The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-10
Elec,r,c,,y ana Cno, .ra.

DR.. Audrand, OF Paris, has communicated to
the Academy Of Sciences, the following interest
ing letter, upon the connection between the chole
IA and electricity, which appears to be seclsivc
solution OF the presence OF the prevailing cpide-
mic.
PARIS June 10 1870
throughout the varying II the Of the
cholera in farist to say during the past three
months nearly have studied the action Of the cleo
tricsl machine daily in order to satisfy myself ~hrher
there s not fixed connection between the intensity
a that scouigs aud the Absence Of the electric huid
usually diilused throughout the atmosphere
The machine which has been the object " nv daily
observ.tions Is very powerful one-st ordinary
ttines IL throws of after two three turns of tue
wheel decorating sparks FROM 10 inches length
at trst observ,d, that. from the cOmmenc-m Of
the epd, mic II was impossible To produce this result
once During the months oi april aud the sparks,
obtsiDed with great difficulty never exceeded seven
tentbs Of an inch. and their variations agreed We
~ closely With the Irregularities OF the cholera This
supplied at once stroLg ground II belief, that
clos. upon the important fact sought TO estabiish
yet was quite conyiucrd since ,arab. mois-
ture 81 the stniop might have caused the rregu
lsrites of the machine
awaited, therefore. with Impotence, the coming
fine weather and h. at TO continue my observations
witb more certainty Heat aud nue weather ut length
came and to my amazemeut the machine, though of-
ten referred to lar from dcuotng should have been
the increase of electricity, only aud
more f., Tie indications OF IL To such degree that
during the days 81 the 9TH 9th aud 9th OF juuc was
imp'ssibe TO obtain anything more than slight crack
hIys without sparks. aud Mt length. tn. eth the
mac hine remained entirely silent This new decrease
~ the electric nud coiuciied perfectly as IL we'll
known with thu violence OF the cholera. For my part
felt appalled, rather than surprised my nviction
was tNcd, and ii but the resuL Of clearly esa
bish,d fact.
IL may be imagined With what anxiety, in those
critical moments cuDsultedthe machine. the sad aud
truthful witness to great calamity At length, on
the morning of the Sth. feeble sparks re. appeared
intensity increased from hsur to hour aud per-
cei,d with Joy that tn. life giving fluid returning
into the atmo, pherie void Towards evening storm
AZ noutc'd to ars that elecirci,y had returned to
It, domain; In my view. the cholera vanishing
with the cause that produces 1t The next day Satur-
Gay, the 9th. my experiments were nnhrIned aad
,,,y hrg had then returned TO ts proper cpnditon;
the machine. at the slightest touch. threw brilliant
sparks with and ~ might almost BE- said, with
dt ht a. ifsear- of the good tidngs " bringing
have thought IL my duty str President. to CON-
nuniCate these iacts Immediately 10 the academy.
be questi' nov appears TO me entirely solved
lure has Infused iutO the snos ph,re of ,ec-
tficity ctbrbuibg to- the service aud OF life
H. by suy this mas u eltctrci'y l. diminished
sbd sometimes deer, assd even to exhaustion What fol-
iovr' livery one sunefs, those Who carry within n
tufciest supply 81 rl,cticity vuhs,a ID IL, those
Who live only by twru~ipg rlcctficity from the
perch ~ith the exhaustion ~ mat
Iii clear aud perfectly rational cxpsostion not
only Of the chteis bat perhaps II sliothrr epdecs
tfs NJ iut,rys aiirt hun suiy. " The great fact In
az ton rec gniz,1 and admitted prime pie
ibbk 10 would n. eay fOi dlcai science protesting
~ countless 81 producing aud restraining
tlectfriy prepare Tar succrssu resistance upon
it's spptar 81 plague which rg,fs at present
at hast arrested it, cOurss II 1t not wholly
vanished
Accept, Mir President, the OF my respect
ful regard AUDRAND