Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-11-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
MAN.

lis 3nw n-cer,sinet, from the army statistic. OF
Eran,n nj England, that, on al average, every able
lido " an will consume cbnUt n ton and a hGJ Of
va-!n9, kjudso nai:iTa~n; IN the course o' each year.
0i .Hi- sEszIr: Qran.i,v, about one half is taken Ia
"a. iy:n ii luris, water, wine, spjiits. tea aud coffee.
&, En-, hund-ei pounds il taken IN m. shape of
Esd food. AID eight hundred pounds Of oxygen gas
eg.t-b q from the a'n"s pi"re by III" lungs.
.; cn2rs. tie anuun, iHrnwn eff from the system
- variOa- wavs is equsi. IN III average, 10 that cor-
-ln.i. IL used e. be though; a grra: discovery this:
M whole roiy ni man chsng-d once III screen years.
lr.', rom fic's ike those. u would appear 10 chang
f.-r " rspidIy. Probably al the brdyls perpetual.
~ r~HsiSi?y. though some lsr's faster ihsn others
t.. i'"I 'hl. il taken IN. goes ont egrin in a con-
s:n~!irm with i,ffecen' degrees 81 IA pit.ty, accord
ir; 10 he nature of the structure INTO Is hIch IL g. t-rs.
iu: Al y; n rIch a. rksr rate than has ccmGrnr'v
- - supposed. Ih- g4s.- ci"U"a most rapidly, Hul
Z -e'"r" = 4uirc - be supplied me- constantly. In
-. cpUr. al u f~w s"CnuIE or Minutes Z: !u:t.c.'.
tn mir Sd vi "xyg"n IN tn" system il consumed.
g.! ne .tus. returned II The atmosphere by the
lGr-s ~ ,:- form ui i!Id, Grliiest o; p"isurs, carbon
&c acid gas. bv is union with the carbon Of the food.
Tho auIiI crne next, and in q hot day, much oi
wh.; w. drink passes "f from the skin, in thu form
II 25.spira;i"u, in a VERY short time. The food, rcu-
y-r;ei into bone and mlscl-, especially into the for.
me-. probably takes longest 10 change, bu; even thu
hnres ar" nj changing with every breath that l.
. Sw". II a very short tiTe, doubtless, every part
O. ~. pody i consumed and renewed.
TIE great agent il n! ihrs il CONFUSION. That is
s. ~. ga are -sch a IL ell t!- tim. bgrHtHg Up. Tu-
vi! h"urly ~ fra tr" in III. bln"L aud III the
tr.c- 81 every living insu, every par: ventilated
wG,n oxygen gas. whjcfi i, carried in the blood by th"
liu:s Iuio Zach nook and corner, and there, uniting
win the carbon, il literally huriis him up alive. In
IA. q! animal heat ia but the perpetual combustion
e the body, The burning III of tat and other carbon
Ui ~ system, III consequence" at THE presence OF oxy-
gsE uu. norm. in the tide If the blood.
AnG wh.: becomes OF ID. great amount of water
daily aS-"~b-i |, serves for two purpose3-trs'.
Il, ""aEtit t" carry al'ke The fuel and The oxygen To-
~" Gf rent stations q! over ii- body. ami II ala"
t-rv-- ~ Z reservoir ~ Keep The ire III check, Which,
cv.t :t-r- y u dlng.r ut fire -"t;Ing The mastery. II
yh1:r water 2!ugs, the capl.l"rieS of thu kin, get "ut
o. .5d-r, ar hv any other means IN. fire becomes un
c"lfr .i4ul-, the man barns up with fever. II h" str
IN Il" nv r2"rris". h. -";- hu:. especially IT liz blow
vii. ;'r"s- bellows IL" :nn.s. Il IL" /, - the tr- alone,
y go dali nn. chose up with ashes. II lie lives
go :rs' hy mia NJ rxNiiaraims gA., the car6"nic
nvIl EI> scCUnIuhies IN ii" system So ihSi Tint II
rrut"- M ia. vital powers. ant may r-phy Ilatr him.
nr- ~. r"nhu ton u,1y h.. extremity low without
~ ''.r gong dead cut. a. w" Sc IN cases Vt hyher
.,,.ul ,iIu- s"nl: ii ,h~ lnl:an tribes regularly
t-E = I"ns MP Through the winter mouths 10 save
food. Z. =. fl"i: ari il ludja. SOME men have thus
t~-u prrpu--ly buried alive. and eShnned and re-
rcyrrei nj CT s.v. ri months "f qui. srrnce.
!H- neat "f rh- bod: III gi c,Irnss il about the
FH,.-. No mater h"w c"Il ar how h": the air, the
Temperature Of rhr BODY remains n; IL" same pu!:l.
-."u: 9S i.:. Be- 90 keep ;.ls temperature require.
r.rr am ,ul's a. "rlnhu-;Ih.". or food. when we ap-
Trrs, h the A":ih PIE, aud OF water t. keep the tire
J. clerk = We Apr 'nrh IN" tropics. Inc eFHi"fh-
',rl al Precipitation from i!. whuie surface OF III"
h..iv ~ tiles man !" .;nri IN. hottest climat. i'll tn.
world. while almost inhuiou- quantities of train oil,
= Ter aud bIubber keep up the heat oi the Esqui-
m7ux.
90 then ia life, physiolo.ic,,ly. II fame, a fire
liz Moss bush. burning, yet unc"nsumed, or rather
~, i,,-uiartiy consuming. aud yet replacing all the
wrsr. tor Years and y-ar-. )" far I'll might seem 20
chang. with iothius remaining, ami YET there Is no'
a rl.r n"ur that We I'VE. rn' An action "f our lives, moi
M -vriIr that rr.nsp.r,s, but what is leaving Its resi-
drum. permanent and ,nprrIshable. Conscton'
;a~nLi,y continues urhrokou amid all these bodily
,s,sn.'s; ia, neat, rails that Ted the fame may
,.,,r.-. hl, each event leaves lis impression in the
ctD,arer. & man ,mny 1--we a hundred year,, but
i..I- Is AZ iunnurahl- snlnrfhing about him that new.
a. rh-rg.s. tii- body dies sally. piece by piece, be.
-: liIernilv burnt up, consumed by SLOW inward
Il -, hui:I-re i Il something III him, the ex'st.ure OF
what Is m~T- brown {" Lin ny C"nscinus coniinn' d
.!-.s''iy. .h.' slr.,vr- a! Ihrs dE'lv c"atb, and Is
r.-r-:"- l"'1-:-r'ai, ;i"m .!.i snt Divia-. Such i'
~. D..:e:'s .ir;c a. rran.- PaI1@s.paia Lc"Str