The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-05

EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIMENTS AND ExrRAoRDISA-
Rr cuREs.-In the Courier DIES Eiats Uni,, of Tues
day morning, the editor in an amusing article, pur-
porting to give his last recolecions Of Paris which
he left the first Of the month--reates some ex-
periments which he saw in the public slaughter
houses Of Paris, (ab6aioirs0 Of a very remarkable
character. r.... ....
The translation is made by the New York Cour-
Ter and Enquirer: .....
The first experiment was in order to resolve the
much-mooted question, whether perception is extn-
guished by decapiiaion. Accordingly, several sheep
and calves being brought out, the head Of each
struck off at single blow--a lighted candle was
then held before the eyes, which--horrble to say
contracted and agitated iioo minutes after the de-
capitaton! II is horrible to think, a possible
thing, that humb being guillotined, may think
and feel two minutes after the head is feparated from
the body-minutes that would be ages Of unspeak-
ton which thus anryives Is purely ANIMAL and that
intelligence and inconsistencies are annihated by
the blow that separates the head But it is horrible
that there should be room even for doub, on this
point, and that it should be seriously matter Of
question among some of the learned.
1t seems, moreover, that the possibility of such
thing was foreseen by Guillotn, the learned phan-
thropist, whom science and humanity have SO UNI
worthiy rewarded, in giving his name to the nstru-
ment he invented. M. Bzet possesses model de-
signed by Guillon himself in which, above the fatal
circle into which is thrust the neck Of the victim
heavy hammer, which in its descent strikes the
head at the moment 1t is separated by the axe
from the body, and thus stuns it into unconscious
ness. The machine has been used in France with
out this accessory of provident humanity, because,
perhaps, the revolutionary tribunal deemed il too
complicated for their expeditions operations. Now
this precaution ought to be adopted.
The second experiment witnessed was to establish
the marvellous effect Of the Boechsri patsr. This
vented il, and who retains the secret of it's prepara-
ton, has caused sort Of revolution in medicine and
surgery. Every one knows the comparative inabil-
ity of surgery to arrest sudden h@morrhages-espe
ciay of the arteries-injures to which are so rapid
in their consequences that the patient is often dying
before the usual remedies can be applied. Mr..
Boccheri has obviated this difficulty. In the exper-
inient which witnessed, two operators divided the
carotid artery of two sheep The one was imme-
dately put into the hands Of surgeons to be treated
The other was treated with the Boccer ,oater. The
animal treated secundem arten, scientifically died
Of the Interchangeable other, dressed with this
marvellous water was turning about ana eating
tscenty inutes aferrcards! This caused the famous
Lisfranc to exclaim, "Gentlemen, here is result
which may be summed up in two words: here is
death, and there is life"
When the lint which had been stepped in this
water was removed, the wound was found perfectly
dry, and free from any tinge Of blood. The Doctors
struck with tits, caused the animal to be killed. and
dissecting TO the artery, it found that there
was no scar, but an actual production Of the vessel
thus seeming prove that by its action the brine
Of the blood il produced new organization Of the
tissue. s.. p
Mr.. Bizet has ascertained that in the different
Of Paris in the of one year,
las cases of severe cuts sustained by the butcher
boys, had been cured by this water in average of
twenty minutes each.
Other extraordinary cures have been affected by
It. especially in checking splitting of blood, which is
now under the control the physicians; and exter-
nal wounds may be cured by it almost with the
watch in hand.
M. Gailardet adds that the experiments he wit
messed were made at the instigntion OF the COM
mandcr Of the cavalry in Paris, with view to the
Introduction Of this remedy into the military hospi-