The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-19

| particular attention 10 chemistry; ami presenting
strong claims TO being considered the creator OF the
specially OF organic chemistry. Ho became, about
this time, involved In sharp controversy with
Cuvier and Geonrey St Hiaire, and In 1880 launched
against them work with the novel title OF "Coeps
/ dc Joaet Sctsnt1fqtes;" or "a Scientific Horscwhip
| ping" 1 f-rsa,
early in life he had become attached TO democratic
| principles and from the nrst participated in the
secret political movements OF the Trench capital
taking an active part and receiving q wound In the
Revolution OF July, 1890. lie opposed however, the
elevation OF Louis Philippe to the throne and held
himself entirely aoof from that sovereign refusing
both Official employment and the Cross OF the Legion
OF Honor which was rendered him by the King. His
hostility TO the new roqfne decided that he
| participated in the organization OF the Awis dv
| Purple and other secret political societies which
| were designed to effect the overthrow OF Louis
Philippe, and was also chief editor OF the Reformd-
teur In this wag he became object OF persecution
ut the hands OF the Government, being punished by
fine and fifteen months' imprisonment for one OF
his ferocious newspaper attacks upon the King, and
SUFFERING altogether, over six years confinement In
prison. This involuntary lack OF opportunity to
take part In the political agitatons OF the day was
taken advantage OF to resume his scientific pursuits
and during his long imprisonment he wrote several
elaborate scientific works. His prison experience
also Afforded the material for work on Penentiary
Reform, published In 1889, In two octave volumes.
His eccentric genius next turned his attention TO
veloped In 1870, when on the trial OF Madame La
farge for poisoning her husband, he attempted to
Offset the testimony OF Orflla TO the detection OF
arsenic In the intestines OF the murdered man, by
asserting that this proof amounted TO nothing, as
arsenic was dlffused through all bodies and could
even be detected In the wood OF the chair which
the Judge sat This statement was supported In
detail In the Memories COnsulter, published by
the defense, and gave rise to great deal OF contro
versy. He then embraced the theory that disease is
most frequently given rise to by the presence OF
parasites either externally or internally, and Fixed
himself upon camphor as the surest general agent
for their destruction. He then set himself up as a
vendor Of camphor cigarettes but afterwards admin
stered his favorite n0strum In other modes and in
connection with other remedies. Several works,
planatory and argumentative, on this medical sys-
TEN, given TO the public by Raspall; he opened
Office, and rendered his gratutous advice to the
sick; and, although several times prosecuted, and
even thrown into prison for the unauthorized prac-
tice of medicine met with great success and reaped
large pecuniary profits
When the revolution of l8lS burst upon Paris,
Raspan was once more in his element, and placed
himself at the head of the crowd which, on the
evening OF February 81 OF that year, assembled at
the Hotel de Vlile and there proclaimed tn repub-
lie before the arrival OF the provisional government
He again refused political preferment and esta-
blished radical daily journal styei the 4 mi dt
Peuple, with this headlug:-"God and fatherland;
gious tolerance; universal suffrage" The tide OF
AFFAIRS, however, did not please him, and he one
OF the leaders In the insurrecti0n Of May 1B
1s4S, in sympathy with Poland For this
he was placed under arrest, and confined until
April 1s49, at Vincennes, when he was given trial
and condemned to an imprisonment OF 1--WE years Is:
Doullens. This harsh decree OF the authorities 80
increased his popularity with the people that
In September, 1s49, he was elected member OF the
National Assembly from the Department OF the
Seine, In December following received $4,000 votes
as a candidate for the Presidency of tho Republic
and while st prisoner was again elected ,puty,
being unable OF course, to discharge the duties
the position. On his release, in April, 1854, from
imprisonment, the empire was In full blast, and
Raspail could do nothing but leave the country He
repaired to B0ilsfortlez- -Brusseies small village
near Busseals, and there for long time de-
voted himself entirely to scientific pursuits and the
publication OF periodical entitled Revue Compile
mentaire des Sciences Appliqaees.
Returning finally to Paris, without moestation on
the part OF the Government, Raspail last May an
nounced himself as candidate for the Corps ,gis-
latif in the Fourth Cjrcumscription OF Paris. M.
GARNER Pages, another radical, was also candidate
In the same district, and the vote stood for Raspa
1,963 for GarRierPages, ID, 1885, and for Levy, the
Government candidate, T044 Although lacking the
necessary majority in Paris Raspal was returned
for the First CircumscriptiOn OF the Rhone, Lyons
and took his seat In the Legislative Body as the most
rrecOncilable OF the irreconcilables. When it was
finally announced that the Government had post
poned the meeting OF the new Corps Leglsatif
several weeks beyond the appointed time, the
Irreconcilabes entertained for q time the project
OF repairing to the place OF assembling on October
26 1862 the regular time for the opening of the ses-
sion. This demonstration however, was abandoned,
twenty OF the leading opposition members, about
the Goth OF October, signing q manifesto In which
they avowed their determination to await the actual
opening OF the session, which would give them an
I've tn
this new insult to the nation" The constituents of
Raspail had addressed him letter dissuadng him
from participating in the threatened demonstration
This document was a curious one. After excessive
laudaton OF the veteran agitator, and the express
sion OF the greatest respect for his Judgment 'to
which left the entire decision OF the proprety OF
perseverng in his project" the address argued that
1t would be prudent for the deputy from the Rhone
to abstairs from taking part In q manifestation
which was, In the opinion OF the sIgners a
manOuyre against the Democracy. The fact
that Raspail's name was not afxed to
the document signed by the opposition led all
Paris to believe that he would despite the appeal of
his constituents proceed to the Chamber alone ON
the 26th, and protest sngle-handed against the
tyranny OF the Government The veteran agtator
however failed TO put In appearance, and the 26h
OF October passed without unusual commotion
When the Legislative Body finally met, Raspal
joined hands with RochefOrt, and the
two from that time were In thorough ac-
cord, figuring the Extreme Left In
the chamber. Some weeks ago he signalized his
Parliamentary career by presenting remarkable
bill which provided for the entire reorganization OF
the French Government. The last notable incident
In his stormy career occurred January 1S the dag
OF Victor NOirS funeral, When coming down the