The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-01-02
''A Snail apb:--WcnderfuI Lis.
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The Paris correspondent of the Liteniry
Gazette writes:-''I have az astounding als-
nouncement TO make to you, the marve!- Of
the electric telegraph are annihiiated, and
the means of instantaneous communication
between man and man, at any distance what
s0ever, even at the extrenties of the earth,
has been discovered! Yes, the last and
most majestic of human discoveries has
fallen from ts height almost nj the very
moment at which it dawned Oh the world,
and it is replaced by one a thousanlroii
more glorious, and which, ifit only partial
iy realize the promise ofits commencement,
will totally change the face of The worid!---
And the means by which this wonderful
thing is done are even more wonderful than
the thing itself; snails, aye, snails, gaisanic
and magnetic induence! Do not think thar
| am hoaxing you, it is or the authority of
the Presse that speak, one of the most inn
rortant newspaper organs of Europe, in iai4
ent, character and circulation; ana il is NOT
10 be believed that such journal would ie
n party to an isnpudent aud stupid attempt
81 bamboozle the public. In il. puinl,ers Of /,
Friday the 25th, and Saturday the 26th uis
there are two feuilictons signed by M. Jules
Allix. No. 80 Rue Richelieu, reund!y, FORM
ally, and positively asserting that the secret
OF efiectng instaneous Communications,
without regard to distance, aud, consequent
iy without continuous lines, IN the cleo
trio telegraph, has been brought 10 light,
nay, more, that on the Sd Of this present
month question asked at the said 80 Rue
Richelieu, received un almost immediate
reply from the depths Of America aud that
this was done chiefly by the instrurnentality
of snails! The Inventors or discoverers 0f
the alleged marvel, are NJ. Benoi,, of the
department of the Herault,and NJ. Biat, Of
America. After many years Observations and
experimentation, they, il is asserted, have
ascertained that certain descriptions of snails
possess peculiar properties Of sympaihies,
which cause them to feel, no matter at what
distance they may be, the sensation, or COM
motion, when acted on ia a particular way
by galyanic and magnetic influences.
Placed in boxes in such way that, on he.
ing touched, they agitate particular letters.
the operator mas only to make snail A give
kick (sic) and stall A in corresponding
box, which box may he ia the bgckwoods nf
America or the deserts Of Africa, repeats
the kick, and so on for every letter Of Il re-
quired word. The snaiIs must of course
previously he put in sympathetic commune
ication, and the boxes, with all their appa-
ratns, which is rather complicated must hc
alike. The shock which the snail in box
feels is said to be caused by an electric or
magnetic fluid, carried by thejearth with ex-
,traor'iinary rapidly, and in q manner un-s
known to maD; in other words, il is the
electric telegraph without the conueciing
wire. All this seems absurd, does it not -.
but am describing The, thing as it is said to
be-"
The GRAND PENsIosER!-TbeB Boston
Chronotype states that Daniel W Wel,eIer has
recently accepted. present of SO, GEO from
his political friends in New York-ciiy. IL
viii be remembered that 5000 were not
long since given his family by the rich ,nril
Of Boston. While ihc ,cnsioncr Of The
manufacturing classes, Mr.. Webster waged
war upon the labor of the North; nows the
stpendary of the merchants -,nd the cour-
tier of the South, .he distinguishes himself
by his zeal against fhe slave. The usnlfve
power ia each cassis The same. NJ
a gentleman Ia KirkahIa. Scotland, bst
trained a couple of mice ats. Invented .s,,ss
chinery enading them TO spin cotton yarn =
They hive been efnpla, esi aLout iwetye
months. The woTksis sinne onFshe ,rsas-
mill principle. Iiis 81 Constructed ila, The
common hnuss .aoust il. cuable 10 make a,-
| tonement to soriaty Tor past offenees, l,y
twisting, twiuing, as.is see.ng from, zoe q,
l2G ihrcads per day 70 eplaI,ris ,hi-ssilss
/ little pedestrian has 10 fua.i 30 Ia mies a :
half penn, 's wnrth-nf on, meal III 5a Re.
peek, serves one oiahsse tread n ietA c,,l-
prits for the long reried of FIVE s. csks.e Irs
,ha; time it makes il0 threads per DIR. At
this rate mouse earis 9sl every; i:se Wcrks.
which is As 5d per aii'seni. Take 6tf on iul
board, and Is for machinery. ths=s wi4t
/ arise 6ss elear profit from every .auasc s,s,
lndaiiy. - 3.