The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-05

Medical Intelligence.
The RELATIONS OF THE ArMosFnERE TO ANIMAL AND
VEGETABLE LIrE.-Ws made q few remarks q day or
two ego, the constitution of the atmosphere Wis
Azote and oxygen and then showed the change the at
mospherc air undergoes in the act of respiration being
returned from out of the lungs in the shape Of carbonic
acid gas which is rrespirabls and highly noxious
gas II is not only from man that this immense body Of
carbonc acid is being continually exhaled but from
animals also Thus sec. that from the vast number
Of human beings and animals there every minute Of
time, escaping an immense volume Of carbonic acid,
waery vap0r and azote oxide of ammonia Now il il
very fair question to askf all this gas which il thus
continually escaping from these sources and being let
short time our whole aia,ospheie does not bscsn. one
large mass Of rrespirabe noxious vapor instead Of con-
tinuing the besutful clear medium that il isl
In former days. when the spirit Of enquiry was not 30
rife il now and taught that Il was i'm piou
to pry into the secrets OF nature would have been
sufficient answer to such query to have said so
and how or why it is you must not enquire, But in
these days the researches of philosophers instead of
proving mpious or leading to scepcism and nfdelity
have been the OF bringing forward the strong
and undou ted proofs Of the unerring wisdom OF the
Creator of all and. however theoogians may differ on
their doctrna points the natural philosopher can bring
forward such clear convincing arguments that Is i'm
once penetrated with the OF the wisdom Of the
Almighty Architect.
the disposal Of this immense amount of nox.
ious vapor, what becomes oi The vegetable
substances the face Of the globe are actively and in.
cessany engage in absorbing the carbon Of the
are also BY them thew ns a
the hydrogen that IL in them and their oxyge en- atoms
also free Thus we see that the animal kingdom con.
stutes an immense apparatus Of combustion (for the
elaboration OF carbonic acid may be looked on az pro.
cess of comSusion) the vegetable kingdom in its turn
the combination resulting from the respiration
Of animals, though unfit for the further use Of
the suenance and the COMPILATIONS again
that formed by the action Of the atmosphere on
of m n q hat he ma n
mosphers the other takes from II that surveying
these facts from the lofies point Of view and in
ton with the ply sizes Of the globe, it would be mpera.
tive US to say, that in far their truly organic
elements concerned both animals and plants are the
offspring Of the atmospherethat they but conens
ed or consolidated air-they from il and return 10
again-thsy are true dependents Of the air and thus
surface Of the globe is completed and msntan.d Har
ing thus shown the intimate relation of the atmosphere
with all things, in our next we will show the terrible
effects OF contravening these arrangements.
Tsr ISFIRMARIEs, DmrErsARIxs AND HosprrAL, or
Nsw YoRH:-We purpose shortly to give some little
account Of the various institutions of this kind in our
city. There are many of them, and they daily afford
medical relief TO numbers gratis and we are Confident
tina; their rules and regulations mere generally
them The medical men Of New York as Sodv srs
ever ready IN the cause Of charity and residing
they unable to pay for II.
PRivArE ScHooLs.- Within year or two mast thu br
sness Of instrucng students and preparing them for col
ege has become quite feature among ertain circles
in the profession and this session. believe there are
Of least half dozen n open where the sf,,
dent enjoy all the privileges of private instruction
examinations &c in ell the branches that are Taught at
the colleges The fees for winter attendance are mode
rate and doubtless the gentlemen who take
these associations derive mueh. benefit from them We
have in some quarters heard bints thar the
wil this winter be pe,itioned to grant charter for
third medical school in New York-how true IL h we
know not However may be- il 10 gratifying to see that
New York is really awake to her own Importance ss
medical emporium, and that by no means Standing
still ~
The WEATHER.-The Albany argus of Thurs
day says:-There was very little floating ice in
the river yesterday and that very thin The esher
moderate; the wind southery and during the dav
there was less rnn. which, however CONCEALED
a. IL fell Towards evening the temperature was mder
than IN the morning indicating any thing but the mme.
date closing Of navigation Tho boats though they stood
advertised TO 60 at two o'clock did leave the dock
owing TO the favorable state of the weather until about
1--WE. The railroad trains behind me- 10Th from
the East and West The train from Springfield due
q, halfpast one o'clock yesterday did not arrive until
half last The afternoon train from the West due At
halpast four, was not in until about halfpast aix
owing probably to theice ice formed upon the
rails From present appearances, the liver naviea.
ton may continue open from this city to Now York,
few days longer.
The afias Of the day says-The weather greatly
moderated during Wednesday night and IL rainsd I'd
for several hours The has shone BRIGHTLY during
most Of the day, thus far and the atmosphere 10 quite
summerlike. we hear that the boats are in oton east
OF schnectady; and moving forward with but trhng in.
terruPtion.