, 1876-02-05

43Cirnt6Ht dTlffFuH.
The revolving bctnGH accompanying tho oxe-
ctsion OF several criminals iii this vicinity arc
vol calculated to bring to pnhlio notice tllo
disadvantages Of hanstug AZ mudo Of capita!
punishment.
!Tho teachings OF science aro hooded and
sought for i'll tho building OF PRISONS. in tho
management aud euro Of cunyicts, md In every
modern corrections! gyBteul; nnd yot In SO
siluple aud easy d process Us tho e1tinguishlng
OF li,,nau life, they are utterly tgpored
Tie most certain and painless aoatIl known to
scionco IL CAUSED by tho lightning stroko, Ut by,
whnt amounts 10 Tho same thug, tho electric
fhock. When powerful diAcharge of electricity
IL received in tue body, ex,htence Bimply Btols.
proved tlnt, for auy ,ibrai,on Which rcHl,Its III
Bensatl0n 10 reach Tho bsaiu through tue nerycs,
one-tuuth Of q kecond OF time IL requsret Fur
thcrmure, time is also needed for tic molecules
Of tue brain to arrauEo themselves through the
effect OF that yblatlon. through tho lnotlUns and
Funiliuna necensary to the completion OF con-
eciousness, aud Tor tlls I'LL additional period Of
one. touth Of secund III cxpended. Conhoqnent-
y. If, for exn1nple, NC prick Our finger with .
pin 1t tales twu.tnntha Of Hecond for us to foel
aud recognize tho hurt. 1t can easily DO COLI
co.yod. therefore. that if an injury is inflicted
which Instantly Units tho nur1es to transmit tue
mutton Which lesllts in soneHt1on, Or II tho AMI
mating poNe il auddonly suspended By au injury
Hciousuess, then drath inevitably follows with no
intervention Of senh!blllty Whatever.
Now, q fiilo blsilot, WINCH trayerscs tho brain
in tho ono thonsundth Of u seccnd, inauiftB'ly
must cnrso this iuHtant gtoppago Of existence,
and proof Of this IL found in tic placid faccs OF
tho uead, aud III tho facs tilnt shcso la nothing
more cot,itnon than 10 tiud mon lying dead on
batt!o ite!1e, shot through tho braln, but with
waB in when tho bullet did tts no1k. But a ti1o
ball Ia slow beside tho electric elocK. Persistence
ot vision i1upreaees d lightning Iash on tho
ietina for ouc-axtll OF second. but its actual
duration is burcly ono ouo-hundzed thousandth
OF second.
Tho effect OF the Block on the syscm IL OF
cc)lensly described By Prof. Tyndull, who. while
lecturing before large audience, inadvertently
touched tho wire leading from lfteon LoydcN
jass, and received tie ~holo discharge through
hia body, Luckily the STOCK was not powerful
enough to bo fatnl but ns tho lecturer 1cgaiued
bis scnses ho e1pcrieilcod the astonishing eouaa-
ton Of Nil his Numbers being separate 4nd grad
ualiy fastening themselves togethor. Iie says,
however. That = lifo waa biotted out for scnsi.
bio interval" aud lo dwells with much etresH
upou tbs opinion that - theEe cannot DO doubt
ttlat, to q pciBun struck by lightning, tho pauB-
nge from life 10 death occurs without conscious
ness being in tho least dcgteo inpllca!od. It IL
MI abrupt st0rpage Of sensation, unnccompaulsd
by pang." 10 nluch for the dcatM winch, by
suitable alteration OF tho law. wo would have
substituted for BLOW atranGulation. Tho noxt
poiut II its practical accomplishment.
Instead Of building a gallo"a mid providing
ropo, lilo ElorlH. advised by competent e!oc-
triciun, would procure powerful Anhmkorff
coil und heaEY 1attery. Ihtkc iiiasrlmcIts
would raroly nced replacing, aud would laHt In
definitely for other oSecullo's. Tho battery
aud coil should bo Ut sufficient strength to de-
liver uu 1h-inch hpn1k. lu case Of the!o being
moro than one polsun to ho executed Rfl Of tho
condomned would 10 conducted with all d;1o
ceremony to tho place Of execution, tho iett
hand Ut Gnu nlan haudculled to tho right hand
or lia Ee1ghbos, and tho conducting wire faAtuE-
q! to bracocts Oh Tho dscngaEod wnats OF both