The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-09

The introductory Lecture before the College Of Phar
macy delivered Monday evening" in the chemical
lecture Of the New York Medical College, East Thr
teenth street. by Dr. Doremus, Professor Of Chemistry
The lecturer stated that it had been the custom for many
years. to commence the Of instruction BY the So
lection Of some tspc Of general interest The subject
proposed for the evenings discussion appropriate at the
opening Of their studies certain notifications OF a.
Any which might REPEATEDLY prsesde the discussion
Of the intimate chen cal relationship Of bodies
Altar exhibiting the attractions Of solid substances for
cash other, pieces of plate glass; caplariety, with
tubes Of varying damstsrs, he related that Duochst
celebrated French philosopher, endeavorpg TO discover
the of the circulation Of the sap in plants found
ct the extremity Of each rootet little sac containing
solution of gum, surrounded by the moist EARTH from
which tube passed up the runh through the branches
to the upper surface of the leaves thence their under
surface down the trunk and thus again. to the earth
He initiated the process Of nature, by aing bladder
with tube attached, with gum and water, an miners
tabs inch BY inch and foot By foot until It dropped from
the upper tremty; at the same time small amount
Of the gum exuded. These movements continued for
membranes were the rams The lecturer exhibit.
ed similar result, by covering the larger end OF
alcohol, and inserting q glass tube four feet in
length in the upper sxtrem and immersing in water
The fluid had risen about two feet, and was slowly
mounting during tho Lectures smaller apparatus with
q thin membrane, piece of pertoneum acted more
rapidly the liquid dropping constantly from the tube
thus initiating the ascending sap plants. He explaned
the cause OF this ement and made alusion its
application in expla ming the secreons OF the animal
sytem How that even some philosophers asserted the
Of the capillary veins and arteries to be the
of the circulation Of the blood and that the pulsatiny
heart not the but merely the regulator of the
movement, the balance wheel OF the watch ID na-
cessary for its regularity though the main spring
the prime However true this doctrine, the
RaIy force existed at least parc gated ia the action
He alluded 10 its explaining the operation Of many me
dicines in the human system The tendencies OF
to commirgle, and with force, when passing these
mel branes and porous bodies exhibited. glass
vessel which had been filed with caroonc acid gas and
covered with india rubber shown The nha rubber
depressed deeply owing to the escape of the gas and
its diffusion through the air. Grahams diffusion tube
described. and modification OF it used in
experiment porous jar more than foo. in
tube, adap' ed by cork to its mouth, filled
with hydrogen gas and the end of the tube quickly inn
proved by the rive Of the water two feet above It's
in less than minutes time. The jar then filed
with air and covered with jar hydrogen The hydro
gen now passed through pores mingled with the air
within proved by the rapid escape of large bubbles
when the open enl insertedfn the water. Applica
tion of those experiments made to plain tho uni
form diffusion VI the gases constituting the atmosphere
which though they all differ in weight do not arrange
themselves according to their respective GRANTEES but
ton. Anusion made to the absorption by the
leaves Of plants the processes Of pulmonary and Gu
brilliant experiments the laws of chemical
affinity all Of which were admirably successful, and
elected repeated applause from the audience of ladies'
doctors apohecaries medical and students Of
the College of Pharmacy. Before the final expert.
ment Of the explosion of froth of oxygen and
tSs lecturer begged the of the aa
offence to few remarks concerning the institstion.
business of the apothecary had ever been esteemed
of great possibility In France at period when
the laws of God and man were disregarded, and even
the affairs torn down. and the existence of the Deity
denied, the laws regulating the dispensing of drugs and
mt dicines were held in all their rgor In our State
although he who will may practice in the medical or the
legal professions there il law which frbds any to dis
pense medicines unless they are graduates Of some col
lee Of pharmacy, have received diplomas to the effect
that they qualified to perform what they undertake.
In consequence of the quantities of aiuterated
drugs imported the United passed
law the appointment of inspectors Of drugs
brought from abroad. Tie friends of this movement
tcpated that each State would provide means for pre-
venting adulte atoms ct home The College of Pharmacy
institution Of many years standing hoped that BY the
materia medics and pharmacy, botany and chems
try that much Of the present evil might disappear but
it hae not met that support which the in tuton felt itself
entitled to- The lecturer appealed to the
der their assist in every possibefor they
completely DE- pendent the pharmaceutis for the
cess Of their medicaments OF what avail the prescrip
lions, if net faithfully put up and how can they be if
the druggist does not know as 10 the purity OF his drugsf
He appealed 10 those who had made their fortunes in this
traffic Had they no duty 70 perform towards their
clerks? And if they thoroughly informed were not
heir services Of greater yauea Bat lastly he appealed
the young men who had made this their chosen pro
ession, for from them he hoped much Assurely they
had pride At least to equal if not excel those abroad
the same profession The College Of Pharmacy offered
Is instruction for sms expense OF time and money
its four months ccurfe occupied two hours OF three
evenings in each week from until March. And
in addition to the lectures practical instruction is offered
in the laboratory without which chemistry cannot be
acquired As well think to teach young ladies to bake
bread roast meats and other like duties by lectures
We should be very 10th to partake OF meal pared
with no more practical instruction.
The Poetry OF the Bible.
lecture on this subject delivered BY DR.. Raphall,
nff hnp Toh ovpo
ence regret say rather limited although the
ture was of the best snteed TO- We
only room however, for briet synopsis The lecturer
commenced by giving definition Of poetry in general,
adopting to great extent, Lowths idea oft He thsn
coHtasted poetry with prose- the former was the Ian
guage of under stroug excitement of feelng-she
latter that Of mind excepting the tenor Of its way
The influence Of profane poetry extensive the ad
mrers of those who had in ancient or modern times,
'waked to ecsacy the living lys great in number
But how much more powerful the influence Of sacred
songl How much more numerous the votares of tho
sweet singer of Israeli And this most easily as-
counted for as the first was the production OF man
merely-the sacred that Of the Most High God. The
poetry Of tn, Bible differed from classic poetry in four
most particulars-The first was because in its
it was purely orignal Profane poetry had its
roots in the EARTH though when traced far backwards in
time would be found to have borrowed largely from
sacred poetry which had its roots in heaven and so
fu smiles and striking Illustrations Of the one could be-
traced the other The second that sacred poetry
did rot, in the other case, depend for its effects
metrits arrangement Though this to certain extent
consulted il acted a handmade than n control
ling The third difference from the innate
superiority Of subjects which treated and this the
secret which enabled 1t to dispense with and
whilst the fourth characteristic of sacred poetry Its
being universally adapted to every climate and to every
even the most acknowledges Of civilization. An
other great advantage from the peculiar structure
of the Language ITSELF which was 80 harmonious as to