Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-09-08
From the New York Evening Post.
AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY

lhe last number Of Howitt's Journal contains an
account OF the new and important discovery of dis
injecting fluid. together with the reports of commits
soners who were appointed by the English Gov
orh"'ehl 10 TEST IT, These reports published by
order OF the House Of Commons 1t was discover
ell by French chemist, and its wonderful effects
are certified TO by commissioner appointed by the
French Government, by certificates of SURGEONS and
physicians OF the different hospitals i'm Paris. and nv
the Minister Of War. We have room only fur ,h,
following extracts in relation to its effects.
a mud which possesses the property OF DESTROY
ing hoN'ous gases has been discovered by French
chemist and placed by him, through the instru
mentality oil an energetic and patriotic Enrlisbman
at the disposal of the English Government. This
'dssnected uld,' as it has been named. is ineynen
siVe simple OF application and without any odor ~
us OWN. IL destroys the pntrd smell of all sub
stances, animal or vegetable in any STAGE ofdecom
position The dead rooms ofhospitals all dssect
ing rooms, the subjects of coroners' inquests or of
any post norlem examination, may by lis presence
be rendered perfectly inollensive Portions of bn
man remains, portions of animal remains of fish. of
vegeaDe matter, putrid scarcely To retain ,ber
'ol.' suiciehty TO be recognized, have by it been
restored to their natural odor Niultt soil arrival
AT mat most poisonous pitch of stencil which j, o.
mits when accumulated for years i'm cessnools i
10y III nearly deprived of ali smell that which il re-
'a''s Oeihg SO triillng as only to be percepbe nv
very close observation. Cesspools into which :,
certain portion of this fluid has been poured have
been eInp,ed in the middle of popuous neiohbor-
moods IN open day, and the contents carted away
anu nel'Iief ,ne men employed, the people of the
neighborhood lii which it was situated nor those of
the neighborhood through which it passed have had
any cause TO complain, indeed (except those whose
altehtioH was drawn to the matter) have been con
sclous OF the proceedings. The nqht-men whose
occupation is usually so disgusting and danoero,s
as TO be most painful TO contemplate have EXPRESSED
t.c'f asl"niShment at this wonderful relief Thus
uis'"'ec,eo' this material becomes a valuable ma
hure 1t Is said to prevent the potato disease. but
we require further time and experience before that
can be ascertaned. There is no doubt. from seve
raj observations, however, about its beinr birblv
lertiiiL'hg To vegetation IN general much more so
than the nlghtsoil unmixed with this fluid because
'he chemical action Is TO fix all that is nutritive
and 10 destroy all that is once hurtful to life and
offensive to the sense Of smell
SIN Sickness also, the relief afforded will bo Nv
.raoro'nary' a Sick room may be- in the course OF
TWO or three minutes, perfectly purified by the use
OF small quantity of this fluid, and all that was
ulsagreeaDle 10 the senses before replaced by sense
OF singular freshness The crowded wards of hos
ptals have been not only thus purified but the Gre
alton OF any offensive smell all has been prevent
ed by IT, In thinking of number of sufferers
whose proximity in their state of sickness and mos
'ration necessarily renders each cause of offence
and additional suffering to all the blessinr of this
new power to prevent this portion of their calamity
is very striking
Out thefe is more important consequence in
VOWED The generator Of all the classes Of infections
u'sease, 'he poison which, arising from the decom-
position OF animal and vegetable matter becomes DIFF
fused In the atmosphere and being inhaled into the
lungs. causes that dreadful scOurpe fever. is neil
trallZed Is actually destroyed, by the chemical ac
tloh OF this finld The danger to which nurses and
medical attendants are perpetualy exposed. and
which, IN the present bad form of fever prevailing
to SO great an extent, has been particularly fatal.
Will now be averied. And it appears, from the ex-
perence already acquired, that most beneficial ef
iect Is produced on the patients themselves by this
purllcallOn oil the air around them. We should
naturally have expected this, and it proved so.
FEVER patient becomes in himselfa source of fever
All the eXhalaons given off from him are danger
Gus TO life and while he inhalcs them he is coniin
uaiIy taking fresh doses of the poison that has pros
trated him. by annihilatng the poison wonder
i II, assistance gwen to the physician in curing
him Hitherto this effect has been produced as far
as possible by ventilation in all well reUulated sick
rooms and hospitals, but the new fluid does it much
more completely. Ventilation only dilutes, this
gets nd OF the poison. In the most crowded and i'll
ventilated wards, filled with cases of dysenlery and
fever IN the dreadful form now prevalincin Ireland
IT has been found sufficient TO wave in the air and
to hang round the beds pieces of linen saturated in
the mud, and the state OF the atmosphere around
mas been changed IN a few minutes from one so npx-
lons as 70 be highly dangerous TO all those whose
duty called them into the dreadful service of breath
ing Vt, into one Of perfect safety and purity while
the suffering patients declared themselves to be- lin
heaven'D