The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-04-24


We clip the following from an exchange
paper, where it is given with an air of truth.
Let those who can believe it, do So:
ASTOUNDING DISCOVERY!
1t seems Thai for more than fourteen years
Professor GEiFLINe, OF Bruenbergh, a man
we'll known in the literary and scientific
world, has had his attention directed to the
production of animal lie by means of galvan-
ism.
This was a daring thought. butihe Profess
sor, with a zeal and devotion worthy the old
AIchymisis, in whose footsteps he was toll
lowing, perseyered against obstacles that
would have discouraged any man less SAN
guine than himself; and at last has had the
satisfaction ofseeing his patent labors crowr-
ed with success, that will place his name in
the foremost rank of that galaxy of bright
stars, who preceded him in the great field of
discovery.
The Professors first experiment was TO
hatch chickens from the egg, by the employ
ment of artificial heat, after the manner of
he Egyptians. In this he was entirely sue
c~essfnl, and perfected a simple and compact
apparatus. 10 maintain, by means of hot wa
.er, an equal temperature for any period of
line.
This being accomplished he turned his
attention 10 the production Of the egg! This
was no easy mattei; bun afer "innunerable
experiments dufiag "A period of ten years,
the details OF winch woald fill a volume, lie
succeeded in making a correct analysis of
an egg One step was accomplished; but
he most difficult was YET 10 be taken-ihe
mysterious combination of The elements so as
10 form a compound similar to the natural
article.
Encouraged by his success, the Decor set
about his almost hopeless task, with a deter
minaiiou to surmount every Obstacle. He
reh satisfied that it was only by means of
ialvauism that his object could be accom-
plisled; and directed all his energies TO the
construction Of a battery of constant, equal
and moderate power.
After tryng nearly every kind of battery
IN use, he had almost begun 10 despair, when
by accident he learned that a constant bali
terry of moderate power had been construct
ed IN England by placing a plate Of ENC and
a plate of copper in an ordinary flower pot,
and keeping The earth moisiened with am
monia.
He Immediately constructed such an one,
After various notifications he succeeded in
adopting it TO his purpose, aud had The salts
faction, after nearly fourteen years Of almost
constant experiment, OF seeing his labors
crowned with success, and producing from
clemens a substance similar in all respects
o an EGG.
Now came the e~xcting period Of his ls-
bors, 10 see whether ibis auifcialiy foimed
egg could be Matched by heat. lie placed
il in his h%atcaing oven, and waiched it
lhrougha glass door almost constant ", scarce
" taking time TO eat or sleep, until he had
seen the success Of his gland experiment.
Day after day he watched with patient as
slduity HE consumaiion OF fins darling scheme,
and al last had the satisfaction of witnessing
he consurnaiion of his hopes On the 20th
day after placing his egg IN The oven, a small
, node was observed IN one side Of II, and
shorty alter the bin Of a bird was thrust
uaroagh. The Professor was almost wild with
delight, and several times was on the point
Of breaking the egg, to see what kind of q
bird he was going 10 have. He restrained
himself, however, and next morning had the
satisfaction OF finding in the receiver a live
lpiNs VI ShthO uHhhONA opCStNSs pCileSt ~ It's
anatomy, but strange TO say, enurely without
tfeafhers!
''rhis most astonishing result" remarks
the paper If I'm which We quote, ssIias al
most upset oar previous notluns Of natural
y philosophy and the governing laws of animal
T. ofganlsm. As we gazed upon The featberless
r bird hopping about. and feeding upon The
seeds given it., we began TO doubt the reality
e of our own-e existence, OF that OF any thing a.
bout usp'
I The Professor, urged on by his success,
has sci abom anoi her analysis, and has no
doubt OF beng able to produce perfect birds
of every known species.
+. The AIgemeiae Zeitnng of the next day
i remarks, that the whole city is electrified
r with The development. and that Professor
DE Il ng has been compelledi To close his Lab
oraiory by order of The Church authorities.
,s aud forbid 10 prosecute bis researches further
q under penalty of death.
j. GA new process for making bats has
e been patented in this country. At present
he bodies Of fur hats are generally made
d with common fur alone. or common fur aud
wool mixed; and the fine fur is puton the
| outside afterwards, and worked in. The new
process consists in making two separate and
distinct hats-one of common fur or wool. OF