The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-26 00:00:00

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WONDKRAIL EFFECTS OF 14171401.18
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gum imui modem have, so Mu* liedestitertaised by
the whimsical elteet masiduadtdpes as soweAti sAis
Whaled gm; which Ins' bail iii•Leittftier Asia Disk-
earittogGes. At s reeilithesiore «ti 114 bitumen frame,
&livered by Dr. Ileoridil, i. Iwwdia, the'llitinviag dints.
which are stated to have bees pritabieed *Hie remdration of
this gas, might have beis reused by Kataist*Mmtehaosen
" The first Gentlemen who inhaled it laughed, sad thus
&seed to a very lively tsue which be sueg. The Nest Gen-
tkmen, after the exeitetaeet of laughter, delivered a speech
out of Shikspeare, missal to Kean : he then deemed, singing
the lively tisse of Merrily, ko! Cheerily, h.!' is full
glees and after that snug, in • sleep fine bass tone, ' The
Wolf' as well as Braless. He was uscomstious of what
he was doing, but expressed himself s. highly delighted, as
did the other Gentleman. No debility follows after inhaling
this powerful gas."—[This gas, we have been moored by •
Medical Gentlemen of veryhigh reptile, occasions no imme-
diate debility; list, like another stimulant., when persever-
ed in, greatly tends to shorten the duration of human life.
ED.J—(Jloraing Paper.)
Amongst the various disCoveriee in Natural Phi-
losophy which have been the pride of the present
age, there is not one from which more extensive or
'important benefits may be reasonably hoped to
!moult, than from that of the nitrous oxyd above
sufficed, more generally known as the laughter and
dance-exciting gas. Hitherto, it has only been
resorted to, by Dr. Thornton. and others, in order
to produce momentary amusement —but the writer
of this article, having witnessed its wonderful ef-
fects, in eliciting truth, feels himself imperatively'
called ou to make public the curious circumstances
of which he was the astonished spectator. Ls
,vita re/ital. says the ancient maxim—end it speaks
truly. But the wonder-working effects of wine are
not to be compared with the miracles performed by
the nitrous oxyd. When its extraordinary powers
are known, no individual will remain for an hour
unprovided with a considerable stock of it. The
Monarch will never ask his Ministers a question
until they have snuffed tip a portion of this magical
gas. When they have done so, however strong their
previous determination might have been to deceive
him by falsehoods, they will be irresistibly impelled
to tell the truth. It will be of infinite service at ell
elections for Members to serve in Parliament—since
the moment it is inhaled the candidate will in fallibly
appear in his true character. In the differeat trans-
actions of ordinary love affairs—in lending
or borrowing—in the examination of bankrupts—
in the proceedings at police-offices—and, above all,
in the course of the business transacted at the In-
solvent Debtors' Court, more generally known
by the appellation of the great white-washing shop.
, it will he found of inestimable use—for, once its
subtle fumes have ascended into the brain, the ve-
riest male or female coquette—the greatest rascal
of an usurer—or the most fraudulent of the in-
solvent tribe, will, in spite of themselves, adhere to
fact. The virtue of this gas was tried some time
since in a political circle at the west end of the
town, and produced the most astonishing effect%
Mr. C---xti—O, after he had inhaled a small por-
tion of it, commenced a dissertation on ruptures—
beginning with that of Mr. Ogden, and ending
with the rupture between himself and Lord Cas-
tlereagh, for whose talents he expressed (notwith-
standing his various declarations in the House of
Commons) the heartiest contempt. He then
proceeded to deliver his opinion on jobs—and
observed that his mission to the no-Court of Portu-
gal was one of the vilest jobs that ever disgraced a
peeettat administration.
Lord snuffed up a considerable
quantity of the gas, and immediately declared that
the Union with Ireland, which he had laboured to
accomplish, was, for that country, a most unfortu-
nate measure. He then proceeded to descant on
foreign politics, end expressed his decided opinion
that the Holy Alliance was a mere cheat—and that
the Congress at Aix-la-Chapelle was more intent
on riveting the chains of the people of Europe,
than on ameliorating their condition. He then ad-
verted to the state of this country, and admitted
that all he paid, at the commencement of the last
Session. relative to the flourishing situation of our
affairs, was a delusion.
The CH---R of the Ex t, observing the
effects which the gas had on his colleagues, and
afraid of telling truth by stealth, inhaled very little
of it—sufficient, however, to make him offer up a
prayer to heaven, beseeching forgiveness for having
advocated the lottery system. He was proceeding
to give a lamentable account of our finances,
and to point out the severity of levying
three millions of fresh taxes at this moment, and
°Nevins the Duke of York • pension of 10,000/.
a year, as a remuneration for a Monthly visit to his
Royal Father, when Lord C----h. who bed
recovered himself. prevented his Right Hon. Col-
league from speaking, by covering his mouth with
his hands. •
The AT--Y sod simulta-
neously inhaled the gas. and declared, in a mo-
ment, that the recent proceedings at Manchester
deployed is vigour beyond the law. They both
laughed heartily at the idea of indicting mvii for
high unison. who were merely perfortsiing an act
sanctioned by the Bill of Rights. •
The I.—D CH having taken ran.

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