The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-03
Mistrllanrons.
Anecdotes ofthe Mlcroscone.

Anecdotes Of the Microscope.
Tie ,e,escsp &c. wA.eA resolves nebu,a .n.
80 Stars. 4ai s:lfs INTO slls, wh.ch people.
'Ae blue afmamen; @.th nsrlad worlds. =.
s0t f4ofr wonderful ;AAu the little micro.
ieore. which reveals the grand imrer.,ty
% t''.eress WLcr +, cane into mani.
..''se' IA .' va- asti ID Il second Colrm.
Il- bal aTFeAtel. .4tt.sL..i- the ez.stelc.
e aew aot.a AID lCt one ,aereiy-
Abe micro scope reveals .G single drop OF
water 9. 'pe. Veor .ed accordl,gtl Ehren-
neg With fvr i1-drel a !l.crs q ..y.a.
'-sa,1.es i.He-.-. IRON aav:M,- which
l4G ia. see: ief :c I. S. as ~ ever.
..t 0fci4y all stone. e-ery .ea AID bud ala
Bower. . rid crowded W.ih .ts busy uui.
ttuies. ne ,lhsfauce ofthese ar .ualcuia
. -sra. y s1 '-l, sraseni thar .te .cierral
'rr~'r'' s. vs.t.---cver fhy &c. of i.ges.
~. eal bee uaicA,l. All ~. fuul FACED
.etl 81. mouth 10 - passage .nto tile .ateF-
.4t cas.ies The egss also c4n be sect
s.th the bodies Thus 'he microscope
las s.lrftE ovcEtarcwn man theories for
.tc 'yrlarat vital phenomena. and
Sa' '3fl.sh ! material. : he4f ;lly ,.ac.-
jA'.9l.
The microscope teaches taAl the sirgc
lgfe oi ;'e,s. andtle Uses ia-y best serve .r
he affairs of lI'- rs r ha earn. the ele.
mont. entering .-'o part sla- o.ls. and Is
srab',l'o .spp's those fes, ..rers necessary
iae ojue'.su oi the desired crop
Ite ACCURACY W.th which the micra scope
ieiec;s counterfeit bi.saai forged manu-
.crri adalierations IN food ard 1uors ren.
ies th!s instrument = ya'gai !e AIS of ms
re
the physician tbs .us.ralca; IS - H..
,4so.e assistant. Il explains wby the
'ioolirlm one ANNA. injected INTO ;he sys-
an o' another ~ the same srecies. iving
rom thc loss ~ blood Is So, ccs,ful iu IRE
sotg.rs ~. while ih4' f-,a l.aer,ni :pe-
lbs m.serably fails l,,aai',. h.m;o pIo.
sge pure food and 90, ,l.t..ys ,ar has pa
.,u;, ro4ui.ue W43A as. --.a- accuracy ~
.ut adulterai..u WA4ca ihey may contain. -
IL ieecAes h!fn ihe nature % el,aueogs dls.
a.fsl' s~:'4ce prp;ubo .s-ct. l'r IA
ifvW , .afAe. AFTER hay Hs c4felaily sigd.cd
,at appt AEauccs 81 slgia ,rrrr rAi.tnis ua-
der h,s cafe. says thai ar microscope a..
snection Of exrectotaloa affords al a very
s-fly pC5.e5. SO euusurY, definite nior.
nation. no; otherwise at.ainsblc regarding
the naiaFc Of the maady and at al times
Tus; fsrnish valuable al 10 forming prog.
hosts regarding the causes or the com.
paint.
Bg, We are wandering from the design o.
lAis paper. which s 30 present few anec.
dotes collected from various sources. illus.
iraiing the importance and power of the
microscope
While the great rrgssian mieroscoris;
Nuremberg was travelling through India. be
frli NO . conversation With Brahm.n
whose religious faith forbade him taking
llle ol any kind, oT eating 81 that which ha,
ever possesscd life. Ehrenberg. wishing
20 dcma. strate TO the llrahmin the absurd
ty his belief exhibited by the microscp,
the world Of animalcue life contained 10
single drop Of water
ALIAS =" said the poor Rrahmin in dcs
pair. ''yon have destroyed my happiness
and my life also lor see now that shal
Leser.be able 10 dTina, and must perish @
/ ,hi.s'.
'.hrenberg answered him hy showing tina
1 n auelc drop ri rum poured into a tumble
I 81 water. caused al the animalculac 10 Pre-
cip,aic themselves 20 she bottom az IN
glass. trust ih.s solution OF his perp,eN
It's did not lead the lrahmin .uio habits q
iaic@perancc.
In connection with this celebrated mi
roscopist the following curious anecdotc 1
related some years since in England bar
rcis containing gold dust were empiicd {
their precious contents. and iillcd With sans
The party robbed. not being entirely sali.
fed With the exchange. submitted the cas-
TO the microscopes Nuremberg. The latte
by examining with the microscope spec
mems OF sand ircm the several stations O
that part Of the road traycrsrd by the ba
rels, was enabled by the peeuliaritics Of il
appearance 10 designate the place at whlc
the barrels had been hllcr The oilicei
afjustico were thus put upon the ..gnttracl
aud the thieves captured.
In our own county not maay years sine
a most curious and interesting case OF mu
der was decided by - wonderful silel
Altncss. The individual toward whom N
whole circumstantial evidence was pointir
as the guilty ,aan, claimed that the bloc
stains found on knife acknowledged 10 I
his property. were from lamb which |
had the s-S before killed. The microscoI
was brought 60 bear upon the instrumcl
by men known 20 be ignorant Of the ci
cumssanccs OF the case. The blOoi.stali
we're not only found 10 be those OF q hl
man being, bat the microscope revealed ,
tho blada. what had been impercepiible
" the uaked eye. secretion pecnllar "a q
glands Of The throat. Stranger still.
!, pointed 10 cotton hbers on the blade OF q
I. Instrument ssrho knife said the mieI