Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-11-17
From the .Ns,c Fork Courier.
MONSIEUR CHAUBERT-THE TIRE

Il
ssnIc and Phosphorus? The tipler in boiling
Florence oilP The celebrated Monsieur Chau
bert who uses melted lead to wash his handsp
And warns himself in an oven along side of
heel stcakP Who has astonisbcd an Eng
land, has arrived in this city and is exhibit
ing his experiments 10 Clinton Hall. He Is
certainly the eighth wonder OF the verdi
the real saiamander, to whom Ere, heat, pei
son, SIC. are perfectly innoxious.
on Thursday evening last he gave a pri
vate exhibition of his wonderful powers to
select audience Of scientific aud htsrary gen
tleInen at the lecture room Of Clinton Hall.
On entering the hall the fret thing that strikes
the eyes OF the spectator is large ovep built
oil bricks and resting on the fieor of the build
ing Ia the front OF the oven 10 a small plat
form with table, lights, SC where Monsieur
Cnaubert performs his experiments. On the
opening OF the exhibition Monsieur C. made
short address ia nglish--pec uarly mark
ed however, by foreign accent He assn
red the audience that there was not the slight
est trick OF deception in any of his experi-
ments, ne courted the minutest investigation
oil every scientific gentleman in the room
the exhibition commenced with a red hot
shovel which he drew 0, ef his face end tongue
with the greatest sa,tg froid imaginable. Not
the slightest injury was inflicted on him. He
also drew IT over bis hair with the same re-
suit Try gentlemen, said he and satisfy
yourselves Several gentlemen reached un
their fingers and placed them on his hair and
cheek. They drew them back with all ina.
ginable haste as if they had been touching
the shovel itself His face and hair were CO.
verea with his antidote, and he told them SO.
This excited much surprise.
Ills next experiment was with sealing wax
tie held the wax to the candle and dropped
1t on his tongue. Does any gentleman want
to take seal and give it the impression?'
No one seemed DESTROYS Of that Office, and
Monsieur Z took up a portion Of the wax
between his finger and his thumb, and drew
1t 10 string from his tongue lie passed O.
yer to other experiments, and prepared to
take the poison. He told the company that
he would take lrom 80 to 40 graios of phos-
Phofus, grains OF which is sufficient to kill
any individual. If any gentleman. however.
wishes to use his own phosphorus, will do
so,' said he Mr.. Chiffon the chynist, had
brought some phosphorus with him. lie de-
sired his young man to take it out and weigh
off 40 grains He did SO in the presence of
the medical gentlemen. Let me try that
said Monsieur G. lie took small portiop
and rubbed it against piece OF paper II
produced ignitioa Immediately. Dat is very
good-very good, said Monsieur At his re-
quest, Or Yates undertook TO administer the
dose. II was put into spoonful Of water
Monsieur knelt down, put his hands behind
his back, bad his stock taken oe-'Now, said
he, | am ready Doctor Yates proceeded
and poured il into his mouth. We'll said
the Doctor, with sigh, Il never administer
o 4 urh Anca nnfin IL
Ty particle was swailo sed, he calieu on the
company 70 examine bis mouth and see that
No deception was practieed--to satisfy them
selves that it vas not hid in biz nlo,i>h. Sc
versl medical gentlemen did 80 They we're
perfectly satisfied. They put thei fingers
into bis mouth. md came down from the plat
torns In utter astonishneot
The next experiment was with melted lead.
He took tin pan full Of melted lead, and
plunged his fingers into it. took portion in
10 his hand, and made believe be was wash.
ing the tips of his fingers. NO mistake, gcn-
tlemen.' said he, put your fingers here
Several did 50, and were glad 10 take them
from the vessel again They were perfectly
SAT- fed.
His next experiment was swallowing a
spoonful of boiling oil A tin pan full Of this
liquid was heated TO the boiling point before
the audience. He then took the vessel and
plunged Fahrenheit thermometer iuto the
boiling liquid. and exhibited the instrument
to the gentlemen. II stood at $40. 'Ss;isfy
yourselves said he, satisfy yourselves He
then took spoon, dipped if in the oil, filled
it, put IT ia his mouth. and actually swallow
ed it down. Every person present was sat
isfied there was no deception practiscd- -
What a fellowl said one Why said an
other. "a certain place not TO be named to
'ears polite carries no alarms to him. VIII
you just take peep said a third, behind
Monsieur Chaubert, and see ii his feet are
not cloven?'
sNew, gentlemen said Monsieur c. 4 shall
prepare to go into the oven, and take dish
of beef steaks with me to be cooked He
retired a few minutes to change his dress
Doctor Pascalis. who appeared to be puzzled
and perplexed at all these experiments, took
the opportunity to step up to the oven aud
look IN. He opened the door and thrust his
hand in. He soon drew back. How is the
oven Doctor?' asked brother physician
BY George could go in myself. replied the
Doctor. Monsieur Chaubert, however, soon
appeared, went into the oven, reused up the
fire and made arrangements. lie wore over
his dress large thick great ceat. why do
you wear that?' asked some one 1T is all
the same to me- said he, TO go IN dressed
or undressed: Ii go ia undressed, must
be very cautious when | come out not to
catch Geld. | wear a coarse great coat over
| my dress, because it prevents me frem catch
| ing cold besides, have now become eco
aamiaal, Ibis twas rePPiypd with applause.