Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-20
SCIENCE, ART AND DISCOVERY.

DR,wISG MERCURY FROM THE HUMAN SYSTEM.
A discovery las been made in Paris. b. which any
metallic poison, such lead, mercury or arsenic, may
b. extracted from the system by the potent agency
of electricity. The mDdWS np,JnIi Is IT. follows "A
metallic bnth is insulated glass legs and pnr,lay
filled with aciduattd water, Ia convey more rcadiy
the electrical currents. The patient lies upon sea-
in the tub insulated entirely from tie bath. When
gold, silver ar mercury is in the system, nlirc OF
hylrrchoorc acids employed. When lea'l IN
suspected, the ncid used IL sulphuric. Inns
done. the negative poe Of the battery is put IN CON
urction with the bath, while the positive pole IL ~
the hands Of the patent. Now the work of puri!cn-
ton cummrncrs-The electricity precipIatcS Itself,
hunts digs. searches, and discovers every particle "i
metallic substance concealed in the most profound
TISSUES bones, nerves and Joints ut the patient. re-.
solves them into their primitive forms. aud extracting
them from the human "rgansin dcponits them upon
the side uf the bath, where they can be seen by the
naked eye.
REsARKApLE PROPERTIES OF GrTTA PEEcuA.-
Tic tpIiuwm. statement of experiments made
upon guttn pcrcha vcsiments at the United
States naval laboratory will give additional value I"
preparations Of that gum. The Washington St"r
says that, in consequences, the Navy Department
ha. ordered supply OF such clothing 10 be distrbI-
ted among the East Indies African and Gull squad
rnns. Fabrics of the sainc kind have been freely IN
,roluced into the military service: Six pea Jnckets
mado of yutta prrcha fahric, Wore bac III tie same
manner us the cloth clothing for the navy, under
pressure OF thirty tons They were then placed over
ston!n boiler in the yard, and remained tor sixteen
DAYS subject 10 an average temperature OF ~ d:
grncs, nj times high as 2l2 degrees. On cxam'-
milton tho gartn;uts We're fouad in tho same state
rs when packed. There WAS 10 adhesion ot the n!ds
nor any decomposition of the gn.ta pcrcha One
Jacket dipped IN water, rolled up AMI sewcu IN
the Corners (bu not prrsscd,) and subjected t" the
sam. heat tor three days. On examination this also
was found unnlurcd.
A WuSpERrUI. FLOwER.--At the late meeting
Of the Natural History Sncctv, ut Newark, y. d.,
Dr. Isaiah Deck exhibited wonderful flower. Its
CT, ractcris:cs are that when dry il is shruuken anu
apparently dead, bu. when it il immersed i'll glass
OF water f,r n minute or Two, the upper petals or
iDrrs OF III" head gradually swell and expand, ana
throwing themselves back III rGuid.fant order, 10
sumo the appearance of a beautifully rnd!ateu Starry
huwer somewhat resembling tho passion ~ ruhlo",
RI; III mi. state it remains for hours somcIcf, and
il re-assumrs lis original appearance, rrndy FOR shI-
lar experiments TO bc repeated I'D hbt"'E. Dr. Deck
SAIL il as presented 10 him by all Arab, to wom nc
had rendered an-lica service. Dr.. ID. thinks II Is
OF The species called the Star Of Bethlehem nh hose
Of Sharon, which were much valued by the Crusa
deis.
TO WRITTEN LINEN WHEN YELlOW.-Cut
up pound of fine white soap into gnlIon OF MIX
Ant, hang il over the fire in wash kettle. When The
soap has entirely melted put in The ncn and hni II
malt al hour. Then takrit out; have ready ia'her
OF soap aud warm water; wash the linen III II. and
then rinse through two cold waters with very 1T
tie blue i'll the last.
NOVEL THEORY.-Mr. T. c. Simon, IN vo-
iumo entitled scientific Certain'ies OF Planetary
Lite" sides with DR. D. Brewnier against Dr. ne
well, in maintaining the probability rt me theory lna'
the planets are inhabited. He contends thht inc
stars, well rs the planets, have Opaque planetary
systrms like
DISCOVERY AND INVENTION have hereto
fore been chiefly the result of chancc-a lucky
tInugh an accident, dream, ar prrc!lance i"'n-
nate bunder. To II very limited extent have men III
science applied themselves to tho task of evolving
from the known laws Of matter the great Instruments
for multiplying the results Of labor and making the
elements of nature do rho work Of the world wide
field is open here, with few able or disposed to occu
py ii, ani promising the highest results III lsetanes
fame md wealth. to which man may justly aspire
We commend it to the thoughts of ambitious young
men.
SURGICAL OPERATION FOR CROCP.-We
find the following in late number OF the Boston
Journal "A few days since the operation OF trac!e-
ot"my, or opening the wndpipe nnd inserting a sill
Yer tube, was performed on little boy between tour
and five Years old, the only of Enoch H. W AXE
field, OF Chelsea. The Child was i'll the last stages "t
Group, and in the operation piece OF membrane
nearly three inches in length was removed. imnle-
date relsf followed and there is much hope that the
child will recover. The operation was performed
by Dr. Talbot homeopathic ftls city, assisted by,
Or: Gregg andth attending physician, Or. johnson
Of Chelsea"