The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-08-02
From the London Times. !

From the London Times.
Monsieur Chabert (the celebrated
continental salamander.) exhibited his
power in withstanding The operation Of
the fiery element, at White CondHitl
Gardens, on Wednesday evening an
the FIRST instance, he refreshed himself
4 with hearty meal of phosphorus, which
was, at his own request, supplied, TO him
very literally, by several of his vislters,
who were previously acquainted with
him. He washed down this internal.
fare with solutions of arsenic and oxalic
acid, thus throwing into the back ground
The long-establshed fame of Mithridates.
lie next swallowed, with great govt,
several spoonfuls of boiled oil, and. as
desert 10 the delicate repasi, helped
himself with his naked hand to con-.
siderable quantity Of molten lead
There are, we know, preparations
which so indurate the cuticle as 10 rem
deF il insensible 10 the heat either tof
boiling oil or melted lead, and the fatal
qualities of certain poisons may be des-
troyed, if the medium through which
! they are imblbed, as we suppose to be
theease here, is strong alkal. We
cannot, however, guess in what manner
Monsieur Chabert effected neutraliz4-
ton and il is but fair 10 state, thatthe
exhibitor offered 10 swallow .'Prussic
acid perhaps the most powerful of
known pnisons, the effect of which is in
stantaneous, if any good natured person
could furnish him With quantity of it.
During the period When this part Of the
entertainment Gf entertainment it can
be. called) was going on, an oven. about
siz feet by seven. was heated. Fer an
hour and quarter large quantities of
faggpts were burned init, 'untitat length
twas hot enough for the bed-chamber
: of lis. Satanic Majesty. so! for a
muse of fee I" 10 describe what follow
ed Monsieur Chabert, who seems 10
be q iiece Of living asbestos, entered
THIS stoges accompanied by rgTnp-steak
and a leg of lamb, when The heatwas at
aboats22o. He. remained there, ia the
aiSsk. instahce, for ten minutes, till the
steak was properly done, conVersing all
The fine with the company, through a
TIA tube, placed in an orfice formed in
the sheet .iron-door of the oven. Hav-
%tng swallowed cup Of tea, aud having
seeeihatthe company had done justice to
4themeat he had already, cooked, he re-
dsrned to his fiery den; and continued
#laele until the lamb was properly done.
lnis joint was deyoured with such a.
yadity by the Spectators as Ieads.us TO
believe that, had Monsieur Chabert
lsmself been sufficiently baked, they
would have proceeded TO a Caribbean
Banquet. Many experiments, as TO the
@xtentRc which the human frame could
bear heat, without The destruction of the
;Eltalpowers, have been tried from time
10 time but, 50 far as we recoHect,
Monsieur Chabert's fire resisting quail
ties are greater than those protested by
.ihe individuals who, before him, have
Undergone this species Of ordeal
Ia theword abstenioas, the FIVE VOW
els of the alphabet stand in their gram
l,aiicai order, e o u. The word fa-
ieetiouS presents the same accidental SIN
gqlarify and .facetiotsly brings in the y
A million of torches cannot show us
the'sup. itcan only be seen by its own
'-lght Nor can allthe natural reason 10
the world discover either what God is,
!. or what worship he expects, without
revelation from himself.-Dr. .4rros-
tsmih.
The neaie mounteth on high; while
the violet shrouds itself under its own
leaves, and is chiefly found out by its fra
.erancy. Let Christians be satisfied with
the honor that cometh from God only
DR.. Muaton.
The Cross Of Christ Cor suffering for
hrs, sake) is Grabbed tree TO look at,
but eweet and fair is the freii il Yields.
RaiEsrjord.