Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-11

come too hot tor ordinary myers 10 hahnie.-
:" And now. Monsieur SmI h = said 'he Fire
| King, +" now for your challenge Have you
| prepared yourself with phosphorus or will You
take some Of min. which lsisid on that 'ao e!
Mr.. Smith, whui. thick 81, man Of m'od'e
SIZE. walk "pto h. table, and pu'iinga ph's'
GU Of his nos ke,. offered i, to the poison swal-
| lower.
The Fire King-I SIX you on your hon
! orr a. pen,leman. is this genuine unmixed.
polson!
! Mr.. Sm;,h-It is. upon nv honour
person in thr room requested that DR.
Condor Smith, one Of the Medical Piotrssp's
| in The London University, would examine the
vial and decide whether il contained genuine
| phosphorus
Tie learned professor went to the table, on
which formidable COLLECTION OF polson', sueh
as red and white arsenic, hydrocyarie acic,
morphine, and phospno'us-"as placed, a"d
examining the vial, exclaimed. tina =" the
hes Of his judgmepd' WIS genuine phosPho' US.
r. is did not CONTEXT several gentiem'n IN
| the room they desired TO Sc WHETHER II ul1
! ignite b, friction The experiment was made,
! and small pi &c soon set the paper IN which
i, was wrapped into fame. The SINE tx
| ne, iment had been tried on tie Fire kl"g's
| own phosphorus; ard if they IN y Judge from
the voiurfe Of fame which 1t SCI f'f'h, his
phosphorus was stronger than thai provided ny
Mr. Smith. The realty Of the poison b, ing
thus AT er,sint d VI. Chabert asked NJ. Smith
with grrat pc,eness, h''w many grains ne
| wished to commence his Fl s. with
Mr.. Twenty grams will do as COM
meme, rnent.
Mr.. ChaNer,-Ah, my good sir, it is a
very small dose. shall no. object 10 take
pound or ,wo-wilI you weigh thr quantity
yourself?
Mr.. Smith declined.
A m. die al gentleman then came forward,
and cut IF Two parcels OF phosphorus. co"-
laining TWEEN grains zach. H. was placing
them IN the water, when he Fir King quest
ed .ha, his phospho,u, NIGH b. Cut Ito small
pieces, as he did no wish he pieces 10 stop
OH heir road 10 his stomach.
The poisons were now prepared. A wioe-
glass onrains the portion set aside tor he
Fire King umblrr the portion reserved To-
Mr.. Smi'h Itwould be diff ul' 10 Say wheth
err Tie challenger or the ohslle ged at this mo
| IN, MT Showed the g'eaIes' composdre. This
may be s-fely said--'hry were a, this moment
tn, 'wo ieas, agitaitd persons in the room.
The Fire King suppose. gentlemen,
mus; begin Well, hrn to convince YOU thst
do no gelt will arst of all ak off nv
coa, aud then, as ano her precaulion, will
'ouhlr you Drc,or, (spe king t. d G"tdon
Smi,h,) to lie my bands tog, her hind me.
After he had been bandageG in this manner,
hr oil med him self on ore knee IN the centr.
Of tn, room. and requested sum gentleman o
place he phosphorus on his tongue Aad pour
tew ter down his throat, THIS was cord
i"gtv d..ne, and the wa er and phosphorus wrte
swallowed ,oge,hrr. He then opened his
mouth and reques &c the company to look
wat her an, noruos, OF III p' osphorus remain
eel IN his mouth ,sevrs al gentlemen rxamin his
mouth. & declared tn a. there was n" ph"spho-
rus ercrptib eel her upon or under his tongue
He was hen bv his own d. sireu band ged. The
Fie King ihen turned TO Mr. Smith & offr Ell
him The other glas, of pnosph rus with ce'r-
monious poi'eness which was highly 'n'cr
tanning And now nv good Sir, snail nav
grra pie ,sure in seeing YOU axe of your glass
20 Mr. Nmii started Jack in inhni e olarm.
No for worlds, SIR, MT for worlds beg 10
d cline i
The Fire King Eth mon Diem; you de-
clne i, On ! dear ST. no, no; you drink Won
It'll. glass 20 oblse the COMPANY
Mr.. SIN, 1.-The company mus: 'xcuse me
| don't often drink IN morning, and least OF
all such arhe't spirit as phosphorus.
Tn Fi'e Krg Then why for did you send
me challenge? Ylu have prdged your hon
our To drin, /, If did. | have done it; and il
you are gen,Irm N must drink tho
Mr. Smi IN no linus; b. ex used: am
quite sa flied wi hou, It.
Here several voices ex lamed that he btt
was lost Some said that hue must be a oon-
federacy between The challenger and the ehal
'engpd aid other, asked einer any mone.
had b. ~ deprsi ed?
III Fi'' King an,d Mr.. Whie forward
VIII drposed ha' hr held the stakes. i" h
had breu egularIy placed in his ha DIS by
DO Ii parties, before l2 o'clock tina morp'ng
I e Fire King hire asked \lr. Smith II he
Intended to x" into ih- oven W III him?
Mr.. Smith replird that b. could answer that
question better af,er he saw ,hr Fire King come
GU.
The Fire King.-Bu', my god Sir, that
makes no mater, Cor you have losf your bet al
r. ady il you do DOT swallow the phosphorus - |
IRE yuu ttsfird on thar head