The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-02-17

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1t seems that, for mere thaa fourteen
years, Pref Esifips, sf Bsuenbsrgh,s .
man well known to the literary aud
scientific world, has had his sttentien
directed to the production Of animal
life BY means OF gaivanism.
This was . daring thought; but ths
Professor, with the zeal and devotion
worthy tine old alchenists IL whose
footsteps he was following, perseversd
against obstaeiss that wsejd tass ~
coursgsd any maa less ssaesias ttRa
himssif; and It last be bss hsa shs sst-
isfsctioa Of seeing hie patiset iabers
crowned with success, that will pjAce
his name In the fersnsstL raak Of that
galaxy Of bright stars whs preceded
him in the great field Of discovery.
The Professors first experiment
was to hatch chickens from the egg BY
the employment Of artificial heat, ,aftsr
the manner Of the Egyptians. In THE
he was entirely successful. and per-
fectsd . simple and compact apparatus
to maintain, BY means Of bet water,
an equal temperature for say period
Of time.
This being aoconpIished, he turned
his attention 70 the production of the
egg! This was ne easy natter; bot
after innumerabls sxperimenss, dur
ing period Of ten years, the dsfaiis
of which weuld I'LL . volume, he sue.
ceeded In making . esrrect analysis Of
an egg. Oas step was accsmplished !;
bat the most difRcult Was yet 10 b
taken-the Dysterieus combinAtion o.
the elements % - to fern . acompouad
similar to the natural article.
EncosEaGsd BY his success. IL Doe.
tor sst abeus his aimsst hopeless task
with determination to surmouns sv-
cry obstacle. He lelt satis6sd that Il
was oaly BY means Of gslvasism that
his object could be accomplished, anA
directed all his energies to the con-
struction Of battery Of constant,
equal and moderate power.
After trying nearly every kind ief
battery in use, he had almest bsgan q,
despair, when, By accident, hs Learned
that . constant battery ef meaaats
power had been constructed II Ese-
land by plrcing . plate sf eiae ssd .
plate Of copper in IN 0rdinsry 1swer
pet, and keeping the earthl msistsned
with ammonia.
He Immediately constructed ssch an
one. After various modiAcations, he
succeeded in adapting It TO his parposs
and had the satisfaction, after nearly
fourteen years Of aimost constant sx.
pertinent, ofsesine his iaAers Drowned
with success, and producing from sle-
msnts . substance similar IN all 70.
spects to an egg.
Now came the exciting period Of his
labors, to see whether this artiAcially
formed egg could b hatchsd by heat.
He placed it in his Matching even, and
watched it through = glass door al
most constantly, scarcely taking time
to eat or sleep, until he had seen the
success of his grand experiment.
Day after day he watched with pa.
tient assiduity the consummstisn Of
his darling schene, and at last had the
satisfaction of witnessing the cossum-
nation Of his hopes. On the TWEEN
tieth day after RI acing. his sGg in the
even, small hole was observed in oss
side of il, end shortly aftsr the bill ef
bird IVES thrust through. The Pre-
fessor was alnost wild with delight,
and several times was ea the point Of
breaking the egg to zee What kind Of
= bird he was going to hare. He re-
strained himself. however, and next
morning bad the satisfactien Of iind-
Ing in the receiver live bird, Of sone
unknown species, perfect In its anats-
my, bat strange T. ssy, entirely with
cut feathers!
"This most astonishing rssslt," re-
marks the paper frea which We quote
"has almost upset oar previous ne
tions Of natural philosophy and the
governing laws Of animal ergauism.
As We gazed upon the ferthsrIess bird
hopping about and feeding upsn the
seeds given II, We began to doubt the
reality Of our own existence, or that Of
about us!"
The Professor, urged o. BY his suc-
cess, has set about another analysis.
and has no doubt Of being able to pro-
duce perfect birds of every knewn
species.
The Algemeine Zeitxn9 Of the NEXT
day rsmsrks that the whole city isI
electrified with the detslspment.