto concealed speaker made her appearance." Sarvant, sir," said she, making a low courtesy, and evidently much confused; "I did thought 'twas one of the men." "Polly" said my guide, looking around for the little girl-but Polly was gone, to tell, doubtless, the news-" Whah Polly ?" "It is scarcely worth while to take that trouble," (said I, anxious to see how they were provided with food,) "what have you in the house ?" but ef you'll wait twell I run up to the gret 'ouse, | nose was detected in unlawful places. It appears I'll git somethin'." that each grown person of good reputation, is permitted to have constantly on hand one of these animals, which in due season is killed and sold, generally to the master, provided he will give a fair price, or salted and smoked in their own chimneys for their own use. "The gentleman too hongry to wait, Nanny," said her husband; "you git the sifter an' siff some meal, whell I go to hen-'ouse an' git some aags." "Dah's taters," said the woman. A little cross-legged table was put before me, upon which were spread fried eggs, sweet potatoes roasted in hot ashes, bread baked upon a hoe, and a * "Sho' 'nough. You Polly," said he to the girl who just entered, dripping like a water-nymph, hav-plate of honey. I found no difficulty in doing jusing in her haste spilt a good quantity of the water upon herself" You Polly, jump down in the taterhole, an' git out some taters." The girl lifted two or three thick planks bored with many holes, which, with six or eight others like them, occupied the centre of the earthen floor, and in a moment disappeared in the dark cavity below, the existence of which, I had not until that moment suspected. "Which sort you want, daddy?" "Which sort you love bes', master, brimstone or moodus?" Being puzzled, I desired him to choose for me. "Han' out de brimstone, gal." 66 tice to this display of hospitality, and was just finishing my demonstration, when Henry, W—'s little son came in. "Aunt Nanny, mother says that if you have any eggs to sell, you may bring them up this evening, and she will buy them." [Whenever an elderly negro is addressed by a young person, white or black, the words Uncle and Aunt take the place of Mr. and Mrs.] "Yes, honey, I got some. How many she want?" "Two or three dozen." "I ain got so many as dem. Is you been ax yo' mammy?" [A nurse is always called "mammy."] "No. I am going to her house now.” His eye now fell upon me, and after apologizing for not observing me sooner, he despatched a negro boy to meet his father, whom he had seen coming over the hill, and let him know that I was at "Tom's house." W- soon entered, and after some conversation with me, he turned to my host: : Whilst my lunch was in preparation, I employed myself in surveying the room. The chimney occupied one entire end of the house; that is to say, was about fifteen feet in width. In the middle of this was the fire, leaving room on either side for seats. Opposite to each other were two small win-"Tom, here are eleven and sixpence, the money dows, or light-holes," as the negroes sometimes Wilcox owed you for chickens. I deducted it from call them, each having a shelf beneath it. The two the price of the work he did for me. If I had not corners most remote from the fireplace, were occu- owed him, you would never have been able to get it pied, one by a little table with a small triangular deal from him. He wishes to buy your bacon. You will cupboard nailed above it to the wall-the other by a have sense enough, I hope, not to place yourself hommony-mortar. Behind the door a very small again in his power?-not to sell him your bacon on shelf supported the good man's razors, &c.; and credit?" just above this depended from a nail, a very irregular polygon of looking-glass, fitted into a piece of pine bark by way of frame. Near the fire stood, on one side, a spinning-wheel, and on the other, a bedstead and bed. A short ladder in one corner terminated at a square hole in the ceiling, and formed a communication with the loft, which is used as a store-Reed cows, an' owun too: an' de whole on 'um was room for broom-corn, shuck-mats, &c. It may be necessary to explain, that "shuck" is a name here given to the husk that envelops the ear of the Indian corn, and of which the negroes make mats, chair-bottoms, and even horse-collars, for sale. High on the wall hung some half dozen dry, inflated bladders, and many festoons of capsicum. The family contained one individual not yet named; videlicet, the pig-who seemed to pass in and out just as his own humour dictated: liable, nevertheless, to an occasional cuff, whenever his "Thank'ee, master. I ain gwine le'm have it, no how." At this moment, a huge double-fisted fellow came to the door, to say that "That ah brindle steer, b'longs to Mr. Reed, been broke into our fence dis mawnin' an' let in all Mr. at our cawn-pile, untwell George he seed 'um, an' he sot de dogs a'ter 'um, and druv 'um out. 