T>r. P. A. Barnard, a member of the expedition, 
gave a few results which are really very interest¬ 
ing. The phenomenon known as “Buily’s beads” 
was distinctly seen. This consists of a series of 
round dots of light, like a great string of beads, 
which immediately succeeds total obscuration, 
lie attributed to them a similar cause to that 
which is attributed for mirage . The passage of 
shadow created the same inequality of density in 
the atmosphere as that on the principal of refrac¬ 
tion produces mirage. 
l)r. B. stated some interesting facts connected 
with the voyage. His ideas of icebergs was en¬ 
tirely incorrect. He had no conception of their 
enormous height. This, too, was in latitude 62’, 
off the const of Belle Islo. Other remarkable fea¬ 
tures of these high latitudes were the great num¬ 
ber and brilliancy of auroras, ami great disturb¬ 
ance of the magnetic needle. What was quite a3 
TALKING AND WRITING. 
[Written for Moore's Rural New-Yorker.l 
TO THE YOUTH OP OUR SCHOOLS. 
You are now in the morning of life. Yon 
know naught comparatively of its rough and 
thorny path,—behold nothing in the cup but hap¬ 
piness, smiles, and sunshine; oven if a passing 
cloud intervenes, it is of transient duration, and 
the joy that a waits you seems thrice more welcome. 
Oh! childhood’s tears serve to wash away the 
dust from the mind,—to dispel the petty trials, 
annoyances and anxieties attending some long, 
difficult task in Arithmetic or Geography,—some 
perplexing, brain-bewildering parsing exercise, 
and the like. But as you advance in life, you will 
•yea, more, realize, that this is all right ,— 
AND GUIDE, 
PARTY 
perceive 
all just that yon should be called thus early to 
conflict with some trials. It is necessary, before 
the soldier enterB the army, that he should be 
thoroughly trained and disciplined, that he may 
be well prepared to act his part. So it is with 
you; you need to meet some cares, some troubles, 
that you may be able to withstand the mightier 
waves and breakers with which your frail bark 
will have to contend. A few short weeks, oreven 
years at most, and you will be called forth into 
life's battle-field. Therefore bow necessary it is 
that your minds be properly disciplined, that you 
study rare/ally, thoughtfully, with regard to the 
directing of your affairs, knowing in what direc¬ 
tion to go, what path to pursue, and how to avoid 
the tempests of pride, of avarice, and passion. 
There are many heavy toll-gates erected along 
Life's pathway, which will beggar both the brain 
and the purse, unless you understand how to avoid 
them. They appear lovely,—they charm the eye, 
and fascinate the car; they scatter roses under 
your feet, and lead you on by presenting to your 
vision pictures of happiness, day-dreams of un¬ 
paralleled bliss, and they keep pointing yoa on 
and on; your eye becomes dim with the mists of 
age, your car no longer has the power of listen¬ 
ing to these siron charmers, you behold the roses 
crushed and withered, and perceive around you 
only discontent—longings to he some other than 
what you are, yet the reality is in the distance, 
and KVKR will be. 
Strive, then, for that which is more stable,— 
yea, strive for wisdom, cultivate the intellect, dis¬ 
cipline the mental faculties—lot Improvement be 
your watch-word, Truth your object glass, Hon¬ 
esty your sutveyiug-chain, Integrity and Pcrse- 
You must not be content 
The world is moving, science and 
i, as rational 
i. It is a duty 
EDUCATIONAL SELF-DEVELOPMENT, 
Hamilton, Franklin, Essex, and Clinton. The 
"John Brown’s Tract” occupies the western 
part of the Wilderness, and includes only a part 
of the’firat or Fulton chain of lakes. 
The A nirondack Mountaius bound the territory 
on the east, and give sublimity and interest to 
the scenery after we leavo the beautiful and en¬ 
chanting region of lakes and rivers in the heart 
of the Wilderness. 
The distance, in a general north-east eonrse, 
from Boonville to Port Kent, is about D50 miles— 
of which about 80 miles arc traversed by lake and 
river. Experienced und obliging guides,with boats 
capable each of carrying two persons and their 
baggage, can be secured at the reasonable charge 
of $2 per day. 
