The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-12-24
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/ more so before storms, or when the sky was
lowering, cloudy, and much overcast. Cold
and heat seem to have little influence upon
this phenomenon for, on the bank of New
foundland the phosphorescence is often very
strong at the severest time of the winter.
| Sometimes, all other circumstances appear
ing to be the same, the phosphorescence is
/ very distinct on one night, and the follow
ing night there is scarcely any. Does the att
mosphere favor this disengagement 0flight,
this combustion oc phosphuretted hydrogen?
Or do not these differences depend merely
upon chance, which leads the navigator in
| to sea more or less filed with molIusca?
Perhaps, also, the luminous animals only
come to the surface of the sea when the at
/ mosphere is in a certain state. NJ. Bory
| St Vincent, asks with reason, why our
! fresh marsh water, which is filled with
! polypi, is not luminous? 1t would appear
IN fact, that particular mixture of organic
particles is necessary to favor this disen-
gagement of light Willow wood is more
| phosphorescent than oak. In England
soIt W att. hos heen rendered luminous by
casting herring brine into it. Galvanic ex-
perimehts shew that the luminous state Of
living animals depends upon an irritation Of
the nerves. l have seen an.Elater noctilu-
Gus, which died, diffnse strong glow when
touched its anterior extremities with tin
or silver. Sometimes, also, the medusae
give out light at the moment when the
galvanic chain is closed.
Humboldt, Tableaur de la Mature.
CHIMNEY SWEEPER AND THIEAEs, The
following curious circumstance occurred a
lew years ago at a country village near
Horncastle, in Lincolnshire, England. A
boy, belonging to a chimney sweeper Mt:
Louth, taking his usual rounds in the coun-
try, called at farm house in the above vii
lage, late in the evening but it not being
convenient to employ him till the morning
following, the farmer informed him he
might, if he thought proper, sleep in his
barn, which he very readily agreed to. He
accordingly made himself q comfortable
bed among the straw and went to rest.
Some time in the night, he was awakened
by two men entering the barn with a lam
thorn and candle, and each OF them sack !;
he Immediately supposed they were not
about their lawful business, lay still tor
watch their motions. when they began to-
consult how they might place the light till
they had filled their sacks from the corn
heap. Seeing they were at loss how tor
proceed, he crept softly from his couch, and
with ar audible voice said, I'll hold the
CANDLE" forming round suddenly, they
beheld the night of the brush in his sable
robes, and supposing him to be messenger
from the inferna! regions, threw down
their sacks and lanthorns, and Immediately
decamped
~ anu ruIrry Years VI oge'3 iea.waaent mar--
healthy constitution, having short, curly,
and coarse hair, of dark brown color,
found himself becoming bald. Numerous
and large bald spots appeared on the head.
and gradually increased until it became per-
fectly bare, and as the eve lashes fell out,
the man had quite singular and disagreea-
BILE appearance. When the head was close
ly examined, short, white and scattered
down, very similar to a slight degree of
mouldiness, was preceptible. AZ first it
was hoped that the hair would grow again,
but the sequel proved the CONTRARY; after
two years DR.. Radimacher advised him to
pour French brandy upon sulphase Of cop
per, and, when it had remained few daFs.
to wash the bald parts once day with the,
solution, In eight days the hair had begun.
to grow, and in four months it equalled the
original growth in quantity. but was of a
lighter color, crisp, dry, and stiff. and had
not natural appearance. A spot still re-
manned bald on the back of the head. The
| eye brows and lashes grew again like the
I rest of the hair. A year after this the man
| shed his hair again, but the eye brows and
| eye lashes remained. DIR. r. wished him
now to wait while, to ascertain whether
| the hair would or would not grow again
| spontaneously, but the patient would not,
and had recourse to the solution, which
produced another growth of bland or light
hair, and the spot which before had con-
tinued bald, notwithstanding the solution,
became covered in common with other
much more natural appearance than tho
former one.-.MedicaL journal.
CAUSE AND EFFECT. The Editor Of the
J Providence american has proved that Gen.
Jackson's election to the Presidency waE
occasioned by hogs breaking into mis-
chief, in Cranston, R. ~ number ofyears
ago. The proof runs thus -" Gen. Jackson
owes his election to the victory Of New Or
leans that victory depended on the exis-
tence o. the war; that war was declared in
the national senate by majority Of one.
Jeremiah b. Howell, member from Rhode
Island, voted for the war. Had his COM
petitor for that Office, JAS. Burlil, occupied
his seat, he would have voted against the
war. Mr.. Howell was elected by the casts
ing vote of the presiding officer in the
Rhode Island legislature. The tie was
occasioned by the absence of member be-
longing to the political party of Burrin.---
He was prevailed upon to absent himself
through the individual at variance with
Burril ON account of law suit respecting
, the depredations of hog, in which suit
Mr.. Bnrrill was the prosecuting attorney.