Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-01

nerve which been laid bare and wnking Of the eye
aud tstehiug OF the muscles OF the face were immr
datey oIucvd when the wire was touched to the lips
they moved aud the counienance distorted in the
most sing ar manner.
When pole placed upon the ninth nerve, and
the other upon the ngue, that organ ret'aced bu
wien the laird branch Of the iii p IL OF nerses was
touched with one Vi the wives and the tongue "fh The
oer' "e"u!ou> no given 10 the tongue ana The
'owef Jaw MAS carried wi force towards the upper
~ every ouch OF the pair oi nerves. tportio duia0
ne face was violently acted upon o" That side and all OF
these n,ovemens alike. 50 long as Pile applied
10 ,he 7h air nj he other wue not appearing to
alter the muscul rLcOns by being moved 10 dfer
en-, parts OF the face.
The subject then turned over. an incision made
into the OF the neck aud the spinal marrow exposed
An ncson was also made into the hip 10 give
TO the sciac At 10 minutes after one, the
paes OF the battery connected with these parts and very
powerful contraction Of the glui muscles prou
into action.
Que OF the wires placed in an inri,ion the heel
anu 'he muscles oil the calf Of the leg strongly
~acted, so as to bend the leg a the knee.
ihe subject again turned the back, and the
cues oil Tie lace set into action, with the effect be-
tore.
Al quarter after o'clock. the batteries were united
together, and the poles bough in come xion with the
P'' marrow anu The diaphragm and convulsivc
snt oil this muscle, and OF the pecora muscles was pro-
duced but without respiration.
AT 20 minutes after re- ;th
The spinal marrow and the unar nerve and the passage of
me ,ecrci'y being alternately arrested and in
sucees>ion Gas before describ.d avery remarkable
e"ec' was exhibited The arm raised from the table,
"u sustained IN its POSTURE the fingers contracted and
me hand struck repeatedly against the body.
Come ions were then formed with spinal marrow
an" ahce aud forcibe he xion OF the leg con.
sequence
The leg then bent, and one of the wires ;u,ro,cea
!" "e knee, ana The leg was immediately stretched out,
OUT ne 'orce OF extens did he consi, raj IL
ns expe, iment was perorm'd at 25 minutes arer one
e Of Tie wires being introduced the groin the ohe
was touched the lips nose cheeks ewes bitar
nerve &c and remarkable twitchngs and conto, lions
IN ihem The fearful acion describe ty IRE as occur.
ing IN corre'pnJing experiment, where he assert.
n;,s ,," nor.or uesp"ir, agnsh 'nd ghasty smiles.
"h''eu ."er hid'ous expression in the murd rers face
surprising lat tbs widest repre- senta,ons OF Fuse or
kcan." ~ W
The experiments continued until IS minutes after
one at which time the irrabili,y still continued i h
very little apparen duiuutiHa.
DURATION OF VITALITY IN CERTAIN SEEps-"In
one OF our recent visits, says the ationaI G.zette " 10
Cars Bartram Garden, remarked among its botanr,
curio'ics collection Of young ferns grown last sprin
from seeds which were scraped oil from, dried ms
that have been in books more than srf ,so,
They were part OF the original spe elmer us collected Nv Dr.
soander who accompanied Captain Cook in his voyage
Iron mo They have grown strongly as il Ia.
oh peruSing the above, we recollected having once
reaa IN valuable little French work, several example.
oil Ohgev,'y III we may be allowed to use the ernl in
by the CIV tie VIC ' give"
Bernard do Jussieu (nucc of the celebrate! Antoine
Laurent author OF the Natural System1 during MI, sa
IN eru WIN Condamine, had the Jardn din Ro a,
paper OF seeds OF the sensitive plant, (Nimo.a pu.
