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race—flowing onward to be but an element of a greater and stronger composite race still, namely, the American

salads, things fried in grease, and all the vast array of confections, creams, pies, jellies, &c., were

If one were to set out investigating the matter, it would probably be found that these victims exist

Some of the members of these classes (we were going to say all of them,) are subject to terrible fits

Further than this, the middle ranks of society, the sturdy body of American workingmen, even the young

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Once in motion, an exciting struggle commenced, in which the greatest strength, skill and activity were

—We wish this graceful and ancient game were more common.

In former ages, before the invention of gunpowder, when missiles were used in warfare, the lessons of

this game were in vogue to give adroitness and precision in throwing objects with the arm.

Most of our American cities have grounds where it is regularly played.

matches draft writings found in Whitman's manuscripts, written on the backs of tax forms from the city

See Finkel's "Sources of Walt Whitman's Manuscript Notes on Physique," American Literature 22, no.3 (

See Simms' "Weems, the Biograher and Historian," in Views and Reviews in American Literature: History

least a century.; Our transcription is based on a digital image of an original issue held at the American

of contests for physical superiority were common.

Nor are we afraid of the Americans being too combative.

At the time of this installment's publication, the editors of the Atlas were Herrick and A. G.

Many Tartar (or Mongol) horsemen were mounted archers, circa the thirteenth century.

In the same train of thought, we would remark that the "sporting men" of our American cities afford quite

Whitman's poetry, see an anonymous review of Leaves of Grass in Southern Field and Fireside (June 9, 1860

Training," though it is unclear whether he ever completed or sent it.; The founding editors of the Atlas were

At the time of this installment's publication, the editors of the Atlas were Herrick and A. G.

Seaman.; Many Tartar (or Mongol) horsemen were mounted archers, circa the thirteenth century.; New York

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(also the use of tobacco,) that causes the imbibing of immense quantities of liquids used by our American

In our cities, in all the main streets there is a drug-store to be seen every two or three blocks—and

For it is quite oceanic—this dosing, and drugging, and physicing of the great American people!

The devil, (says the same author,) if you were to ask him, might tell you that the beautiful consists

They are not for live, robust American men—and especially not for our youth.

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The young men of Athens, and other Greek cities, were trained in their bodily, mental, and moral developments

cities.

Nor were they, for all these rough exercises, a brutal or bloody-minded race; but, on the contrary, were

There were also songs, dances, and musical instruments.

They were also invariably held in the open air.

Two years later, it will appear for the first time in Leaves of Grass (1860 edition), in "Proto-Leaf,

Silver's "Whitman in 1850: Three Uncollected Articles," in American Literature 19, no. 4 (1948): 301—

, 1984), 6:2233.; Our transcription is based on a digital image of an original issue held at the American

Indeed, it is probable that, of three-fourths of the young and middle-aged men, not only in this city

Gratified indeed should we be if we thought these hints were the means of arresting the attention of

this younger part of the American people, and recalling them to a sense of that, which, once having it

See Finkel's "Sources of Walt Whitman's Manuscript Notes on Physique," American Literature 22, no. 3

If in the city, even there you will find ample sources of amusement and interest in its myriad varieties

longstanding concerns in Whitman’s poetry, often in their connection to the wellbeing of what he calls the "American

See Finkel's "Sources of Walt Whitman's Manuscript Notes on Physique," American Literature 22, no. 3

New York Atlas.; Our transcription is based on a digital image of an original issue held at the American

What man, among the masses who, in their various occupations, toil for their living, in city or country

Merchants, lawyers, professional people, politicians, &c., (and perhaps the American people generally

Many of those who dash about, city and country, with an artificial glow, kept up by the excitement of

Probably one-fourth of the whole population of the world dies of consumption, or of diseases that have

THE GREAT AMERICAN EVIL—INDIGESTION.

consumption," or tuberculosis, was responsible annually for roughly one in every 500 deaths in New York City

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City .

Whitman copies nearly word-for-word from "Recorded Ages attained by Man," an article in the American

Hannah Gough, who died in New York city in 1846, at the age of 110 years.

This case is interesting, as one of not a few that prove the city capable of conferring life as well

This paragraph originates in A Year in Spain , by "A Young American," 2 vols.