The guides perform all necessary camp services; 
accompauy you in fishing and hunting; transport 
you in their boats over lakes and rivers, carrying 
the boats on their shoulders around rapids and 
across portages; treat you with honest fiitniliHrit.y, 
always addressing “the party" as “you fellows,” 
and speaking of the party to their comrades, as 
‘•them fellows;” entertain you with amusing and 
exciting incidents of the hunting grounds; and 
communicate much valuable information respect¬ 
ing the country. Many of them are hunters and 
trappers by profession, who spend a portion of 
the winter season in hunting deer and moose, and 
in procuring furs for the markets, and devote 
themselves dating the summer to the service of 
parties who wish their aid in exploring the 
wilderness. 
The first natural division of the territory, em¬ 
bracing the eight lakes of the Fulton chain, is 
second to none other as a fishing and hunting 
It is here, also, that some of the most 
verauce your armor, 
to stand still 
literature are advancing, and we, 
beings, must keep pace with.the age, 
we owe ourselves, our fellow-beings, and our 
Creator. Man was made for progress, and it is 
no unworthy aspiration when this desire tires the 
youthful mind. Cultivate and cherish it, prune 
and direct it in the right path, and above all, 
learn to think, think for yourselves; and when you 
have thought correctly, properly and justly, put 
those thoughts into execution. Be worthy of 
self-approbation, and as you honor yourselves, so 
will you he honored. 
How many there are who are called “good 
scholars” in our schools, of whom we hear 
nothing after they go forth into the world. Their 
good scholarship gives them no impulse to go on 
to greater attainments for themselves. They are 
mere hook-worms, walking libraries, their learn¬ 
ing is either that of reception, as the sponge takes 
in water, or that Of mere memory. They have 
none of that self-reliance which impossibilities 
alone can subdue. In the same school there are 
others known as “dull, heavy scholars,” distin¬ 
guished in no way bnt for their stupidity, who, 
in after life, fairly outstrip their fellows. And 
why is this? The proper coutse of educating and 
training these youthful minds has not been prop¬ 
erly understood; people will not always go in 
leading-strings, and, again I repeat, they must 
think for themselves. Their instructors can, if 
they understand their vocation, (by degrees,, it is 
truefl call forth these dormant minds and turn 
the active into a more healthful channel. Happy 
will be the day when human nature is so under¬ 
stood, and the science and art of education so 
comprehended, that every miud may be directed 
and direct itself into its proper sphere. It can¬ 
not be done for you; advice and assistance may 
be given, which shall greatly enhance your pro¬ 
gress; but it depends chiefly on yourselves, 
whether you will be thus educated or not. As 
Improvement is your watch-word, you most be 
prepared to detect and avoid the errors of your 
Instructors. Remember, education has reference 
to the whole man ,— the body, the mind, and the 
heatt To the frame it will give vigor, activity 
and beauty; to the senses, correctness and acute¬ 
ness; to the intellect, power and truthfulness; to 
the heart, virtue. Soon will the allairs of the 
nation devolve on yon; so on will yon be called 
upon to fill the places your fathers occupy. And 
will you be prepared to do it with nobleness and 
honor? So me of you must be Statesmen, Lawyers, 
Judges, Ministers, Teachers, Physicians, Farmers, 
Ac. A few more suns may rise and set,—a few more 
snows of winter, now falling on the silver locks 
of your parents, will soon fall on their graves. 
But remember their advice, imitate their noble 
examples. Be not like the meteor, glaring upon 
the startled vision with its sudden flash, hut be 
silently gathering materials to support the more 
enduring light of the morning-star, which anon 
will arise in majesty and glory. Do not sit down 
and allow the worthy efforts of your fathers to 
sink back to dust. Ever let Excelsior, the motto 
of the Empire State, he your motto. 
Castle Grove, X. Y. t 1S0O. AKXM/sta. 
Thr noblest contribution for the benefit of pos¬ 
terity is a good character, formed by good con¬ 
duct. 
TAKE CARE OF YOUR EYES 
Oxk of the most eminent American divines, 
who had for some time been compelled to forego 
the pleasure of reading, has spent some thousands 
of dollars in vain, and lost years of time, in con¬ 
sequence of getting up before day, and studying 
by artificial light. His eyes will never get welL 
Multitudes of men and women have made their 
eyes weak for life by the too free use of their eye¬ 
sight in reading fine print and doing fine sewing. 
In view of these things, it will bo well to observe 
the following rules in the use of the eyes: 
Avoid all sudden changes between light and 
darkneBS. 
Never begin to read, write or sew, for several 
minutes after coming from darkness to a bright 
light. 
Never read by twilight, or moonlight, or on a 
very cloudy day. 
Never read or Bew directly in front of the light, 
or window, or door. 
It is the best to have the light fall from above 
obliquely, over the left shoulder. 
