Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-07-16
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INTERESTING GALVANiC EXPERIMENTS.
We have requested ti,vusuian. Dnctoi DUNnAR I,
iuriii us WIN an account OF the GLlvahic cyuerim.
made upon the corpse al e black na ,, " n, executed
IN this place, Friday ic 81. june and hay, received
the following doi" IL viii be Pesu.cd with interest by
all classes oi readers:
WiHCULsrER, June 81 1893
Nh Brooks: with your request that would furnish
You with some tsa!vsnic .xpcti,n,s nnr
formed on the body q" tha crniuel cxerueI on ,ilay
2l9t OF june comply with pleasure, believing II n,I
which owe to my Pf"ies'iou, brethren elsew here aud
t"e puohc generally 10 make them known through the
medium oi the press. fear, though, The tcchnraI de.
"s "nI terms which a'e ud-peu,abir viii render it Oh.
ls'"n"Oe To The general reader for whose benefit pref
a slghi sketch OF tue nature oi Gavanisin.
hat modification oil the electric uid which i. produc
Ell by the chemical action between metal. and nui cA
ed GiivtSin discovered about The commandment
OF the present. century by DIR. Gsvan professor at Bo
losne, Italy, and improved hy disiugu couuiryman
'o''"' professor OF natural philosophy Pavia and has
been called, n honor OF ;Gese gent, en- jud. mi oi
ly,Gaiv"nSm and Vo'ai,m Time space " III not rer.
n entering ino detail! IL The theories ani history of hi.
most important discovery. but viii only allow rr,,iou of
'le moIeS III which It's existence IS rendered evident.
piece oil zine placed hew the upper iip and e eth aud
piece OF silver lsi tho tongue snI The tSo mcta
brought nto contact, here Su-urs quick fash b. fare
the eyes Oi the paFson and aciLc At,,,r metallic
taste Is experienced 10y the tongue. IL number of nj
- Oh ENC SILVER ana copper, "ny two Of them -. placed
on each oher with mCistned card inter nOSed hrt
each layer oi te metals, in regular oder and The ndi
dual applies hand TO The last z,uc plate aud the o,,
to The last copper plate, al tie cnI4
peFeh"ea resembling The electric shock, and dependant Tor
US intensity Oh The number aud size plates Thi. i
Foita's pile The plan usoiiy enl 10, ed n II prc
sent day Tor producing ihc Govac lud is Ihi invent.
ed by rithank, and formed by arr,nnin, the ,r,
IN square plates, each series insulated by being remeu;rd
IN partitions, III wool or porcelain lroughs forming Gal.
Vanic battery The plates arrd upou bv di,uin acid
-Huac, tiiiio or suphurc; and The Gaiv.nc fln1 i.
generated IN strength and intensity popo,tio 10 ihe
number and Size o. tho pates To tie astonishing and in
tthse neal Frsduced by different arrangements of the
plates we shall hui aUG, having rrersce now onIy IN
Gdtvanm as used Tor electrical al not caorEc D,lgpo
poses With This short sketch, INTENDED merely or The
general anu moi scientific
from is want OI deaii,-a iut Limits prevent our
cofrecing,-we shall prorpcd 10 n,,iro lie ~,
The Ga'V"ihc Influence 10 ;hc huuan lo!v.
Among the various experiments pcrio med on The load
oc"rs Criminals toe OF Dr. Ure, professor OF mis-
Ty at Ulgow' Scotland have always bcen considered
lne most interesting, aud excited most attention among
medical men and men Of science. These cxrrritncuts
we're peiTmed on The holy OF aGsudetcr, Ciydcsdale
snu . s.e :. ,..-- y.
edjlion) They viii occasionally be re.
fergd IN the course O The narrative OF Tic
performed in Winchester
Fom belief Of SOME peculiar 4logy in he Gavsaic
Htd 10 that whlc produces ACTION and The
defiu something which is Tie agent OF lItr the nae.
dlcd profession IN Europe and in his country have a1pays
regarded Galvanc experiments win great interest and
from peculiar nere ga the study OF ply siulugy aud the
nervous system, hi always i-lt great anxiety 20 s. it.
ness experiments made with Gsvan-n on the dead bpdy
An opportunity unexpectedly presented ITSELF from te
condemnation "l criminal whose o forfeited 10 i!e
violated lsw OF TIE State. Believing IL duy due from
every member Of ry profession contribute is eiflrs
small though they my bc, la culdrgc the boundaries oil
YER single human being IL ornd therefore de efmncd
10 make every effort 10 repeat the experiments alluded to-
The previous arrangements having hctn made ,,iih the
Officers OF justice Tor obtaining e body ,nd having en-.
gdZed the assistance e some i,y medical brclirru
tmmsdldciy wrote 10 gentleman in WAshug;on,--t q,
whom acknowledge ty gratitude i.r the Kind ant
Hehdy nlnner 900 winch he hts complied wii lcsnrr &c.
guess u professional Ruure, on Scweu, professor OF
ndomy ~ Co'pm'a rolfsr,) 10 aPily ior Tie 80.
p"fan' OF ms "s ruuon IN reply, Gee ino med me III IT,
oNug " me c"f'oHon OF I've plates, ~ w,q not in d
SOU iL ""s"'"'e "cp"n. - iiwe pressed, im.
mehaey wrote To my friend D.. Co!an, professor o.
mlnrrogy IN the university OF Bel ino,r o. apply u ia,
naue 10 Pitit.sor i'uca Cd o- iq tiu "a doe 4; ~ ui,
battery Of ihc uajye Hiy WIb e.eutiaq promo fl, o.
d. olcr i,rmed nc 81 ~ Is-. ~ Dursiei vi H. ,g
tsiy 'ui ~ for The re Oi scirne c'drsrtgt .iic o
Udi gentleman coufei ted 80 re bausgy trirp zen 10 Ill,
We Bn ash- ~as .t0u 90 bring &c log. t,r p,epatsi
~ osc"dnss -e.nuhc o. end, NJ, Ejfnu d., u, on-tc
MS b'efy, "hch Eon p peculiar contraction, a p 81
o. nis o"" '"d b'irz crf adapted ~, circ pr yo-r.
wa brWsr srrd inf 'rfyge im-n' concntps Ell. 1hf
vas Immediately s'crprd aii af4ard.d TO me- anl Or
rived here on Ih'r,a'y $50 l1h 1897. he 9sy bsio ~
execution.
We shoiI now proceed give en- ,ceon,, of she re,ult
OF he GagUc eyy"tirerf nrc1.irr 'llst The subj, ne,
baratge ioo.'r go e0surc ,,cn'sry ~ 4br,fsc, iron