Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-09-21
Interesting.

H DOctOr hoinaS StWalI, OI Nasu'"S
ION city is now making n journey IN Eu-
rope. The National lnleligencer CON
,ains long letlor from the Doctor, from
which we take the following paragraphs
While a, Naples l visited the celebra-
ted Pompean Museum, hscended Nesu
vius, and rode out to Pompei and Her
culaneum. My time while at Rome,
was OF course mostly spent IN visiting
antiquities. St. Peters and the Nall-
can, the Churc hes, the Cloaca Maxlma,
the alucduc,s and iounta aims, the remains
Of The ancient baths and palaces, The
Circus h!aximus, with the Coliseum,
are among the most interesting objects
of attention, ! next took the diligence for
Florence, one Of The most interesting
cities of Italy. Here found many
things in my own profession particularly
worthy OF notice. The first is the ana-
tonica cabinet of models in wax, the
largest aud most perfect in the world,
exhibiting every organ and tissue OF the
human body in it's natural state. The
next is the Emphatic preparations made
by the celebrated Alnscani thirdly, the
spec linens in morbid anatomy which have
been accommodating for years in the Mu-
scum of the College and, lastly, the
prtrilaciions OF the lamenied Sagato.
That YOU may the better understand the
subject, ] must here give you few words
touching the history of Sagato.-Ite
was an ingenious Italian, who a few
4 a l,yx tf.h
the human body could be converted into
stone IN about two weeks tune, each part
still retaining its natural structure, or
ganizaion, and color. ] saw the leaf
o. II centre table which was composed of
the different tissues and organs Dl the
human body which Sngato had pe,yiGcd,
arranged in the form Of mosaic work,
the whole OF which admitted of fine pol
ish. rccogu scd seyera. parts Of the
! body by the color and form which enter
} ed into the composition OF this table.
! examined also, serpenis, fishes, and sew
l eral separate parts O.! the human body
; thus preserved. The importance Of this
; discovery was seen and appreciated by
the medical profession, but, while the
! Government had the subject of reward
in9 Sagato and of purchasing his secret
, under consideration, he became impa-
tiem aud dissatisfied with so slow a
} movement, aud was taken sick Of fever.
While iB stale OF delirlum he threw all
the papers which contained an account
of the process iu the fire.
Just before he expired he came I"
, himself regretted the loss of his papers,
and made an effort 10 communicate the
, secret, bu, he was too feeble TO do, So ;
aud thus was lost this important dlscoY-
cry about four years since. In less than
5 three weeks after Sagato's death proDos-
ais were received from three different
> sources, the acceptance OF either OF
! which would have made him independent
Tor life. Various efforts have been
made TO recover the secret, and young
physician of Italy has d'scoYercd the
method of pr,riying bodies, but not OF
retaining the natural color There is
} one other ol eCt of much interest a'
Florence which ] must mention. 1t 5
the Olthopcdic institution Of Tuscany
, for the cure of crooked limbs, club feet,
curved spine, wry neck, &c. 1t is un-
der the direction OF an eminent pbysi-
: rian, and is pa,ron,zed by the Govern
? mcnf. met here young ladies from
: England, Scotland, Amc,ic" * different
: parts OF the con,inen, Of Europe, some oi
: whom were quite restored aud ready to
return To their friends.
-, There are but few instances 10 real
, life, where young person starts with
. \ false ideas carried out into wrong prac-
tees, that truth is not taught by reverscs
or affections. And when society be.
comes infested with evils that are adopted
by the weak because they are lashiona,
bic, aud thus pcrvnde whole masses, how
{ certain is the occurrence of some eXlen-
sve reyerses or Affections that operate
, like storms in the atmosphere, purify ing
social corrup'lons, bringing the mind
; back To rest for real happiness upon the
+ real basis of truth aud nature. As IN in
dividual cases, So in these most general
I instances may be traced the hand of
Divine froylaence correcting and re-
proving Tor good.
BE A True MAN.-Yes, be irue
man-true to your ncighbor, your friend
and yourseIi. l'o open and sincere III
your dealings. Don't have some evil
lurking at the bottom, which You con
ceal, when you are iransacting business.
! Show TO the would just what you gre ;
appear in your true colors. Az is the on
Ily way to prosper-.,hc only tue course.
II yon equivocn'e, faltcr, turn pale, o'
hesitate, it beiokers that something Is
wrong. Out with the whole truth. Un-
veil your heart. Let Virtue and Truth
be your guide and not Pleasure and To-
tcrcst. With a false heart you may
prosper for short time, but eventually II
will prove your ruin. 1t is the nature o
sin TO grow more rank aud show itself tt
the ruin of bin who is under its dominion
), The only way tn liye peaceful and hap.
y py life is To be homes, and Just-trpc &c
Yourself ano true to your God. portland
> Tribune.
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