Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-08


fat representation. After n srrjcs of tx
peflments this difficulty has been over
come, and Tho instrument we have it's,
completed exhibits tho entire object with
equal power.
The SECOND difficulty alluded To Ii espe,
rianced In tho examination of epao,,e oh.
Ieets. An tliHt Aids Of Tho object next the
srfeBt IL opposite III That which receives
the rhys Of light, IL II bf tolise dark. md
Il follows that nonb If The tn,nutin onths,
phft Of the ollstt ran BIO thrown on tho
screen. consequently the observer srca on.
~ II mhgn'fisd sladow. WHEN using The
s"'ar rays, n rejecting microscope Will
give n faint delIneaiibn of ths tniut,tin Of
the sofihce and WeIdeh, with his reles
brated hydro oxygen %ihsttunsn', PARTIALLY
succeeded IN examining opnquo ~pl,lertt
whose surfaces possessed II refleciiha ut,a.
ltiy, yet there was dlniess h%ttsnhlnp the
experiments which Pre- rented thbsinspees
lion Of minute objects. While tina d,Hicui.
ty remained, tho most beauteoun of Ma.
lures works could only be- examined
through the fatigning eye instrument. In
vain tho drngop fly fitted by. dazzling tho
eye with its golden vestments, or .he Hors
geous paneph 10 gllttrred In tho slinbrstn,
the research Of 3o,oo0,ooo powers could
yield but an enormous shadow.
1t is tho success we have met witt, In our
attempts to exhibit objects in all the bril-.
llnnry Of Natures c~oloring That elatcs liz
most although tho attainment of our
aims hns cost months Of labor md hnrd
thinking, yet tho single display Of n papi-
ITO mhchaon, whose wings measure nine
fee' on the screen, amply repaid us.
l cannot refrnln from mentioning n mo.
tamerphsse which | was happy enough to
witness through tho agency Of our i sirn-
men'. ! Ind placed the lufvs Of Il May fly
under the action Of 5000, 900 covers,
which gave IA representation on the screen
twelve feet long. While watching the
movements Of its breathing apparatus, |
perceived the head TO be leaving The body,
or r"ther driving another body with it
from within the ono | was examining. In
n few seconds four legs were thrown out
(as one would throw out The frame of an
Si'aj anu iontGH Oh Inc aufIaGE OF Tue
Water-~the insect now measured twenty
ieet' and n more singular nsndescript cnn.
not b'. imagined tI,nn was presented in
this half neriel half aqiatic piece of exist
encr. Extending from Il few feet back Of
the head to the extremity of tho body, az
taf as IT had drawn out, appeared on either
S'de what seemed an lily fnrIed sail. which,
ny mn effort of the insect. was immediate.
y flung TO the breezc-and 10 fl stipend.
ons pnir of wings was added to the &c, ne.
Tho old envelope 0oated AWAY, md before
me nnt'ercd n thing of airl Tho entire
from its lnrvm state swimming in my
iii! it iloated away on wings, did
exceed three minutes. | never, in the
flight of Imagination, conjnrod up
sight 30 amazing rs this.
There are other peeuliarities about our
instrument which | am not ut liberty to
mention ut prcst Mt. | will state. however,
hat in tho arrangement and combination
II lenses and spcculn, we hive, in many
Instances, worked directly opposite to the
fundamental laws that have been supposed
o govern optics.
HENRY M. PAINE.