New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-26
WILL ELECTRICITY WITHDRAW MERCURY
AND OTHER ME FAILS FROM THE SYSTEM?

AND OTHER ME TAILS FhOh The o1SIEM!
To the Editor Of The ". Trbvse
SIR Although the queetion which captions this ar
icle msy be corsidered by the majority Of your read
but of little importance. std, to one who, iks
my sell, hes had amp opportunity of stodyipg the ma
ture end origin the eat proportion Of the disc sses
which sfCt the human family at the present day, 1t
lie inquiry Of the biggest consideration The qaes-
tiop, firstly, whether mercury. derived from
some or al Of the various com ,0unds In which this
me,a s so uno MY administered, does really ocste
itself within the bones snd other portions OF tbs sys
tm end by It's irritating qcaitits csu.e .in and dis
ease is one fraUgbt with the gfsvestimpot Secondly
whe her the vOl;.ic current really poses s the won
deifol power OF Withdrawing from tbesyse this mercu-
~ il question which 10 81. nicance siavoged lathe
forue r, and it thst be true Is equally as momentou'
ard worthy the consideration o. the public. The for
uer queston has been answered affrmstiVe'y by tue
united sci tlment Of the medical world and coohrnsd
by The voice Of The public Whether toe later c IN pc
effe3ea il the inquiry which elected this essay roe
notices that have appeayed ID the pspere OF this coua
nv conirm the expert neDt OF successfully WIN
dra il mercury from the 81 stem In Paris, and prior
mott of Professor Sapoers haviog success u eject
cd tnese txperi ue1ts even far back as the year
1874 and 90 ain itnn the last tive months by wncn
he yirhdre from one person NEARLY Two dr9cnms OF
qaicksiyer appear 70 give this question an anfmaVe
Iepy r, :. $3.50, 49,
son ps Isons Of scien that the voltsi, curen' Will
! OF withira fron the system any OF those metals,
for the rasOn that they exist IN the rs'ucea sla'e
within the uody. while ell metals before under
going el, ctrolSsis must be iu state OF so!ulon'
Ibis obisc ion is really more srecious than roc mlde
BE. ard | think is susceptible OF satisfactory
ansger In is true that metals must exist 10 soinoe
state befoe they csn be ect'ol, eel, bu; do these
c.nlfm-n know whet0tr mercury does exist III
the 8, stem IN its pure metallic state Ihls nss never
beer proved, AID suspect mat II lever whl DC Eu
80, fha ehaxia N This al with
acid. he converse is biz bly, probsole-bat tne me,
cut, exis's 10 combination, perhaps As ooaole SAT-
wllh the cac OF toe boLes, or IN some o'ner ioru
ty which 1t retsItd these IL an inso'nois Ss, alu
csnsbe Of resisting the sxpulssory action OF toe syS-
ten. We inoe that the voltaic current Goes possess
the pou er Of decomposiDg com oouno pooles aoo o'
polsI IN ter elements. IL hEeslse possess ,ne
power Of ,le trol Eng tie anf sao acaes VI 'Ne Nv
81, Humphrey Dsvy hsvins placed bis hogers-pre-
viopsly veil wet'ed IN distilled watei-o the 20 "t e
naJt OF the vosic circuit, phosphorus, snlehuc, aaa
nuia;c scics Ispidls passed into She ws'ef ifom Us
hoi,. nuskifg q sini az experiment at the neSs-
five si6e. FIX, ksIi made It's aPpeatance
Professor Sapoe.s OF Cincinnati, Ia an srucie puo
lis, 90 Illness Hsra6 Of Trim Tor is4L Ieeo,as al
experin eDl Of lis wbereiu he passed lodi ne tarcugn
HE body Of psnon foD ons hand to tue otheI. oy
meaps of the voltac cure n. Aud illasr,
Pslcpat has Effected t7e se@e ehpetmsat. o"cs
ouerel n liz d. series IT. "AeT havlog aed rs tnuc
ga pc,siSle both arps OF uao he applied 70 one VI
m. I'M comps soas &c il soluuo1 OF iocioe Oh poas
sun wh Gu v "a covered WI p!ste OF piauaeU, IN
com, uuicstoa vi the positive polls OF pile nei
nj ihniy elemenss, anc chatgsd vi liquid sdeqese
IN ,odIce Gee mpo-itioD. H. placed on tue otoer
.yn 8 compost moisteLed with smi iias, whi,n oeog
covered wi.h plate OF platinum ns u soc 70 con NJ
,;cs 2 ith The ns getive pole Ia few moments toe
amidh had sssumeo blue color csafiy proViog tLas
le IL ci ha6 been Transported through tee interior 81
tbe bed, -spce the shin which was sumci'nay oA!'
cou,d mo-, rive passage 10 q current. p. -
n kss BEEN vel khosa siccs tae SINE Oh Su u
navy ,hst aciss sp6 skalhs css be PISS. tntooxa
cor dnetos a amianthds or Gotten WICK by the Wv,
tsic comet afer bsug deocmpossd rom 'her c.
nstims But the expeiiLent Il late ore, oil psss!as
,hs me .ais and metsloics through tn living Dooy.
q 7, A. pears, fberefore," says DIR. Lawrence, ~
% re consi.aou OF the hu,os OF The oooy msY o' q.
tered, certain prin iplss mag D. vihi.sWa anu s's
Ta,io of Il G remaining principles may re chsaSee;
| IL ii same msrIei observes ~, Douote., =;
"new mode Of EXTRA &c iato tee human ooai u
active req &C ial sgetts Is indicated, more quo
more eject more oer1sir, than any oioer Know .
without the lisk of being injured or sefsi oy 'ss'
| tior, or VI being eiminstAd by excee9op. Ill =.
From he few quots'ions have adauoeo II W, %
perceived that not ealy m. rcury hiss oseo sosu
i,om he tystem, but toat other eecto-pesasssi eos
hktw electro resstives, have besa passed nrosys
The Doc from hard 10 the otber. ffoi; osnce's
Of Cincinnati row Of New. York, hes not only pssses
.p,RM L~vr,sss Of BssSa F" On tbs App,isst!oe aed
Eject az Eisetcty s-d 0s-st@ Ia tbs rresfmeos ~"
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