'At's de most tarrifyin' cow I ever see. She walks in an' she walks out, whahsomever she pleases. She pull down fence same as people." W After giving some directions about his fences, health. A kind of griddle. "She think it's the rheumatis-not so, she's cotch a vi'lent cole; an' ole aunt Molly whah most in gin'ral stays with her when she's sick, was 'blice to lef her to-day, caze Big Tom wife as is been gruntin' nigh upon a week, was tooken very sudden this mawnin'. "Tell Polly to send to the house for any thing that may be required." "Yes, sir; but missis is been down a'ready, an' fotch every thing." I find it impossible to give on paper a just idea of their manner of pronouncing many words. Indeed, the same word comes in many different shapes from the same mouth. Those in which th occur, are particularly liable to mutation. Take for example the word there. Besides the correct pronunciation, which they sometimes give it-we have "thah," and dah," and "deyah." The variations of that are "dat" and "'at." They seem to have an especial dislike to the use of the letter r, and scarcely ever sound it but at the beginning of words. 66 After running on in this way for ten or fifteen minutes, any one of the company who may be so disposed, strikes in at the top of his voice with a new tune. The hint is not lost on the leader, who immediately adopts as well as he can, his words to the air, if such it may be called, and moves on with perfect readiness in the same rambling style, contemning both rhyme and metre. By the by, it is curious to see how they get over any difficulty about adapting their unequal lines to the tune. The latter is a bed of Procrustes. If the verse be too short, some word is dwelt upon until the measure of time is filled-if there be more than enough, the redun four, are run rapidly through upon one note. The shucking continued until about eleven o'clock, at which time they all retired to a very plentiful supper; and I could not perceive next morning, that their exertions either in singing or drinking had done much damage. They were all arrayed in their best, clean and cheerful. Instead of names to distinguish them, they are better known as "Mr. Reed's Bob"-" Mr. Jones's Ned," &c. But if there be two of the same name upon the same plantation, each has a prænomen de-dant syllables, sometimes to the number of three or rived from his appearance or occupation. On W-'s property, for instance, there were no less An old negro regulated the movements of the botthan six Toms; viz., Little Tom, the overgrown tle, but the vigilance of "Uncle Abraham" could author of the jeremiad about "Mr. Reed cow"-Big not entirely prevent excess, as was manifested by Tom, so called, because, being older than the other, an occasional burst of wild shrieks from some of the he was, many years ago, larger-Lame Tom-party. Ploughman Tom-House Tom-and Betty's Tom. Feeling disposed to witness a corn-shucking, I left the house, and guided by a negro boy was placed, at my request, in a situation from which I could see and hear all that was going forward, myself unseen. About eighty or a hundred men were seated around a huge heap of corn, tearing off the husk, and throwing the denuded ears into spots where they were at 18th. Negroes are the most uncompromising arisonce separate from the corn-pile, so called par ex-tocrats in creation. For a "gent'man" they entercellence, and convenient to the operators. On the tain the profoundest respect. With a far different summit of the pile, sat a person, selected for his skill eye, however, do they regard those whom they term in improvisation, who gave out a line in a sort of" po' white folks." For these they feel a perfect rapid chant, at the end of which the whole party contempt, which extends itself the second and third joined in a chorus. The poet seemed to have no generation. If, by good fortune or successful exerfixed object in view, but to sing. He passed from one tion, one of this class shall have placed himself in subject to another without regard to connexion. Ia more elevated position in society, and should by have retained in memory the following lines, which may serve to give some idea of their style of composition They seldom use the sign of the pos sessive case :— "Oh, Jenny gone to New-town, Chorus. Oh, Jenny gone away! She went becaase she would n't stay, Oh, Jenny gone away! She run'd away, an' I know why, * any means offend a negro, his remark is—“Tain no' mo' 'an any body could 'spec'. He larnt it when he was gravellin' taters for he daddy dinner.”—“ He ain no body, but ole Jack Smith's son whah use to keyah [carry] oshters about to sell-an' now he put's on all dese ars!""Ef my skin wa'n't black, I'd make a better gent'man 'an he is.""Ef I wa'n't no better off 'an his daddy was, I'd agree to be drownded." Their attachment to the families in which they |