The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-01

right cavity OF tbs heart aud being impure must under
go some change This laboratory IL the lungs This
artery then passes OH ard carries tho blood into the
right and left lung. You perceive then how important
1t is to understand the perfect apparatus oi producing
these elaborate changes The blood ia taken into the
lungs, and here you the wind-pipc. This tube
is so constructed that IL it were shut up or OH
structed the result would be certain death, and 1t
may be said that, during every meal which you SIT
down to, you run the risk OF death NOW, nature
Ia not alarmed in these cases and weuld not recon-
mend be alarmed but to trust to nature Tor che
perfect In her arrangements Here for example, is
a small cartilage dsnomnated the epiglottis and the
this egots to pass over the upper portion OF
the windpipe and then the food passes down safely
You have idea of the risk when you sit down
to your meals; but would not have you refrain from
taking them on this account. (Laughter) have no
doubt that many Of you will reflect on this aat DO
somewhat alarmed; but will recommend you to rely on
nature and sho will carry you through ths difficulty
Now after these remarks, shall call your atten-
ton to tho atmosphere you breathe, which 10
portions This atmosphere passes down the wind
pipe, and taen into these tubes (reiers to model
called thu bronchiBl tubes There tubes, when
nhamed produce The disease called bronchitis. The
air passes down these tubes aud mixes with peculiar ele
ments OF the venous blood, which elements cause TINS
blood to be impure and convert 1t into areral blood
Now the difference between arteria and vsnous blood
accomplished by the passage Of air through the wind
pipe and this blood Having been purified Ia this man
passes to the brain and every portion OF the human
system When 1t has run Its oircus 1t again becomes
blood and back to undergo the same ope
ration There is this constant change going on from
tho moment of birth to the period of our death
This il the round You perceive there is great
deal Of arrangement in thece things; and can
inform YOU in relation to this movement blood
that there has great deal of discussion about it's
motive power 1t the motive power could be discovered
of course there would be no difouty but the question
what is the motivs power which regulates the blood
Some persons contend that the heart is the propelpg
machine that produces the action Of the blood Tins
the received but there has besr theory
recently propoundod which am proud to say has re-
ceived the OF the beet physicians OF the day
and Is thshat the heart s not the motive power but
that the blood goes from che eft ventrcs OF thu heart
through the and that 1t Is attracted by the
bon in the tissues, which invites the oxygen in the
arterisl blood to unite vita It, and In thia way
the venous blood pushes the arterisi blood before
it. This theory, | am happy to say has been
propounded by my talented colleague Professor john
w Draper Applause 1t is q beautiful theory, aud
am sorry that time will not allow to explain
the details of It, merely mention the broad fact Now
Thsre trick Of the artist here This holding it
up is real human heart, which once beat like any of
See what beautiful arrangement there OF the
vessels. 1t Ia apparently simple mass OF flesh, com
posed of muscular 8bres with four cavities, two The
right the Left the two the right connect
ing with the others. WIN you believe that every pull
sstion OF the heart throws into the right
ounces Of blood Il contract, sixty times in minute
sometimes more and four thousand times hour Now
from the heart their passes every hour you ive into
this vessel hogshead Of blood; not that there Is
hogshead full of blood in the system, but the rapid
OF the circulation is SUCH that hogshead Of boO
passes through the heart every hour you live Is po
wonderful astounding that such results these
produced? There is another fact If you look at the
system, you will lind that until DEATH the best friend
heart is with to the last and is the TO torsae
Have any Of the audience watched over the couch Of
dying friend? As death approaches, you will fad
the tongue is paray zed, the eye which was wont
to gihten, sees you no more the brain has lost
its power to recognize you the hand In cold; the
pulse Is gone and longer be distinguished; but
place your hand the breast aud the heart ,T m vts
The citadel however is at last attacked tbs pichets
driven in but the true aud trusy friend will not yield
without struggle 1t goes still beating fainter yet
fanter-the pulse has ceased to finally the heart
to bsat-and this Is death SensAon among the
audence)
Now il you will allow me f-w moments shall make
few general observations which you can apply to your
have endeavored to give you genera idee OF
the human g, stem In the three Lectures which have
delivered to have called your attention to the out
lines OF ysology human system IL is what the
MUSICIAN understand; there be guess work
about it. The human system s after all machine anda
repair or make q watch | could not do it Nor could
shoe horse-nor could build house Yet there
of you present wbos from your knowledge Of archtec
ture, build beautiful houses and know thsro
some OF you who can shoe horses, daughter Bat
take the architect and ask him to shoe your horse and
IL you fond Of horses as au, you will not per-
nit him to do if he consents Now take physcian
who knows how to repair watch and build house
but knows nothing OF the mechanism OF the human
frame, and will you trust your lives with him! am
coming to something presently. (Lsushter) You
will believe that this is progressive age. IL is
progressive age beyond doubt but 1t IL something
else 1t i, an age Of che most astounding credulty No
will doubt the fact that this il age OF progress
from the developments which the human mine has made
rsccnt times only ask to look at what has been
achieved In PHI ysca science That which above every
thing else crises the present age is ths locomo
tive engine You can, In short time, 60 to the most
distant paoes-you can commune with friends at re-
mote points in a few minutes The electric telegraph
enables communicate wi the apdity OF thought
Now this as have already said, is age OF pro-
gress, and these the evidences OF it but insist
that it 10 also an age of credultty viii you be-
lievs that with ell the enigntenment-w you
believe that amid all these wonders the human mind
absurdty believing
things which common sense teaches them absurd
nd ridiculous For Instance man robs the Almighty
man. certain female and you will be told that he
she will look through you, and tell you what Is going
in your system aud what going on in distant house
that he she visited This, par tacssnce is
age Of progress. God himself is alone endowed with
the attributes Of omnsciencehe alone Is ubiquitous
aud yet there people who believe in these tnrgs
am not fighting against any system; but all ! wish
you to understand Is, tnat this being age OF
1t requires great virtue tn resist tbs fas
cinations of quackery. Oh, 1t Is q wonderful temp
tation for man VINO Will De so Tar forgetiui
Of what is duo to human nature to speculate With
tune. You have doctor for every Dluess. You have
doctors Go through the streets aud what
will you see! Consumption and "ungsn viii stare
you in the lace Go into OF those stores, and
now the attendant will talk. He will feel your pulse
IL will look at you and feel your pulse and you will
written his forehead that ne can't speak to you. He
wants fee and when he gets IT, If you don't receive
poison from him, you will receive something rs bad.
could tell you things that would astound you But
charged with being selfish. Thank God, | not
selfish, if | know myself aud | will always raise my
voice s9aipst tbis qsckery come ia what shape may
DR. Bedford then detailed funny anecdote OF hioer-
MAN and Hibernian quack, the former OF whom how
ever, not to be taken In. He also described the
xsty, labor and toll Of the physicians lte-labor
which no money can pay FOR.
The Suspended hanks.
To rHE LEGISLATURE OF TVS STATE 90 NEw YoRK
respectfully represent that by reference to the attn
and 9Th sections OF the act entitled An act TO autho
Iizs the buness Of banking" passed April 49, 1888 i