Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-12-19
SNAIL TELEGRAPH.

An aledged new and wonderful discovery ap-
pears to be making no little noise in the scientific
circles of Paris. The idea, we feel very sure,
we have seen advanced by some speculative
writer before, but can't recall when or by whom.
The correspondent of the London Literary Ga
zette thus chronicles the marvel.-ED
81 have an astounding announcement to make
to you. The marvels of the electric telegraph
are annihiated, and the means of instantaneous
communication between man and man, at any
distance whatsoever, even at the extremlties OF
the earth, has been discovered Yes, the last
and most majestic Of human discoveries has
fallen'from its height almost at the very moment
at which it dawned on the world, and it is re-
placed BY one a thousand fold more glorious,
and which, if it only partially realize the prom
ise of it's commencement, will totally change
the face Of the world And the means by which
this wonderful thing ia done aEV even more won
derful than the thing itself snails, aye, sDalls,
galvanic and magnetic influence! Do not think
that am hoaxlng you it is on the authority Of
the Presse that speak, one Of the moat impor-
tant newspaper organs Of Europe IN talent,
character and circulation and it is not to be
believed that such journal would bs party to
an impudent and stupid attempt to bamboozle
the public. In its numbers sGFriday, the 25th,
ana Saturday, the 26th ultimo., there are two
fteiHetOn's signed by M. Jules Allix, No S2 Rue
Richelieu, roundy, formally, positively assert
ing that the secret of edecnng instantaneous
communication without continuous lines as in the
electric telegraph, has been brought to light
nay, more; that on the third Of last month, a
queston asked at the said % Rue Rlchelieu re.
ceived an almost immediate reply from the depths
+. of America and that this was done chieay b,
the instrumentaIity of snails The invention
) or discovers of the alleged marvel are 9 NJ
Benot, OF the Department Of the Herault, anc
: a NJ. Bat, of America. After many years OBJ.
} servaton and experimentation, they, it is as
serted have ascertaned that certain descrip-
tons Of snaiIs possess peculiar properties OF
sympathies, which cause them to feel no matter
at what distance they may be, the sane sensa-
ton, or commotion, when acted on in pa articu-
ar way by gavanic and magnetic influences
| Placed in boxes in such a way that, on being
touched, they agltate particular letters, the op
orator has only to make snail A give kick fsSc
and snail A in corresponding box, which box
: may be in the backwoods of America or the de
J serts of Africa, repeats the kick, and so on fol
every letter of required word. The snaiis mus
of course previously be put in sympathetic com
muncation, and the boxes, with all their appa
ratus which is rather complicated, must be
? alike. The shock which the snail in box feel
is said to be caused by an electric or magnetic
fluid, carried by the earth with extraordinary
rapidity, and in manner unknown to uan; il
other words, it is the magnetic telegraph with
: out the connecting wire. All this seems absurd
: does it not but am describing the thing as i
is said to be-"