New-York tribune., 1841-12-31

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fact. have been known for over half century with
n, satisfactory or conclusive exp!anati1n-isoated
,4 ,,,fr,i,fIi TO say that the nervcs posse.s
80, ol-tric susceptibility i nothing more than to
- j. .opndtng terms the facts have expressed
- conmon language. The -ame agency applied
rho various classes OF lower animals exhibited
y.rv wonderful results. The glow-worm shonc
with increased lustrc; whca sent through the
nerves OF grasshopper. the animal chirped with
increased loudne--. All these experiments plainly
showed tina, there existed some wonderful relation
between the agescy Of electricity aud the proximste
principle OF vitality what this relation NAV se-
whether electricity itself bc tina, proxiuate princi-
pie or not-has long been and .ti.l remains sub
~ct of active and anxious inquiry.
1t wa, not 70 be expected that at the time Of
which have been speaking. these results -hould
be exhibited without exciting at Pars-which was
then the -cientihccapi,aI of Europe and winch nov
London only fiyals---especia. no,ic. and profound
cario-iiy in high places. N4poleoo, VINO was ever
the patron of and Of every art by which it.
Advancement might be aided. summoned VOLTA to
'Ae French Capital. The particulars OF his visit
rave heretofore narrated and only refer to the
matter now, 10 note a circumstance then omitted
Napoleon Immediately proposed = Prze oi 5000
france for the best essay upon cleo rlcity and an
cher Of 5000 francs for any discovery which could
placed in iuxtaposition Slih that OF Franklin
hi. last remained long unclaimed; but AFTER L
.eason 1t justly fairly, and most li5era-ly
awarded TO Sir Il hUNrHKAT DAvY IN act Of litel-
{; tv coming as il did from a Nation then at
with England and which the English had been
=, -,
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'' ,i1''''' - "''''>n ,s ~ ei' f''' ''''''O''
~ the very Dawn o 'he i'e ol 'ni' 'c'ehce' h"i
alton oil "n'ch nave ehdeavorea 10 give you
iherc existed IN an OBSCURE 'iii'se IN CoFn"aA an
| individual, young man, employed In the capacity
al "a clerk or some such occaPauon' lhere nap
pcned to be at Bristol phyNclai', engage% IN es-
iabhslins some baths, who wanted an assistant
whe should nave some mule knowledge Il chemi''
Try and VINO coud De depended on ior general ac-
curacy and can+of; and tins Cornish young man
Nhom mentioned' fortunately tor science and the
adVancemeht OF Inc human race found place
win tn'' pHy'lclah' Soon a'ie'w2rH tHe t'o!ai
institute OF London wanted a superln'enaeht lof
'nelr ch"'nlcsi iuporatofy. Ihe p"!sI'iah ''eIA
nad contflout'd some iiHhi@ sceht'c arucie7 10
'He Pef'ouical' "i 'ne day "Aieh had a'tractcG ue
t''eHtioh "' Noinl IA F'''p "ho was '"olcu T.!
'le" 10 Proc"fcI Ioi lLeiI autior me vacant s'ua,
'ion IN ttr ln7t'tue. II" came to Loni2n' ana
lu't al ih' period t9o 'oiiaic plc was brought 10
! max gtcat CIV. nc new superintendent Oi ille
labratory was Sir HunruREY DAvY aud the mo.
,ncn, be bccose acquain'ed yy;l the power ef the
pe,nsslown by CARLISLE and NICHOLSON, and as
-hewn with greater clcarncss in the Institute at
Pans. he saw rba, here was = field ol distinction.
and he at once determined ,ba, it should not lie
"hcuit'a'ed' nc decohiPoslhs power Oh Ihe p,'G
"a "u'cT natdraiiy aIir"c'eu sIcfS at'e''iIH T
na'T "ile'"y ''.-'''o'''u ''.'
he manner in which The Voltaic pile made known
Isose not familiar VITA the elements oi chemistry