Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-04-04
sensi5ility Of the Heart.

The heart was not the sensible organ
which they would suppose it to be, en-
dowed as it was with excessive irritable
~ The celebrated Harvey, the disco
verer Of the circulation Of the blood, had
an opportunity in his lifetime of putting
this question to the test. A young noble-
man, Of the name of Montgomery, met
with an accident by which there were
torn away, or subsequently came away,
considerable portions of the ribs and parts
covering the LETT side Of the chest. This
individual miraculously recovered, bat
with permanent opening in the thorax,
exposing the left lung and the heart. On
the case being made known to Charles l.,
he requested that Harvey might have an
opportunity of examining this extraordi-
nary case. Harvey called upon the young
nobleman, and stated what his majesty's
pleasure was; and the young nobleman
Immediately conserving took off his clothes,
and exposed a large opening, into which
Harvey could introduce his hand. After
expressing his surprise, as they might
suppose he would, at the effort which ma
ture had made at PREPARATION, and that life
could he sustained with all this exposul E
Of the contents of the chest, Harvey took
the heart in his hand, and put his finger
ON the pulse, to ascertain whether it was
really true that he had that most important
organ within his grasp and sphere Of OBJ
servation; but finding the pulsations Of the
heart and the wrist were synchronous, he
was convinced that it was the healt. Won
derful as it may appear, Iii touching ii
here was no sensidility there was no p,siD:
the heart might have been squeezed in the
hand; and but from the circumstance Of
touching the young noblcman's clothes or
his skin, he was not conscious that there
was any pressure upon it. This proved
that the heart was moi So highly sensitive
as they should have been led to think it
was. Still, he hoped that the relation Of
this case would not induce them to sup
pose that this organ could be roughly
treated with impunity. He could assure
them that it was an organ full Of sympa-
thy. So far as its exterior was csncerned
it was not endowed with high degree of
sensibility, and that for the wisest pur-
poses; but its interior enjoyed it in a most
exquisite degree. The internal surface
of the heart Immediately sympathised with
any disturbed condition Of the system. If
the head or stomach were affected, they
knew full well that the heart could very
easily be brought into intimate sympathy
with it: therefore they were aware that it
was highly sympathetic organ.-Turn-
er's Lectures.
Queen Tictoria's Pedigree. -Victoria
was the daughter of the Duke of Kent,
who was the brother of William ", who
was the brother to George ", who was
the son of George III, who was the grand
son of George II, who was the son of the
Princess Sophia, who was the cousin of
Anne, who was the sister of William ana
Mary, who were the daughter and son-in-
law Of James II, wAs. was the son Of
Charles l, who was a traitor TO hx coun-
try, and decapitated as such, who was the
son of James |, who was the son Of Ma
ry, who was the sister Of Edward W.,
who was the son Of Henry WILL, who
was the cold-blooded murderer of his
wives, and son Of Henry VII, who slew
Henry VI, who succeeded Henry ",
vino was the son Of Henry w., who was
the cousin of Richard H., who was the
son of Edward H., who was the son of
Edward H., who was the Of Edward T.,
who was the son Of John, who was the
brother OF Richard L., who was the son of
Henry H., who was the son of Matilda,
the daughter of Henry l., who was the
brother of William Rufus. who was the
son of William the Conqueror, who was
the son Of prostitute.-English Paper.
II Curious .Nemorandum.-In the re-
cent publication of Pepy's diary we find
the most laughable memoranda by this
conceited old courtier. For example !:
Coming home, saw my door, and hatch
La L.