New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-18
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verdaut attleh5 or still more simple manager, Of
q newspaper, an account of the wonderful manner
in which photograph hns been taken OF an image
left on the retua OF the eye of corpse. In the
majority of cases the eye Of a murdered victim has
been chosen as the alleged subject Of the expert
meut; and, of course. as the last object seen by
the unfortunate the image of the murderer was
that said to be discovered. Science, as yet, has
no reason for anything but the most immediate and
decisive rejection of the proposition that the asser
ton is within the limits of probability. The idea
of there being physical material impression of
things seen made upon the retna is to all present
scientific knowledge, simply absurd Still the fact
is asserted with all the impudence of charlatausm,
and discussed with all the pretenhousness of ped
ding sciolsm and science is called on to vindcate
the truth. Until that is done, and the decisive re
suit is made known, those nterestedin periodically
starting paragraph based upon the fallacy, will
take very good care to avail themselves of the
general creduty and the prevailing ignorance
upon the subject.
One step towards settling the question has just
been taken, in an examination of the eye of the
murderer Probst. A report before us says:
After hanging about twenty minutes the body
was cut down and laid upon hurdle, where it was
| inspected by numerous persons who We're ADMITTED
| to the prison after the execution. The body was
| then placed in the hands of Dr.. B, Howard Rand,
| who with five assistants, proceeded to make q
number of scientific experiments. Inc hrst oil
these consisted in the examination Of the eye,
with the aid of powerful electric light, Tor the
purpose Of detecting an image remaining upon the
Tetina The right eve was afterwards taken out, to
allow of more careful examination, as there IS a
d modern scientific theory that events occurring
Immediately before death remain impressed upon
the retlna.
fG,,f rF no ma
in existence. No scientific man has yet listened
to the s'theory" with anything but an insuparabe
conviction Of its absurdty. Or. Band has eXamin-
ed one eye of Probst, aud, Of course, has no more
found an image on the retina, than he wonld have
found sound on the auditory nerve, or smell
on the Schneiderian membrane, or q SAVIOR on the
gustatory nerve; 81 any kind Of impression on the
nerves of touch, tickling pain, temperature, con
traction, pressure, etc. Neither will he on more
careful examination of the other eye. Dr.. Rand
/ deserves credit for his direct experiments, how
eyer and will do appreciabe service if he thor.
oughly explodes the silly theory that has led him
to them.
ODDs AND ENDs.-we often come across odd
lapsu8. Take the following as one:
Another Care-A lady who had. kept her bed
for ten months has been restored to perfect health
II never fails.
vatinfanus says he cannot see any reason why
the poor lady should not have been permitted tt
Keep her bed, even if she was cured. TWAS hard OF
her to make her give it up for one bottle Of the
stuff.
Here is another idea:
Secondhand safes in large numbers, Of our OWL
and others make, taken in exchange for our new
patent Alum and Dry Plaster Safes. For sale low
What in the world do people mean by making
"second hand safes ?" Would it not be just as
cheap to make new ones at once?
Perhaps the foregoing may not be thought a
very rich idea; if not, What OF the following:
grand wedding occurred at Mobile On the It'll
at the African church. Samuel jackson, negro
man. once the slave of Gen. Beauregard, married
Miss Sarah Jones, a white schoOlmistress. The
house was crowded by negroes tantasteally
dressed The friends of the pair afterwards par
ticipated in banquet at the house OF the BRIDE
groom. The newly married pair left on an earl!
train to visit the BRIDES friends at the North. Til
affair causes much scandal and disgust among the
decent portion of the population The bride
groom is quite rich,
we have no opinion to give upon the subject
seeing that we find the following ready mad
T for US;
Jones says a PERSONS character depends a goo
deal upon his bringing up. For Instance says be
, a man who has been brought up by the police sci
dom turns out respectable.
Now, whether Jones is any relation to the Sara
above distinguished or not We do not know; bu
we cannot help the suspicion that she might hay
turned out quite as respectable as she has, if sh
had been brought up by the police, instead Of b.
a niger.
The st. Louis Democrat, in one Of its late issues
tries TO be facetous at the expense Of some Of on
: unfortunate friends-the "Fnegans who hav