perfectly. "'' 'ese'a'eu
NJ Girardin, Of the Botanical Jopa,tmen, ,,,,.,o,
me same Sardeh IN 1906, found, looking over The Her
o"h OF the celebrated Tourne fort certain loose seed
oeIong'ng 10 some leguninous plant They were sown
ana gefminated very we'll These seeds must have been
laid up for at least century in Tia. Herbarinm n ~,
Industrious owner died in 1907 OH the 2Sth Dccemhsr
on .ne other side OF the account, know of MANY
eeus ""ch VIII not retain their vitality more than wear
or two' and many which lose their vegeative poweys il
r , so"n almost as soon as gathered. Whence this d
lerence Does 1t depend the degree of maturity =,
of Nh
c;r.,, n 'hey are kept? what other unknow n
psec cannoa some &c ON our this subject
e"'gh'en us '-american Farmer. - "'e'''
FESTIVAL OF VINE DREssERs-T The anc.n, 8 a,
, We es'ers was celebrated the 9Th of An.
gus. :" 'eVay III swzerland place well csIcuIaed Go,
such an exhibition. Twenty five thousand .ne,,D ~,
assembled from every part Of the country EIsva
~" p"'o'S, capable oil accommodating
persons were erected an en- closure into %
P'o'e'S'o" marched at an early hour i'm the ,pornn 49,,
der salute OF artillery First in the nrocess;o '
rs w The ancient Swiss uniform; then a lone
array OF shepherds aud gardener; next The
'a'ie ana pring vinedressers with their implc
,S, ueh The troops OF Ceres, with the scv,Les
ana o'her instruments of their occupaions: Them th
ve'on OF b"cchus consisting OF the autumn
t,cho pP,"'s OF their professions; and another de-
",;h ' " "hi'ey closed the procession each hand nj
when was preceded by music. In the eprIosura o
anu pruning hooks were distributed as prizes to vario,s
n'''"u"s previously designated 10 receive them a.
'his ceremony the various CORPS sung ,b.;r n,.er
o'es ahu exhibited their avoritc dances and paoo of
oenquet on The borders OF Lake Leman The ceIahr,,S
fdnS des pdches sung with xouis;,e ea, a.. u
cooper, the novelist lasi year present at this festival
an" mas made it The subject OF his new novel IF s.TS
ffea2s'nan "-Roston Daily .4dv.
LARGE FRU1r.-The present season ,,
aoie Tor The abundance and excellence of The Larda
Speces OF iruit We have before us two annIes ,.
Iee o.Iong'ng TO Mr. Ev"r o. ansing, OF Greenbusb
one oil winch weighs fcenfy Gue ounces and il * .
hche' III circumference. he o'her, which MIR l. de
hoiIna es u small one. eiEhs 81 Ii on
Also pear raised by MIR. Henry Spawn, of Rensse
'ae'Vhe, which weighs forty ounces If Tho ,ar
net VINO 10 meet the Boosting OF foreigner suspended
,rn his deception would have been unnecessarv a.
6dny .argus. ''-'1T
Inc number OF The "Farmer's Register" of yiro;oi,
Tor The present month, is of the riches, NJ ,h LIZ
"h' we nave ever had occasion TO examine So man,
"sha' "cies IRON correspondents anl of so
cast shew ihat the farmers and planters of a, ,ol
state begin 10 be alive TO their true interest, aJ
me employment OF their liberal leisure The a,ticis ~
ZoS) on Roads and Rail Ways considered in
WIN Tie interests Of the Southern States com,,;sos 80
opinions which deserve to be cited not onIv cpr IT,; ny
"in''c interest, but as pirginidn.--.Ndf. GAG
IN The virginia Farmers Register there is curious A.
nc'e on the former unhealthiness of Mobile and ,Lo
oentnc"i Grange caused by paving The streets with shell
" Inc shells That are used cookie or sea nuscI.
some call them. They the size of a half doIl.r 90
mat Oh dollar, oil the form OF a clam she'll and tho
pretty thick and solid. They abound about the Shores -,
ony' ana are contained in large banks upon the marsh
islands opposite and above the cty PERHAPS ba ISL
Shei'' are brought in large lighters When the Stree,
graduated alter The manner of turnpking the sb.II
careh ana spread over the street the deptl of o
ncbes-ihe spreading fsrdly forms a moments obsrnc
Ton TO The passage along the street, as soon az tbev are
spread, which is done by scattering them with SOL
carriages aud horses pass over them and thew
form crust so well cemented TO be diic nit ,o liz; ~
WIN pick-sxe They wear out, by very constant nsr