The herald., 1837-04-27

principle. Gravaton, life, muscular action, the
thunder of heaven the aurora borealis-every thing
in motion we see around us, receives It's energy from
this secret and my ysterous principle. our BRAIN,
said Mr.. Davenport 10 me, us only galsaalc
trough formed of convolations or layers for genera
ting the fluid and when you walk or move, you do
by the gayanic action of that trough, operating on
the limbs by its conductors, the nerves and muscles
The lovely women walking Broadway are, therefore,
so many beauteous gavanic engines IN melton.
The secret principle OF life would really appear to
have been discovered at last, and what increases the
wonder is the undoubted fact that this principle IS
identical with gravitaton electricity and All the phe
nomena of motion in the heavens above, IN the earth
below or in the waters under the earth. 1t is the
invisible "breath fife" sreathed by the Deity into
nature and spoken of by Moses in Genesis. Our phi
losophers intend to make an Orrery or Planctarlum
on this principle. BY the application Of this secret
power they intend to exhibit miniature exemphca
ton of the solar system, exactly as il is kept in
motion in the eternal fields Of space. BY the power
of electro M gnetsm sufficiently accumulated to
overcome the gravity of the earth, in certain COM
pass they mean to fling up in room or apartment,
Illuminated body for sun, with It's several planets
hanging in space and revolving round it, precisely as
they do in nature If single gavanc trough, oftwo
feet deep and one foot in diameter, can generate an
energy equal TO several hundred pounds weight the
power of gravity can be easily overcome IN the space
of ordinary apartment and the fac simiie of the
solar system carried practically into effect.
| Thus much for today. 1t is utterly impossible to
give vent to all those burning thoughts which crowd
upon our mind at the contemplation of this discovery.
1t surpasses any discovery of fancent or modern times
The generalization of this principle, and its undoubted
Identification with all the phenomena of nature
with motion-with animal lle-wlth earthq cakes
with grayty-with eectricty-wiih the motion OF
the earth and planets round the ssn must and will
create an entire revolution in all science in all art in
all philosophy, and in all future civilization Indeed
we may go further, and however drol it may appear
we have strong suspicious that the friendship, estcem
and the mysterious love between the is founded
on the same principle with which Mr.. Davenport
turns his Wheel and the lightning flashes from hea-
ven-and the borcals spreads out its garments
of rosy light in the sky-and the very planets them
selves run their round the from eternity to
eternity.
| Enough for the present. We have long been a stu
dent in chemistry, electricity, gllvansm, and such like
sciences. We shall illustrate views at our leisure
Meantime we bid all prepare for an organic revolution
in science philosophy religion and civilization We
are just entering upon wonderful age.
| jim CRow IN LoSsoS.-Rice, the original jim
Crow was formerly in mercantile business in this
city. He failed, went TO Kentucky, and there for
reasons best known himself for three years. studied
the negro character all its varieties. He eat drank
and slept with them, went TO their frolics and made
himself the best white black man in existence.
After performing one of the most successful hcatri-
| plis haJ IN III tad
jumping into the admiration, affections and purses Of
his coun,rymcn he went to England, to sonvulse the
mother country with specimen of American ge-
MUS In London, jim Crow is even more popular
than in New York. 1t is heard in every circle, from
sweepers IT'S Jim Grow here-Jim Crow there
Jim Crow every where The exclusives of Almacks,
and the chimney sweeps Of ST. Giles
"wbcc ab. and turn aboat
| And Jump Jim Crow"
One would suppose that success like this would con-
tent man of moderate desires; but we understand
that Great Britain an America are not the only ia.
vored portions of the earth, be charmed delighted
and enraptured by the jumping darkec. Mr.. Rice i.
under the tuition of the most eminent masters Of III,
French and other continental languages and intends
making the tour of Europe in character. After which
il is expected that he will proceed TO Morocco-cros.
the great dcsert-vlsit the colonies at Liberia ant
Sierra Leone; and after playing star engagement.
along the coast of Guinea, and visiting the Hottentots
wheel about for Ethiopia, Egypt, and finally, dc
just 50, in the celestial empire.
Every true patriot must feel proud of such repre-
sentative of American talent and rejoice that TO one
of our own counrymen selongs the honor Of spread
ing, far and wide, the eccentrices of Kentucky ne.
groes, and the name and glory of this great and pros
porous nation.
APPEARAscEs.-A Mr.. Fowler, generally esteemed
TO be an industrious cordwaner, of regular and pru
dent habits, was brought upon the stand in the Su
preme Court at Lowell, Mass, to swear to r,ceivins
$1,000 on a mortgage. He testified that he had re
cevel the money, and spent the whole in qambiina
and general dissipation, to which he had been Sc
cretly addicted for twelve years. The whole truth
with vengeance.
FREScH PHrLosotHy.-The engineer employed by
the French government TO raise the EgyTtan obelisk
ut Paris had loaded pistol in his pocket for the pur
pose ofblowpg out his brains in case Of failure o
the machinery. The presdential engineer at Wash.
ington ought to initiate such good practice.
yr The French boast of their gallnntry and civil.
xaton, while they permit women to work on the
docks act porters, sweep the Streets and perform
other mean and laborous Offices, which an American