The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-23

VALUABLE DIscoyERY.-Rectnt Eriraordin En-
Jscts Of Gniuanism in Restoring LIE, apparently er-
hnd-Ibe following are a series OF very interesting
experiments, made by gentleman named Halse, OF
Brent, near Ash5uinn, England TO test the power
oil galvansm IN cases OF suspended animation from
drowning
"on Thursday last one of my spaniels whelped
having litter OF thirteen, six of which took for
my experiments | drowned three Of them in cold
water and Kept them immersed for fifteen minutes
at which time ! took them from the bucket and pa.
ced them ~ iront OF good FIRE. No motion could
be perceived IN them. then put the front legs of
one OF them into lar containing a warm solution of
SAT- wafer, and IT'S mind legs In a similar Jar in each
ol which was inserted one pole of the galyanic bat
terry the whole were then placed near the fire
ne position OF the dog being now favorable [,
operate upon, without The necessity of making any
lncsions N me hesh, passed very strong shock
through lis body 1t moved IT'S hind legs gave II
another shock which caused its tail also to move
now passed twenty shocks in quick succession
through It's body II moved every limb its mouth
opened, and was inclined TO believe that the Loo
had actually come to LIE, but the moment had
cessou passing 'ne shocss The Dig was as motioness
as II was previous TO my commencement Again /
continued the shocks, and noticed that there "a.
more motion IN the limbs. Considering that in nro-
portion to the return Of sensbili,y these shocks would
be too powerful Tor H., decreased The intensity NJ
mem, ana passed many hundreds in rapid succession
OF the limbs increasing as the shock, increased m
number ! now ceased the dog still m,,ed n ,rn,
reaorsdto Vs. placed IT on a warm flannel in front
oil the IRE, and ~ short time IL appeared n. well
as II was previous to II. beng drowned: il oraul.d
on the flannel, and made the noise peculiar TO Young
dogs.
81 now examined the lwo dogs, which were drown.
ed aud taken IRON the water at the same ,ime ,L,s
one was. They we're both dead-a plsin nroof IN,
IL was entirely owing 10 the galvanic fluid that bf,
was restored. ~ ~
The other three dogs drowned in warm v,,.,
emo Sep' tnem immersed for forty minutes, at which
uule az mouon hsd ceased. Two OF them laid in
front OF IRE, and the remaining one nl,c,d -,
the jars as in the preceding expermsn, nov No..
ed, few shocks OF weak intensity thro,,I, 80 80
Out no IN ton was percepible therefore increased
us in'eos'ty OF them considerable and gave 49,.
shocss IN quick succession. Every limb movd r.
ueuD prouscted and again collapsed and the head
was raised Al Tins period | stoned PASSING IN.
SHOCKS, m order TO see II there was any monn ~ ,h
cog when not under the galvanic influence ,hor.
was none. again proceeded with The shoes a.
nouced mat the limbs moved more rapJlv than go
CONSIDERED II necessary to decrease the ,nlens,,,
increase the quantity electric fluid which "a "
puch as TO be enabled TO perceive slight tfemo, ~
s' continued IN ihis mauner Tor about i've
1,, st "n,ch ume removed it from the lar. ana
" h y on tne ape. ~ mos aipe. In quarter
OF 40 hour It appeared TO be perfectly r.oovsrtd
Iht other Two dogs (Which were mo, ai,o,..
get cold during the whole of the exner,,n,n," ~ "
now examined no motion whateyer could y. ,'.-
ceNeo' triej the effect of eaIvsnsm ON ~, - =
'ncse ana was successful In one hon, ~, "a.
yPe'seo on me other dog also, but il wa. in vain
M. h.d "a "so' remaining 10 the vital powers !,