The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-24

the history of sounds, that the loudest
noises perish almost on the spot where they
are produced whe cas- musical tones will be
heard at great distance. Thus if we ap-
proach within a mile or two of the town or
village in which fair is held, We may hear
very family the camor Of the multitude, but
most distinctly the organs and other musical
instruments which are played for their
amusement. If Cremona violin, Amat,
be played by the side of modern, the lat
ter will sound much the louder of the two,
but the sweet brilliant tone of the Amati
will be heard at distance the other cannot
reach. DR.. Young, on the authority of
Durham, states that at Gibraltar, the human
vo:ce was heard at the distance Of ten miles
1t is i well known fact, that the human voice
is heard at a greater distance than that OF
any other animal. Thus, when the cottager
in the woods, or in the open plains, wishes
to call her husband, who is working at
distance, she does not shout but pitches her
voice to a musical key, whicn she knows
from habit, and by that means reaches his
ear. The loudcst roar Of the largest lion
could not penetrate so far. This property
of music in the human voice." says an au
thor, us s,rikngiy shown in the cathedral
abroad. Here The mass is entirely perform
ed in musical sounds, and becomes audible
to every devotee, however, placed in the re-
motest part Of the church whereas, if the
same service had been read, the sounds
would not have Travelled beyond the pre-
cincts of the choir" Those orators who are
heard in large assemblies most distinctly
those who, in modulating the voice, render
it most mus cal. Loud speakers are seldom
heard to advantage. Burke's voice is said TO
have been sort Of lofty cry, which tended
as much as the formaity OF his dIscoQrscs in
the house of Commons, TO send the men,
bers to their dinner. Chathams lowest
whisper was distinctly heard, his middle
tone was sweet, rich and beautifully vari-
ed :" saws writer des cribing the orator,
sswhen hc raised his voice to its high pitch,
The house was completely filled with the vo-
lume of sound; and the effect was awful, cX-
cept when he wished to cheer and animate :;
and then he had spirit stirring note, which
was perfectly irresistible. The terrible,
however, was his peculiar power. Then the
house sank before him still he was dignifi-
ed. and wonderful as was his eloquence, it
was attended with this important effect, that
it possessed every one with conviction that
there was something in him finer than his
words; that the man was infinitely greater
than the orator
Cow RELIEVED BY SURGERY.-The follow
ing case of surgery is reported in the Plough
man. The operation was performed by DIR.
Thayer of West Newton, Massachusetts,, up
on a favorte cow of Mr.. George E. Allen.
The case was stoppage, caused by the gene
ration of gas in the stomach from eating too
many rotten apples. He says: -.
"Einding ali my efforts to remove the diff
ficulty, unava,ling, and she growing worse
| .Ool IN tho doctor ahova mon.
toned, who very quickly decided that no.
thing but tapping would save her, and with
NV consent he made an incision into the Ru-
men or first stomach, just in front of the
hip upon the left side; and introducing a
small tube, such an escape of gas took placs
as would astonish even our modern politi-
clans. But the result was all we could de-
sire. the swelling went down at once, and
the cow was worth forty dollars more than
before the operation. Those who witnessed
. the case, and some were old farmers, pro.
nounced the operation entirely new to them.