The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-14
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THE ENTERTAINMENT OF TIE MrcRoscop1cAL AND
nual conucrsassone of the Biological and MICROSCOPE
cal Section OF the Academy OF Natural Sciences was
sT Of snd Locust Streets C
IL O'Clock.
Upon the nrst noor,IIn the west room, DR. J.
the physical beauties OF musical sounds. During
the evening DR.. Cohen performed experiments
with organ pipes. tuning forks, musical gas jets,
and Helmholtz siren.
In the east room Prof. Rogers explained the won
ders and beauties OF electricity and galvansm by
means OF the Ruhmkorf Coil, the Wilde Machine
the Electric light, Magneto-eectrc Engines, Geisler
tubes-a very beautiful series Of which were shown
and by the wonderful Holtz Electrical Machine,
two OF which were on exhibition. In the west
room of the second story long table erected
for the purpose OF exhibiting one hundred micro
scopes, each arranged with objects for exhibition SO
that spectators could look at each instrument as
croscopy with polarized and direct light. The
Oldest microscope exhibited was made in 1702 and
the newest made by MT. zentmayer, was only fin
On entering the east room were found arranged
upon long tables various plastic models of anatomy,
made by Ausoux, OF Paris, showing the anatomical
structure Of the BRAIN vertebr9, ear eye heart and
lungs Of man and various.mammalia At the end OF
the room DR.. Grier explained the medical opplca-
ton of electricity by means OF the galvanc battery
most ingenious contrivance was here shown, in
vented by DR.. S. Weir Mitchell Director OF the Sec
tion and made by Dr. Grer 1t consists OF glass tube
partially filed with mercury, which on being held
ont on the wrist Is caused to rise Every pusation Is
from a battery which are in the upper end of the
tube, and which, being connected with magnetic
engine, rings bell for every pusation that the
pu1sations can be counted with more Certainty and
regularity than by the old method.
biton with the oxy-hydrogen microscope In the
north room on the second story, showing some
most beautiful injected preparations OF the kidney,
liver, lung. etc, of man and various animals The
whole affair passed OF in the most agreeable manner.
Nearly all the apparatus was of American manu-
city Dr. s. Wer Mitchell is Director of the section
and DIR. William Pepper vlce-Director.
THE INFECTED DIsTRrcr-CAsBs OF RELApsrNe
FEVER At THE COUNTY PRIsoN.-Health Officer
tion Of Alaska street to the Board OF HEALTH from
which we print the following extracts:-
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No effort and action will be relaxed, but continued with
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leave us much less to do than formerly, of their
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and closed coming under the late order
Of the board are closed after cleaning fast dis
last d % have three
on Friday have No report to-day and trust it will not
have again called the attention of the Building In
spscoTs TO the old rotten shspss and
thing shall be done and they expeotto receive
Since the district has bnsn under the charge of the
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eight fever
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the fact that the people now promptly reporting sick
FUNDS FOR THE HUMBoLDr MONUMENTAL a re-
cent meeting OF the Alexander Won Humboldt Mon
ument Association, the following gentlemen were
pgttRfSS Pr ehe rsrscton Of statue Of that
eminent gentlemen IN Park tx the me msa
sion of the cornerstone laying OF the monument
last fall Rudolph Keradi. Joseph Kinicke, F: w.
Thomas L. Herbert, o. Seidensticker, Julius Helm,
K. Herwig, @. M. Baumann, and Paul Jagode. The
honor and respect in which the great author, travel
ler, and philosopher is held by not only the Amer-
can ton but by the entire world render it
sary that Philadelphia should rear such monument
as is proposed.
HOMES FOR THE HELPLEss.-The second anniver-
sary the Pennsylvania Industrial Home for Blind
Women, will be held at the Central Presbyterian
Church corner of Eighth and Cherry streets, next
Addresses viii Be delivered by Revs. Drs Henson,
Breed, Reed, and others. The public are cordially
invited to attend Music by the orchestra of the
A floral and strawberry festival, in aid of the
Baptist Home will be held at horticultural Hall, on
Wednesday and Thursday June Is and 16.
AN ARRIVAL FROM PARIS OF PHILADELPHIA
Finn Co., at Ninth and Chestnut streets, has just
returned from a trip to Paris after having visited
and in Europe. he has made arrangements with
many of the establishments to produce In Philadel-
pha with ~ nsr nd IN
an tne lev uesigns va PapS Ps msh ss.,t an 9
aIsloies ps1 pvls1nf W o ' 0PA' W o'0
PRISE is glea''y " oo - 0on,.no19oG.
Fox,s NEW THE ATRE-The trouble between Mr
| Fox and the proprietors OF the American Theatre
building has now eliminated i'm the purchase by Mr.
| Fox of the property OF the Academy OF Fine Arts
| on which he intends to build fine new theatre ant
abandon the Walnut street builoing entirely. H'
! will obtain possession In months Time, ana VII
| then Immediately begin operations, so that thu
/ theatre viii be done Dy the nrst OF OCTOBER Tn
lot has front OF 100 feet on Chestnut street and
deptS Of i7O feet. The lot and the new building to