The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-07-09

! "e"'' w '"e" '"eee'o'e' ais pfsctice suR-
eestsd 10 Pr'nces, that ifthei' maje,,y placed
'hem tu, at The reach oi mems isdemsn ns
while they were alive, they would at iasl DO
liable TO H. when death should reduce the sm
! TO ievel with their subjects.
When therefore hvorsb'e judgment WAS
pronounced on deceased person, the nexs
| 'hing wIs tn proceed TO the ceremonies II in.
teFmen,. In this ponefyric, no mention wss
made OF his birth, because every Egyptian was
deemed noble. No praises were considered
Us just OF tue, bot such ss relst,d 10 tho per.
,onai merit OF the deceased. He wss sppiau.
ded for having received an excellent educs.
ton 10 his younger years; ard 10 his more
advanced age, for having cultivated pieiy to-
wards the gods, justice towards men, gentle.
ness, modesly, Dodersuon, and all O, her yir-
tues which constitute the good man. Then
all the people shouted, and bestowed the high.
eat eo'oeioms an the deceased, ss one who
would be received, forever, into the society oG
the viriuous 10 Plu,o's kingdom.
10 conclude this article OF the cere mory of
funerals, II may not be amiss TO observe to
young pupils, the different manners with
winch the bodies Of the dead were treated by
inc sncienls. Some, as wo observed Of tho
Egyptians, exposed them TO view alter they
had been emoslmed, sud thus preserved them
to alter sges. O,bets, rs particularly tho
Romsns, br'nt them on funeral pile ana
others again, laid them in the earth.
The care TO preserve bodies withou, lode-
ing them in iombs, appears 10 ju, ious TO hu-
man na'ufe IN general, and to :hose persons
IN particular, tor whom this respect is design
ed; because IL exposes too visibly their
w'e'ched state and deformi,y since wha,ev-
er care may bc taken, spectators see nothing
bot the melancholy aud irigh,fui remairs OF
who, they once were. The custom of burn
ing dead bodies has some hing in It cruel end
oa'baous, IN destroying 80 hastily tho 70
ms'ns oil persons once so dear TO us--Thse
oi interment Is certainly the most sncen, and
'eigious. !, restores 10 tho earth what had
been taken !foo' II and prepares our belief
OF . second 'esiiiuiion OF our bodies, from
that dust OF which they were at first formed.
Luminous nroheyty V hs Ocean, as derived
from Jnsech.
10 the Memoirs OF the Academy Of Science,
there ere some interesting obset yatious on
two mioute msrine animsls, one of which ia
very remarkable Tor its phos photescent quail
iues. During voyoge made by the suthor
TO the Eas, Indies, he observed, that in north
latitude 80 deg. az n,io sod east longitude
70 deg. from Paris, the sea spposred like q
sheet OF lire, each portion OF its surface when
geady agits,ed, bfesking ioto thousand stars.
The more distant swelling Of The ws,srs pro.
senIed the appearance Of - moving plain COW
eted with snow, and tho wake OF the vessel
was OF clear aud luminous white, sprinkied
over with briIliont spots OF azure light. lie was
struck by tho iigh, shed by certain small bod
les, which frequently remsined attached TO tho
helm, when the ses for q moment retired, ond
ordered a bucket of wn,er 10 be drawn up and
filtered through q fac linen hspdke chief
Alter this II wos no, so luminous, but tha
handkerchief wss covered with many brilliant
spot, some of which he sai:ed on tho end Of
bis finger, end found that they had the consis-
tence of aniOsi bodies being thus exposed,
they gradually lost their brightness, and to-
sembled the eggs or spawn OF fishes. Being
anxious TO examine one in o cIesr tight, ho
placed 1t under strong msgniiying gloss,
when he observed o sensible movement In its.
inie'ior, and having put drop Of water on il,
u Immediately became surrounded by bril-
liant iipid. Having filtered another portion
OF water, and placed the handkerchief IN pots
sea-woter, he observed q numtlD oi small in
sects swimming about with celer,,y, which, at
first sight, resembied those called in France
wa,er Reas, Que OF which no succeeded in
catching on a hair pencil. Owing TO the
sigh, pressure 10 which il wes subjected, it
emiied a biuish coiorcd fluid, the traces of
which extended IN the ws,cr 10 the distance
Of Two or three lines, and when placed undec
q microscope. IL was observed to be surround
ed by the cctulcsn liquid.--Msny Of the most
lively specimens Of these animals having been
pu, into fresh wafer, very clear, and freed from
ell impurities, were Immediately precipts,ed
to the bottom became stroDgiy eoDvulsed, snd
dice in about six seconds aud some when
expiting, gave on, 9 qusn'ry OF their bright
pho,phoric hight. For producing this phos-
phorcscence, II seemed Necessary tha, the in-
sec, should be 10 Q stale Of bum'diy When
the moisture was absorbed, none sbone even
vheo bruised. When placed IN The water,
fom wbeih they had been taken, they vey
soon died, but tho, in which they had been
p,e.efyed sbone with very lively light tho