Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-08

'Grusselbach oil Stockholm, has very
lately brought to state of perfection
the art Of producing torpor in the
whole system, By the application OF
cold Of degrees Of intensity, proceed
ing from a lesser to greater, so as to
cause the human body to become per-
Ifectly torpid, without permanent injury
to any organ or tissue Of the frame.
In this they may remain one hundred
or thousand years, and again, after
sleep Of ages be awakened to existence,
as fresh and blooming as they were
when they first sunk into this frigorific
slumber.
| The attention Of the learned Profess
sor was first led to the subject, by find
ing toad enclosed in solid fragment
of calcareous rock, ten feet in diameter
which, when taken out, showed une-
quivocal signs Of life-but it is suppos-
ed that the conclusion caused by blast
ing the rock occasioned its death in
few hours after. The opinion Of
Baron Grni,hizen, who is at present
Geologist to the King Of Sweden, was
that it must have been in that situation
for at least seven thousand years-and
his calculations were drawn from the
different layers or strata by which it
was surrounded From this hint the
Professor proceeded to make expert
ments, and after painful and laborious
course Of experiments for the last TWEEN
ty-nine years Of his life, he at last sue
cceded in perlecting the great discove-
ry. No less than sixty thousand rep
tiles, she'll fish, &c. were Experimental
on before he tried the human subject.
The process is not laid entirely before
the public as yet, but | had the honor,
in company with a friend, of visiting
the Professor.
shall give slight description of
one ofthe outer rooms containing some
of his preparations, Previous to enter
ing we were furnished with an Indian
rubber bag, to which was attached a
mask with glass eyes. This was put
on to prevent the temperature of the
room from being raised the slightest
degree by our breathing Il was cir
cular room lighted from The top by the
suns rays, from which the heat was
entirely dsengaged by its passage
through glass, &c. colored by the oxide
Of copper, IA late discovery and very
valuable to the Professor.) The room
is shelved all round contains nearly
one thousand specimens of animals.
One was a Swedish girl, aged, from
appearance, about nineteen years-she
was consigned TO the professor by or
der ofthc Government TO experiment
upon, having been guilty Of numbering
her child. With the exception Of
slight paleness she appears as If asleep,
although she has been in state OF
complete torpor for two years. He
intends 10 resuscitate her in five more
years, and convince the world OF the
soundness Of his wonderful discovery.
The Professor TO crafty US, took a
small snake out of his cabinet into an
other room and although itappeaIed to
US to be perfectly dead and rigid as
marble, by application of a mixture of
Cayenne pepper and brandy it showed
immediate signs of life, and was appar-
emily as active as ever it was, in min
ute, although the Professor assured US
i, had been in a state of torpor for six
years. Baton Rouge Gazette.
The above is an extract of letter
from a young American now travel
ling in Europe.