New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-01

sugar that combines with the oxygen carried IN by the
sir ia the process OF respra ion making us like can
Dies producing these actions, warmth, and far moro
wonderful results beside for the sustenance OF the ss
tenn BY most beautiful and simple process. To make
this st more striking, will take little sugar; or
10 hasten the experiment, will use some strip, which
contains about three-ourths Of sugar and little wa
ter. IL put little oil OF vitriol on 1t, 1t takes away
the wsSor, ard leaves the carbon In black mass
fTbe lecturer mixed the two together. You see how
the carbon is coming out and before long we shall
have solid mass of charcoal, all of which has come
out Of sugar. Sugar, as you know Is food, ana more
we have absolutely solid lump OF carbon where you
would not have expected it. Aud If make arrange.
ments 30 as to oxidize the carbon OF sugar we shall
have much more striking result. Here il sugar and
have here oxdizer-a quicker one than the stmos
phere and 80 we shall oxidiIe this fuel by process
different from respiration in its FORM though not diner
emit 10 ito kind Ii is the combustion OF the carbon by
the contact Of oxygen which the body has supplied to
it, If set this into action at once, you will see COM
buston produced. Just what occurs Ia my lungs
taking in oxygen from another source, namely the AZ
uospbere takes place here by moro rapid process.
You will be stonished when tell you what this
curious play Of carbon amounts to. A candle WIZ
barn some four five, six seven hours. Wbst then,
must be the daily amount OF carton going up idto thc
air 10 the way OF carbonic acid What qusntity OF
carbon must 10 from each OF In respiration WHAT
wonderful change of carbon must take place under
these circumstances Of combustion o. respiration
man in twenty -four hours converts as much ss seven
of carbon into carbonic acid; uilch COW WIN
convert seventy ounces and horse seventy ounce
solely by the ut Of respiration That IT, tue horse III
twenty our hours burns seveDty-ninn ounces OF omar
coal or carbon in his organs OF respiration 70 supply
bis natural warmth 10 that time. AN the warmblood
cd animals get their warmth III this way by tho con-
version of carbon, not IN Tree sta o. ~, ~ ,ou mi.
combination. And what an extraordinary notion this
gives of the alterations going on la our smoepnee
As much rs 5000 900 pounds, or 5S tuns OF csroone
acid is formed by respiration in London alone IL TWEEN
A all ~ ia GfnI
The air. II the carbon had been like the lead which
showed you or the iron which, In burning produces
cold substance what would happen Combustion
could not go on. AS charcoal burDsh becomes 'apol
aud passes of into the atmosphere, wh'ch .no s,oaa
vehicle the great carrier Tor conveying IL away 70
other ola es Then What beyUme Vi 1t wonderful
is t to find tha, the change produced by respirsno
which seems Injurious W us orwe cannot ortS'ue
mir twice over ia the very lie and support Of pants
aid vegetables that grow upon the surface Of the Garth
1t 10 the same also under the surface III Tue great
bodies Of water for fishes and other animals redpiro
upon the same principle, though nos exactly by cohts1
with the open air.
In si.uilar pleasant way, Mr.. Fsradsy makes
use of the suggestions Of his subject to illustrate
not few of the leading principles OF chemich
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