Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-09-19
ENIRACT
From The Liverpool Correspondence Of tAs Nefo
fork Star.

i0fA STAR.
Since | commenced this epistle, | hnvr seen an
advertisement in a country paper, which shall CO.
~, as it may amuse some osyoar readess.--it runs
thus
:. 81 her Majesfs's Lcffsrs Psteat-6eorgs
Smiths Antrseptic Fluid, for superseding the ne
cessity Of erntalming, Ter a~rrcsting decay, and pre-
venting the causes Of Infection OF c~on,agion IN sub
iects reserved for anatomical purposes. And ioi
The preservation Of objects OF Natural History, in
tended for public museums OF private collections
Joha-strcet, oxlord-strecs, London
cut this notice out, as a bit Of curiosity, but
have lust now been assured By = scientific friend
hat is the announeen.e nt OF a bona hde discovery
Ia chemistry. The invention originated with the
French, and is developed in villa, Is called the Gan
nal Process. Various courses of experiments were
mnde with /, in Paris, oil Of which are said TO have
been eminen,ly successful. The Academy of sci.
ences &c Paris gave the Monthyon prizs TO ire inven-
tor, and the Academy OF Medicine made a special
| report to the Minister Of the Interior, IN which they
represented the inventors claim To a national re-
compensc. have not the means OF knowing whe-
ther this recommendation was complied with
The gentleman 10 whom | am indebtedto Tor the facts
now give Won. expresses himself very strongly 10
favor olthe efficacy efihc inveniion. AM. George
Smith Of London, has purchs~ed the exclusive pro.
nertyTi Ia thi. kingdou) az the Gannal Process, winch
las above meutioncd) gained the prize OF an emf
nent French Academy Of Sciences. lie secures
thar property, fot a limited time. by patent, IN the
Expectation that It's adoption will remuneratc him.
Embalming, as now p~ractised, land that ferely}
il expensive, tedious, dificuls debguling, and UNI
satisfactory. The uev invention Is designed 70 su-
nersede it. The snodus operaadi is very simple.
If am rightly Informed, all that need be doie IL 70
inject the anti.septic fluid into the carotid artery, or
any other OF the great VESSELS, This preserves the
body without any external exposure or d~istgure-
ment without any ~internal mutilaiion; without
dis~embowelling OF the removal OF the brain. My
informant has seen two human bodies thus preser-
ysd. and saws that they look more like waxen hg-
utes thar corpses. They have no sinell-they have
The flesh fin, yet so elastic that trises up after the
touch-lhe hair is as firmly on as in life. One OF
these bodies has been twelve months and the other
six months done. He also saw several objects
Of natural histofy--in The birds. the plumage, and
in The beasts the color, hair and ska are as per
feet as in life.-NYhat would not Audubon have
| given for a few bottles Of ihts fluid, TO preserve some
rare specimens of the /" Binds of America which
he has pictured for usi The invention will not on
ly preserve objects Of natural history for prsfate
| cabinets and public museums. but will preserve tbs
| remains OF deceased humanify-wil preserve DO
dies for medical examination--wlll preserve spe
| cimens of morbid anatomy for medical museums
will preserve subjects for The disseoting table.
have been compelled, by want of space, 70 condrns,
nv medical friend notes on this subject. but
| trust I have been sufficiently explicit TO give an ide'
| Of The nature and value OF tlus discovery.