The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-04

Majority for ia on. I2oi
~iiiSCEILANY.
GALvANISM.
Apparent reusrai Of iye.-Mssy of our rca.
ders will no doubt reeolieet the interest excited
some time sro. by suhjectiDg the body of .Joan-
ron the Murderer, 20 Inc action OF Gn!rGuic Il.
element n huid 10 many respects tese,nbling
Electricity. aud by some Philosophers suppo.ed
TO resemble, ~ indeed TO be the SAME, as tie Vi.
tel or Nervous fuid. Surprising the loIlea Jog
experiments will be generally interesting. we
venture to extract them from The last number of
+" The American Journal Of the Medical Sci
ence," published At Philadelphia
OF the numerous experiments which have
been instituted TO verify the Analogy be,~ cen
calvanism and The nervous action, those of
Htinhoh ARE moi the least interesting. Tie be-
headed a chi, add after pulsation and muscular
action had completely ceased. he removed the
spinal mafro~, and filled the spine with an a.
nalgum vi Quicksilver. Zinc, md Silver. I'm.
mediaiely the ihrObbing of the arteries recon.
meDced, and the muscular %actiOns were renew
ed. which could not be distinguished from
those produced " the influence OF the spinal
marrow the animal made many leaps, &c.
lie filed with the same s~malgnm the scull
and spine Of another cat, which did not give any
sign Of lie The annual became during ~ min.
nies, IN sOch n state OF vital tension, that IL rails
ed its head, opened IL, ebes. looked steadily, and
attempted to walk, and eodeavored 10 rise alter
falling down nupuontly. During all this time,
the circulation aud pulsafion were very active,
and continued Tor n quarter OF an hour, after the
chest and belly were opened. The Secretion Of
the Gastric juice was evidently more abundant
than formerly. and the animal heat was perfect
ly re- established.
Attempts have also been made with particular
success, To initiate the process Of digestion in
dead animals, by the action OF Galyani.m.
IN y. AdV.
The extraordinary be, lately made in Mary
land, between an honorable senator aud one of
his nrighbors, has been Cancelled by the neigh
Dor Offering to take osE THOUSAND dollars, and
The Senator promptly aging tina, sum.
FROM the Providoncs Amer lean.
Libern--The u. s. schooner Shark now Oh
the eve OF her departure from New York, carr
ries to the colony at Liberia DIR. Richard Ran
dali. OF Washington clty, who is TO ~offic.ate as a
special agent Of the American Colonization So
cicty, aud agent OF the L.. 5. for recaptured Al
ricans on the coast.
The lafe sudden death of Mr.. Ashniun on his
arrival IN this country, befoIe he had an oppor.
tunity of communicating to The society the mas.
oi important information which he had acquired
during his long residence in Liberia, placed The
Boaid of Managers IN an exceedingly embar.
raised situation. They conceived thai the pre-
sence OF an active agent at the colony was abso-
lutely essential 10 ITS well being. while the ap.
pointinent OF n person ignorant ofthe character
Of the people and Of ,hr views oFthe society, il
was pOuuliy necessary In aynli In fIie t,n.I,.a
OF afia'r rs i, seemed indispensable that some enc
of The Board OF Managers themselves should
be despatched ON a special mission to the Col
ony, however periloua the expedition was !lkel,
To prove.
The choice fell upon DIR. Randall, aud 10 those
Who are acquainted with that gentleman il will
be needless 10 say how judlcious and how forta-
nate has been the selection. There are few men
IN any rank or condition of lite. who possesses
higher qualifications OF mind and character for
this or indeed for any similar service, than DR..
Randall who onile, in n higherdegrec, intelli-
sence with activity. juds ment with intrepidity,
and professional clevernrss with the pureSt phi
anthropy. For the execution of this trusi, le-
curing the exercise OF the soundett discretion
with that of the most resolute heroism, where
fiftnness Of character is not less frequently call
ed INTO action than benevolrncc OF heart, il is
hazaTding but little 10 say that the appointment
OF DIR. Randall is one OF the most auspicious
measures tbat the hoard, at the present comjunc-
lure, could possibly have adopted.
The colony of Liberia is still in iis infant state
and requires all the tender care which u society,
DIS a foster parent, can bestow upon il. Preca.
rious, however, as its incip,ent being must ne
cessarily DC. IL is not for us, in this enlightened
age and country, 10 doubt of any result howey
or glorious, pointing TO civil aggranfizement
or religious dissemination. Liberia may vet
prove, tina, she is now but a germ of a civ ilized
and Christian empire. Az extensive and fertile
territory, an active population and the Christian
Religion, are ample elements for the noble fa
brio, and these are IN fact now in the hands of
The American Colonization society. It's to be
hoped that Dr.. Randall will ultimately determine
on an exploration of the interior of Africa,
when by a sufficiently long residence nj Liberia
he shall have accommodated his system TO the
climate. HIS literary and scientific attninments
etnlncntly qualify him for such a task, and good
health is only necessary to stimulate him to UNI
bounded enterprise.
Neio medical prGcice.-At Loves, one day
last week. "A respectfully dressed man stopped
at one o ihe first rate inns, with his servant and
chaise, giving his name ms DR.. Abernethy, NJ. ID.
He remained but a short time AT the inn. not nd.