Whitman copies nearly word-for-word from "Recorded Ages attained by Man," an article in the American

Whitman reproduces nearly verbatim from an article in the American Phrenological Journal and Miscellany

beginning with "In cold climates . . .") are taken verbatim from an article on "Great Age" in the American

indication that he was a vegetarian.; This paragraph originates in A Year in Spain, by "A Young American

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We dwell upon this point a little, because, of our city readers there are but few young men who, with

last-mentioned item, that we feel disposed to include most of that large class of young men in our cities

banes, and the ill health of masses, as before alluded to, has still more antidotes, if the choice were

For American children it would be a great improvement if the food were more simple and digestible, instead

We say, encourage American youth to develope develop and increase their physical beauty.

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books are studied, with all their formidable arrays of technical terms, (and technical nonsense we were

How many young men there are in New York, and all our great American cities, who, just for a transient

primitive statement of the matter,) always so much latent possibility of disease in a man's body—as it were

woods or rivers—for we think you can attain all the desired results without leaving your home in the city

There are thousands of young men now in New York, and in all American cities, who go on year after year

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civilized world, far less hardy and sound, less perfect as specimens of noble physique, than they were

not the necessary result; but that, in easy accord with modern forms, with factories, the life of cities

STRENGTH OF FUTURE AMERICANS.

The ancient athletes, however, were allowed nothing but water, or a sort of thick and sweet wine.

Those others were as vexations vexatious dreams—and now the awakening. How happily pass the days!

Jean Bihin (1805–1873) is described very similarly in an article on "Hereditary Descent" in the American

parentheticals throughout.; Our transcription is based on a digital image of an original issue held at the American

seems, in modern life, to be under the curse of an insane appetite, especially among the youth of cities

We say this state of things is throwing a bad ingredient in the stock of the population of our cities

There is no doubt, as things now are, among the young men of modern civilized life, in cities, that a

, and of all great cities, a sure and increasing amount of the tainted blood of prostitution, morbid,

In fact, three more installments of the series were published.

Eleventh of Poland, is lifted, much of it verbatim, from an article on "Muscular strength" in the American

thousand hours.; This sentence is also taken from the same article on "Muscular strength" in the American

, no.6 (June 1846): 194–195.; [CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.]In fact, three more installments of the series were

published.; In fact, three more installments of the series were published.; Our transcription is based

on a digital image of an original issue held at the American Antiquarian Society.

We dwell upon this the more, because we notice that too many of the tendencies of American city life

diplomat, politician, and scientist; and Noah Webster (1758–1843) an American lexicographer.

CITY LIFE.

And why could we not have a good atmosphere in the city?

During the fall, winter and spring, most of our cities are as healthy as any country place.

York: New York University Press, 1984), 6: 2259, hereafter abbreviated as NUPM: "Since these articles were

the American race"; Other than minor variations of spelling and word inversions, Whitman takes this passage

Walter Scott (1771–1832) was a popular Scottish novelist and poet, Daniel Webster (1782–1852) an American

and scientist; William Harvey (1578–1657) an English anatomist; Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) an American

diplomat, politician, and scientist; and Noah Webster (1758–1843) an American lexicographer.

Warren Cleveland, we are enabled to present an abstract from the annual report of deaths in the city

This shows an apparent excess of mortality over that of last year of 2071, notwithstanding our city has

Of the victims of this disease 321 were native born and 393 were born, in foreign countries.

1459 were of foreign birth.

favorably with the mortality of other cities.

Most of them should have been au fait in the matter to be discussed but they were inhaling the fragrant

cities of Europe.

A subsequent report had been made concerning this district of the city.

They were willing as individuals to pay their quota of the expense, provided the works were not done

Those present were mostly working men, and comparatively poor.