Never sleep so that, on the first awakening, the 
eye Bhall open on the light of a window. 
Do not use the eyesight by light so scant that 
it requires an effort to discriminate. 
The moment you are instinctively prompted to 
rub the eyes, that moment cease using them. 
If the eyeslids are glued together on waking 
up, do not forcibly open them; but apply the sali¬ 
va with the finger — it is the speediest dilutant, in 
the world; then wash your eyes and face in warm 
water.— Hall's Journal of Health. 
A TRIP TO THE WILDER 
The entrance to the “ New York Wilderness," 
by the Boonville route, makes an indelible im¬ 
pression on the memory of all who pass through 
it. The distance from Boonville to "Arnold's ” 
is 22 miles,—the last 15 of which constitute the 
horrible road which I attempted briefly to de¬ 
scribe in my former letter. There is a better road 
from Boonville to Arnold’s, by way of Lyonsdale, 
passable for wagons, but it is eight miles longer 
distance. 
region, 
beautiful lake Bcenery is to be enjoyed. The 
seventh lake, in particular, which is two miles in 
length by three-fourths of a mile in breadth, is 
by common consent regarded as the “ (Jem of the 
Woods." No description can convey an adeqnate 
idea of its fine contour and proportions, its dark 
reflecting waters, and its high picturesque banks, 
adorned wi th the most beautiful evergreens. The 
fourth and eighth lakes are very pleasing bodies 
of water; bnt they are inferior to the seventh. 
Hcreens, 
The former road, which has been de¬ 
scribed, has hitherto been tolerated, and may be 
considered the established route to the “John 
Browu’s Tract.” , . 
The inconveniences of a single day’s journey, 
great as they may be, will not deter tourists 
from making and repeating the trial, in view of 
the advantage of being so soon introduced to the 
best fishing and bunting grounds, and to the most 
beautiful, wild and wonderful scenery, which our 
country affords. 
Invalids and those who travel with their fami¬ 
lies, or with ladies, and hence need the facility of 
good roads, and the accommodation of good 
hotels, will find the access from Lake Champlain 
to the lower Saranac Lake preferable. This fur¬ 
nishes a more comfortable and a more gradual 
introduction to the wilderness mode of life. A 
day’s journey over a flue road of about fifty miles 
from Fort Kent, on I,ake Champlain, to the lower 
Saranac, with good country hotels at convenient 
distances, and pleasant quarters at the latter lake, 
where the traveler begins to feast on fish and 
must lead many to choose this line of 
had not forgotten to re- 
the photographic plate 
cord. Thus it was real and not optical. The phe¬ 
nomenon in question was a bluish light on the side 
of the rnooB, civse to the edge projected on the 
sun. These three results Professor A. considered 
amply justified the expenses of the expedition. 
As the eclipse progressed, and when there was 
only a bit of nigged, Intensely brilliant silver 
wire of the sun’s disk left, it seemed as if the sun 
was melting away and dropping point by point, 
till in a minute all was gone. During totality, the 
sky was overspread with the most brilliant colors. 
Weaawthiough the deepening mist, just as the 
last fragment of the sun’s disc melted away, a sin¬ 
gle blush of the corona; but it was white and no 
red prominences were visible. 
On shipboard they were more fortunate. Da¬ 
ring the totality, a momentary rift in the clouds 
revealed the spectacles to the sailors. They saw 
the corona, and dusoribed it precisely as if they 
had read a description in an astronomical work. 
The drawing taken from tbeir statements he con 
9 idered in every sense reliable. It exhibits the 
corona with unequal shoots of light. 
How rich the following paragraph appears, 
which was originally printed in the English Quar¬ 
terly Review in March, 1825: 
“ Wo are not advocates for visionary projects, 
that interfere with useful establishments. We 
scout the idea of a railroad as impracticable. What 
can be more palpably absurd and ridiculous than 
the prospects held out of locomotives traveling 
twice as fast as stage coaches? We should as 
soon expect the people of Woolwich to Buffer 
themselves to be fired off upon one of Congreve’s 
ricochet rockets, as to put themselves to the 
mercy of such a machine, going at such a rate." 
venison, 
travel, who prefer not to encounter too suddenly 
the rough customs of the woods. 
There is also the Carthage road,—from Crown 
Foint, on Lake Champlain, to Carthage, in Jeffer¬ 
son county, which touches Long Lake and Forked 
Lake, and passes the Raquette Lake, making 
seventy miles distance from Lake Champlain, 
