Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-07-04
One of the effects of Galvanism IS

One of the effects OF GalvanlSm is
continually experienced by thousands
who are not at all conscious oft. Beer
when drank from a pewter pot, produ-
ces slight galvanic action from which
it is often asserted that it tastes better
from a pewter mug than from a glass
tumbler. A small galvanic action will
be produced by almost any liquor from
any metallic vessel when in contact
with the tongue. All are familiar with
the experiment of putting a piece of
zinc upon the tongue, and a piece of
copper "a cent for instance) under it;
and bring the edges in contact. A
very singular and rather dissagreeable
tasteis produced which is nothngmore
nor less than the galvanic action ofthe
two metals and the moisture of the
tongue. Query-may not all taste be
produced by galvanic action between
the same particles of the saliva
and the food-or between the Innings of
the mouth and the substance taken into
it! Galvanism or caloric IN some ofits
notifications seems latterly to claim to
be the originator of all motion, sensa-
ton, power, light, heat, life and though,
and we reed not wonder fit claim to
be the cause of taste.-N. 7. Sun.
The following amusing anecdote is
extracted from the New York Evening
Post, designed to arrest the late pre-
valent rage for speculation,
A traveller, once, in the West, on
setting out early one morning from the
place where he had passed the night,
consulted his map of the country, and
finding that very considerable town
called Venice, or Verona, or Vienna,
or some other European city beginning
with V. occupied a point on his road
but some twelve or fifteen miles, con-
Guided to Journey as far as that place
before breakfast. Another equally
extensive town, bearing as sounding a
name, was laid down at a convenient
distance from this for his afternoons
stage; and there he proposed hating
for the night. He continued to travel
at a good round pace until the sun had
attained great height in the heavens,
and until he computed that he had ac-
compllshed more than twice or thrice
the distance which he proposed to
himself in the onset. His stomach had
long since warned him that it was time
to halt, and his horse gave indications
| which plainly showed that nc was of
the same opinion. Still he saw no
town before him, even of the humblest
kind, mucn less such a magnificent
one as his map had prepared him to
look for. At length meeting solita-
ry woodchopper emerging from the
forest, he accosted him, and enquired
how far it was to Vienna. "Vienna"
exclaimed the man; "why you passed it
five and twenty miles back. Did you
not notice stick ofhewn timber and a
blazed tree beside the roadl That
was Vienna" The dismayed traveller
then enquired how far it was to the
other place, at which he designed pas
sing the night. "Why you are right on
that place now" returned the man; ''it
begins just the other side Of yon ravine,
and runs down to a clump of girdled
trees which you will see about a mile
farther on the road" 'And are there
no houses built!" faItered out the trav-
eller. "Oh, no houses whatsomever,
returned the woodman; "they hewed
and hauled the logs for a blacksmith's
shop, but, before they had raised it, the
town lots were all disposed of in the
Eastern States; and every thing has
been left just as you now see it ever
since"