.— Two laborers employed in laying water pipes, named John Eagan and Patrick Hays, were prostrated by

They were taken to the City Hospital and recovered yesterday, sufficiently to go to their homes.

gentlemen, some of them Brooklyn officials, some large tax-payers, and others interested, started from the City

A City Sweet and Clean! The Brooklyn Sewerage A CITY SWEET AND CLEAN! THE BROOKLYN SEWERAGE.

impurities—keeping all the houses and yards free from offensive matter—keeping, indeed, the whole city

sweet and clean—truly there is something cheerful in the vista thus opened to our great city.

have it devolved upon them, by legislative act, to procure plans for a general system, for the whole city

We see that the Mayors of Brooklyn, New York, and Jersey City, have presented a petition to Congress,

In North Fifth street above Fifth the contractors were for three weeks engaged in cutting their way through

Next an approving smile upon the State Arsenal, the City Armory, and the citizen soldiers.

what millions are to be benefitted by it, and how it must add to the sweetness and complexion of our city

Next a bit of advice to have all the public rooms of the City Hall well-ventilated.

The Mayor then speaks in warm terms of the Benevolent Institutions of Brooklyn—the City Hospital especially

Powell well suggests that the name of "City of Charities" belongs to us, as rightly as that of City of

proposal for substituting an arched conduit instead of the open canal required by the contract of the city

great flaw in a great work, and will be sure to result in enormous extra cost, in the future, to the city

The first point visited was the pump well, where men were seen working hip-deep in water, eleven hours

Here were two steam engines constantly at work—one pumping out water (from the excavation where the well

All were satisfied with the stability and strength of the work, and the thorough manner in which it was

traced back to the Creation itself—made his company as pleasant, as his subsequent conversation on city

.— The party that left the City Hall this morning for the Water Works was even larger than was anticipated

Almost every city official who could spend the time departed to share in the "exercises" of the occasion

The Courts were all adjourned—the politicians were non est and there was a plentiful lack of news and

inefficiency of the construction of the Ridgewood Reservoir and the improbability of getting the water to the city

days since, to see the works, the well pump, and along the line of conduit to Baiseley's Pond ; and were

gates, the influx and efflux gates, for the purpose of regulating the flow of water through the pipes city-ward

He says that labor is cheap now, the city bonds sell well, and unless matters are driven ahead faster

works are finished, and the "liquid tide" runs through them, we shall not only have enough to supply a city

of 230,000 inhabitants—our present population, be it remembered—but the works can easily be added to

, to make a capacity for a city of a million people.

The Canal was viewed, and the points of merit and demerit, as between it and the proposed conduit, were

There were several important matters brought up in the Common Council last night; for instance, the proposition

Wilson, directing the City Counsellor to inquire by what authority certain streets have been closed,

Among the party were Ex-Mayor Wall, and Nicholas Wyckoff, Daniel Van Voorhies, Water Commissioners, Mr

While the company were standing on the banks of the canal, during yesterday's jaunt, Mr.

Upon inquiry among the engineers, we were told that the opinion there is unanimous as to the inefficiency

and that to be remedied—every thing on a scale fit for the people of one of the principal and most populous

cities of America—with, it remains to be added, that exception, the open canal between the Hempstead

Pieces of rib bones were found measuring nine inches broad.

Four teeth were brought up to Jamaica for inspection, one measuring 17½ inches around, with roots 6½

The shears were erected on Friday, preparatory to the erection of the engines.

The interests of the city cannot suffer, and will not suffer, by the Common Council's taking time to

Their passing on the matter hastily would have cost the city $135,000, but could not have accelerated

too much the fashion with those interested in this water business to denounce as an enemy to the city's

all cavil; but we claim the privilege of forming an opinion for ourselves as to whether it is the city's

Douglass' statement aside) asserts that they have made a good enough "pile" out of the city without this

was not that the citizens took any action in the matter, or that the Commissioners on behalf of the city

It was to accommodate them, not the city, that the Common Council were appealed to to sanction the deviation

afford to make the conduit than complete the canal at the present price; and that, instead of the city

with above half a million more than the works were warranted to cost; and in the present instance we

The Western District members started from the City Hall, and those of the Eastern District from Peck

There were present Commissioners Prentice, Wall, Wyckoff, Sullivan and Van Voorhies; the Mayor, ex-Mayors

The communication, it is understood, is perfected between the city and the reservoir, and the conduit

But it is doubtful whether the city ought to pay the contractors any more for the aqueduct, than they

The party reached the city between eight and nine o’clock, without accident or mischance, and with the

the Common Council, we are now in possession of the exact terms of the proposition to be made to the city

close their communication by reiterating their hope and belief that the first supply of water to the city

