Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-17

'ufe on osone, respiration, &c, 1t the smithso.
Man, last evening, was very interesting. Ozone,
as Tar a. developed, seems to be latent property
OF Oxygen gas, which IL brought out, In the
greatest degree, by electrical shocks and slow
combustion. The main characteristics of ozone
are It's odorous qualities, in contradistinction to
tne gas from which 1t Is derived and Its bleach
ing pfopertes-it being the principle in the at
mospheIe that bleaches all ex posed colors.
Inc process OF animal respiration is simply
sio~ coHoustion, precisely on the same princi-
PIE on which our domestic lights and fres burn.
ny aspiration the air Is brought in contact with
the blood In the lungs, and a slow combustion
Is produced by chemical union of the oxygen
OF the air and the "sugar" of The blood, causing
animal heat. Ii Is estimated that two ounces Of
sugar per hour is burnt up in the lungs of every
active man. The lecturer by a beautiful EXPERT
ment condensed this amount Of combustion into
rev moments, by burning two ounces Of sugar
few moments eclipsed the brilliant pas lilo bit of
| the room. The product Of respiration like anv
osher combustion, Is carbonic acid gas and wa
yer. me lecturer estimated that the audience,
during the hour that they had been congreg ated
had, oy their respiration, thrown of into the
room as much carbonic acid GAS as would have
oeen produced by the burning of forty pounds of
CHARCOAL, and he had that amount of coal weigh
ca out on the stand, in a large basket so as TO
give them an idea of the amount Of fuel that they
ma consumed in their lungs during the lecture
ne cd1Don1c acid gas thrown Oft by the lungs
being the same as that produced by the burning
OF charcoal, Its deleterious effects upon the lungs
are the same, and should be as studiously avoid
20 oy proper ventilation on all occasions and I'M
der ali circumstances.
DoNrFAlL TO ArTEND.-The sale OF imported
books te take place at the rooms OF MEG uire
Co., this evening, is to be the greatest thing in
It's way that ever came of in this city, the collec-
ton being very extensive, embracing a large
number OF rare, elegant, and valuable standard
works, many Of them printed in a style almost
unknown to the art in This country In the cat.
alogue we perceive London Punch, from its COM
ihehcement TO July, 1856; Royal Gallery OF Brit
Ism Art; Costumes Of the Highland Clans; Boy
deiPs Shakespeare; Oriental Annual; Industrial
Arts OF the Fourteenth Century; Roberts Views
In the Holy Land, syria, Nubia, and Egypt;
Hansard's Celebrated Parliamentary Historv and
Debates; National Portrait Gallery OF Distin-
guished Americans; and hundred other such
works, thatare rarely tn be obtained in the United
states except at perhaps four or five times the sum
they Will probably bring tonight The oppor-
tunify Is undoubtedly the best one that hundreds
among us anxious to form substantial libraries
Will ever have. So We anticipate a large attend
ance.
OUR MUSICAL FRIEND, that most deservcdly
popular weekly issue Of printed music, has
grown to be indispensable to everybody's porte
uliei Its selections are just suited to the con.
slant needs Of our hungry pianists and we pre
dict complete revolution in the cost of that
luhuIy-which is now necessity-new music
Shllilngton. the agent for this city, receives il
ieSuIarly every week, and has all the back mum
Der f 4,
HE WAsHISGIoN BRANCH EXTENSION MIR
John w. Garrett, President, and Mr.. wm.P
Smith, master of transportation, and the Balti
more city directors of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, came to Washington yester-
day with the view Of securing the favorable con-
sideraIiOn Of Congress to the project of extend
Ing the w ashington branch of their road through
the District Of Columbia.
THE RUSSIAN BArrLE..-Tbe Odd EeI,oys,
Hall continues to be comfortably filled with fash
iOnable audiences drawn there bv the besutif,l
mechanical illustrations OF the late war with
Russia. As this exhibition will soon withdraw
from the city, no one who has failed TO see II
should neglect an early visit. On Saturday, at
oorciock, mere Will be performance to which
cnlldIen VIII be admitted at half price.
HENRY DUvALL NOT HAM DUvALL.-The re-
port going the rounds Of the city that the younp
Dnvall now under sentence of death in Balti-
more, for murder, Is the well known liz dancer
OF this city. j" Ham Duvall." is, we arc assured,
incorrect The name of the murderer of Chris
vail.
The MATER BALL.-Wecall attention to the
notices relative to the Napier Ball, to come of
to night which will be found in anot her column
and particularly to that which requires the pre-
sentation CT tickets of admission at the door.
DIsoRDERLY.-Alva Pa ker, colorcd, was ar
rested this morning by officer King for disorder
ly conduct in the street, and wanting to fgh.
with white persons. lie was taken before JUS
tice Dom and ordered TO pay ine and costs of
80 81.
UNITED CLuB.-At regular meeting OF the
club on Saturday evening last, the following
gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing
term: President, James Nolan; vice president,
treasurer, Joseph Newmeyer.
A FAIR, for the benefit of ST. Jcscph's Male
Orphan Asylum, is now being held, every even
Ing, at the Assembly Rooms, Louisiana avenue
and commends itself to the attention OF all phi
lanthTopic persons.
WATCH RETURNS John G. Hall, drunk in
the street; fine and costs, 80 Is. jeremiah sulIi-
van, disorderly; dismissed John Ruler drunk
In the street; worAhouse 90 days. Elizabeth
Webster, vag rant; do 20 days VIM Moody,
color.d, disoIderly: fine and costs, So Is James
Gibson, drunk and disorderly; fine and costs So
10 twenty eight dodgers were accommodated
THE HORRIBLE TASTE of ORD nary gins renders
don CoSdsi Gin on the Other h.nd, - pure S5d
hea thfu and bsars no resemblance, save IN name
May be had IN WASHINGTON of Ford r. Bro ID b.
CiaEk: III. Herman, J. B Wilson, X. J. Ryon, Ham
llton q Leach, and others. Edm'd G.. Charles, Gen
era Agent, ~ Broadway, New York. II
"SPFcIE PAYMENT SUSPENDED "-Thase words
create panic, whilst the oft repeat ed ex pres
sion, ~ thousands are rushing 10 IA untimey grave -
10 scarcely ever needed, thOuk waJs true, Mrs.
NJ. N. Gardner's Indian Balsam of I.iverwurt and
Hoarhound would save many a victim of Consump-
ton, resorted TO ia time. Ii cures unfaling nd
Is sold BY oil druggists. fe is iw
IL YOU ARE Sex the probability Is that the root of
your suffering Is In the stomach. From a weak
stomach proceeds Dyspepsia, Ague, Lang uOr. Nau-
sea, and i~glon OF other tOrnentIng diseases In
digestion Produces thin blood, and therefore de-
stroJ the strens tn and of the entire system
10 restore the tone OF the stomach and enable t to
throw OH and dismiss forever all these tro
ana dangerous complaints, nothing necessary but
perseverlng use of DIR. j. HOstettr r's Celebrated
stomach Bltters. A trial of their power slnnot fail
TO prove that there 10 no failure in their sedative
effects. We oheeriully recommend them to the
public, knowing, as we do, their many exce ent
qualities.
For sale BY Druggists and dealers generally, ev-
erywhere. fe Is cost
The ROor OF ALL EVIL 10 the venom Of disease
and excess Of any kind. This must be eradiosted
from the system without delay; not a nom ent
| should be lost. The pernicious use of mercury will