The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-01-06


or, by suspending from the Mud in one glass
n cotton thread leading into the other
Put The positive pole Of The active battery
into ono glass, and the negative pole iui,
the other. In n brief time, enc glass viii
be quite sour with the suIphnric acid OF ,hc
salt. and the other gl ass Will Le strong \
alkaline with the soda.
a morc striking method 81 eiicctiny tbs
experiment would he, placn the solution
OF sulphaic Of soda IN one glass, and cact
SIDE glasses containing a little water. Toe
acid and alkaii Of the salt viii leave lie ,a.d.
dc glass, aud, passing o,er tue eott.n
threads, WA seek respectively their positive
and negative cups. The ,rauslcrcncc oI
disease. we believe, is subject to the same
polar laws. The principle oi disease is ma
tcrial--is substance-lle NIL other mol
oculcs, and consequently is subject to the
same laws ms govern all molecules. That
these atoms nre in a different electro-pniar
state IL the body is evident. or they could
not combine with the vita! flores so init
matcir as 10 efcc, such an cniife change
as 10 produce disease. And taat they are
in nm electro state different Irom the body,
IS proven bg the fact Of their passing ail'
with the current OF the battery, while he
trans!crcc bod il thrown into q dilsren,
polar state Is the action Of the hai;cry.-
That the principle of discnsc is ma,eris--
is m"lecu'es--is rendered strongly proba.
bic, from the phcnumena presented in the
cases oi miasmolic or epidemic diseases.
which are undoubtedly prnlncci from par
t,cies oil dacomp2sing vegetable m1iter
floating III the mr. and coming IN contact
with the lungs, and thus absorbed in the
blood. ani by this means re7cI, the meta.
morphosing tissues. That disease can be
transferred from Que baly to auather. re-
mans with Us no longer matter of theory
but belongs TORTOISE laws which riaid ex-
pertinent has demonstrated rs nsar able
and irrctutab!c; aud that this will be
powerful means OF alternating .ra.n disease
ana Suffering great mass vi the human
Family. there - no doubt
AT the present time, tho attention of PHI
losophers Is devoted 10 thc investigation Il
the var'oas phcnpmena which ihey sec con-
siani'y ensuing around them; bat these in
qdirles arc directed. in most instances. to
channels which elicit effects ia Tic mos,
striking mannc., without inStracling ~ ia
causes. We lou.. upon electricity as the
cansc 81 natural pAenomcaa, 50 !ar ns our
finite inc'lecis can pierce; for cycry in.
vcs:igalinn leads to ,his cnncusion--eycry
experiment tending directly 10 the proof II
eee'ricsi inlacnrc.
For year or Two past, tho attention or
the world has been nv ahencl toll sahiect
o. s.iFhnrie ether vapnr administered a.
source nideadau,ng pelu THIS 10 eat dis
c3vcry has cliVi.cd mech aticn an s.a.n tic
tnstaa,, anj u.s. adn.n >,rsiian has been
attended v 'lh fial rcsn.t.. bth il i3ls,aui
and thisraaGfr,. w We. ramcn,, or. ~ acn
We were q h., Il in,lalins lh.s aa&iuas .a-
pnf, IN Company with several ntaef lads
The cons qnen 'es were most disastrous anI
fatally with one boz. while one
ether was thrown into coay Il ;aGs u.4i Ii
lasted several hours. The dcr.js;us health
and inai death o.anothcr hoy. Il 4 painful
commentary npan the deadiy effects u tbs
,irH!ent css. As iur ourseli. ac were
tlrown lngo eoA.u!sions, which returned
periodically iar taanv ,ctFs ailer. Many
oil iic old physicians 81 thfs ci;v viii know
this assertion tohc tfDc, particularly that
eNecllen, one, d.. Oacr3a1I, sen. These
effects were rat produced "a enc tale. but
were the result .. several TRIMS, nnd with
ether which WIS pure. We bought the
Of Mrs. :s'nead--li.c naiher q. oar respect
able banker, Wesley s;mcaa--whn nj that
time kept a small drug store on i'ilh ,ireet
bat a lew doors west ui' The William Tel
ReSiauta'.
We read almost daily Of cases resulting
sIru!enl sapor; still il j. given daily u
mong us--ln nanV cases ny men WHO are
who'll, lneompcicn, to dcai with sush nm
energetic agent. Ina, there j. need FIR
Something " lich may render the system
impcrrieus. for hrici TIM. 10 severe pa u
during surgical operations, there is III doubt
but when such powerful agent rs suipu-
rio ether is used. extreme caution should
be observed ~ It's administration. and then
onll ~ men whose seieni.lis a,,aiuments
are rnafanty 81 al, the sa;eiy Mt.e!i Ne
could expect from The circumstances. Thu
wc require m agent ii less danger. I'M
m.lgl vii produce tic s;tae payal, tic cl.
icets as ether. none will doubt, and a, he.
sire. We hive made some experiments up
on i!.s subject with results winch we con-
slider quite satisfactory. Aliy pNtrcn mud
lN'rH"en rfsrs IA iiie proportion 10 form
walef--i"" volumes I'll lnc latter tn cue
volume 81 the Iermor--and place il in n
big similar 10 that from which nitfeus OK
ide gas is Inhaled. THIS mixture should
be inhalcd in the same ,nanncras the cs-
hilaraling gass. when ls effects will soon
be manifest. The patient viii fall into n
reufin Lui nral rnnd slunllnr .na l.an,