The financial condition of those wards of the city of Brooklyn comprised in the late city of Williamsburgh

under a load of debt accumulated by the extravagance and misgovernment of the officials of the late city

is anything but consolatory, and one which should induce us to labor strenuously to free the late city

arranged to be chosen from a class of men who were unfitted to accomplish the designed end, and who

would render it impossible for parties to recover judgments and accumulate costs against the late city

the communication heretofore presented by the Sewer Commissioners, asking that the control of the city

He contended that this Board was the creature of the Legislature, and that they were bound to accept

This Board were not elected to introduce water into the city, but they were elected to have control of

more than half right--that he should have been more particular in indicating what portions of the law were

the progress of the work, most of them more or less inaccurate, having appeared in the papers, we were

Numbers of men were at work all round the reservoir chipping and shaping the large slabs of stone intended

From the Reservoir we passed on to the pump well, where another numerous body of laborers were hard at

McElroy (brother of one of the engineers, and clerk of the Works) we were shown from point to point,

Of the two engines to be erected by the present contractors (space being left for two more when the city

organizing a proper and befitting celebration on the occasion of the introduction of water into the city

introduction of a certain and plentiful supply of pure and wholesome water into the streets of our city

condition—that it is to immensely increase the comfort, convenience and business resources of our population—and

As we hope to derive the advantage of an increase of population and business, and consequently an enhancement

place of residence or business thoroughly known, and we need never fear a diversion of the tide of population

Lott yesterday granted an injunction to prevent the water of Baiseley's Pond being diverted to the city

The Commissioners were to have met the Celebration Committee of the Common Council this morning to arrange

By a subsequent resolution the following eminent professionals were selected: John B.

their offices, consisting of about 150 of the largest tax payers and most prominent officials of the city

Among those present were noticed, Mayor Powell, Senator Sloan, Supervisor Smith, Alderman H. R.

as it was only for the purpose of cleaning the reservoir from time to time that three compartments were

The following resolutions were, after discussion, adopted unaminously: BY W.E.

[Most of the pipes in] ☞Most of the pipes in this District were filled with water and preparations to

clean and test the same were made yesterday.

In some of the streets the hydrants were allowed to run for a short time to the great satisfaction of

citizens, who were thereby assured that the water was "there."

Ultimately, to save the 16th ward from being submerged, they were obliged to shut the water off at the

with the Engineers and Commissioners in thinking that a conduit would be in every way preferable, but were

addition to the original contract price a conduit can be had instead, we think it advisable for the city

The expense of the change has been the only reason hitherto inducing the city to withhold consent from

at stake, either they made no effort to bribe Commissioners or the Common Council, or these bodies were

that the appropriation of the $630,000 was promptly refused, and now the same work is offered the city

City Mortality CITY MORTALITY.— A correspondent of the Herald computes that the weekly mortality in London

MANUAL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN, for 1858-9, compiled by William G.

Bishop, City Clerk, Brooklyn.

Bishop, City Clerk, Brooklyn.

Bishop, our present efficient and popular City Clerk.

to City Officers and to limit and define the duties of certain of them under the City Charter, is given

characterized as the finest in the country, and showed that when our extraordinary manufacturing facilities were

developed, that then and not till then would Brooklyn attain that commanding position in point of population

All our hopes and prospects were dependent upon a water supply, and the speaker was unwilling to permit

While we were about it, he went in for doing the thing up right.

If there ever existed a city whose resources were undeveloped, whose capabilities were misunderstood

If our magnificent water front were properly improved and if all were done with it that could be done

, we should assume a rank among the cities of the Union far different from what we hold at present.

But of one thing we are assured—that this great city's wharves will one day be crowded with shipping

The great main from Ridgewood, which is to be connected with the pipes laid in the city, will be finished

constitutionality of the law creating the Water Commissioners the Commissioners of Sewers for the city

constitutionality of the law was raised, in order that it might be set at rest before thousands of dollars were

We do not presume that in a city like Brooklyn, every part of which, we suppose, stands on a grade capable

is to be lifted into the reservoir, an elevation of 173 feet, and thence distributed throughout the city

and Germany, during the past century, is such that, while formerly one out of every thirty of the population